Australia's immigration minister, Scott Morrison, attends the commissioning ceremony of two refurbished gunboats given to Sri Lanka by Australia, standing alongside the country's president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, at the ceremony at a naval base in Colombo on Wednesday. 'Today is a symbol of the strong partnership that exists between Australia and Sri Lanka in dealing with people smuggling,' Morrison said. 'The message for anyone who is thinking that they can get to Australia illegally by boat is that the way is closed.' Continue reading...
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