AUSTRALIAN ministers will take part in regional talks in Indonesia on people-smuggling on Tuesday in a fresh bid to tackle an issue that looms large at upcoming elections.

Less than three weeks before Australians go to the polls, Foreign Minister Bob Carr and Immigration Minister Tony Burke will meet ministers and senior officials from 13 other countries in Jakarta.

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