Indonesian authorities evacuate asylum seekers off a tanker in Merak port in April 2012. Australia's parliament neared agreement to transfer boatpeople seeking asylum to Pacific states, with Prime ... more 

Indonesian authorities evacuate asylum seekers off a tanker in Merak port in April 2012. Australia's parliament neared agreement to transfer boatpeople seeking asylum to Pacific states, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying they could be processed offshore within a month less