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Deal possible for Oceanic Viking passengers

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Three weeks after an Australian customs ship plucked 78 Sri Lankans from their stricken boat, the Federal Government hopes it will soon have a deal to persuade the asylum seekers to go ashore and be processed in Indonesia. Full Article at Radio Australia

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