SYDNEY: Australian planes could be allowed into Indonesian airspace during search and rescue missions at sea if a proposed cooperation deal is agreed, Defence Minister Stephen Smith said Wednesday.
Smith, who is visiting Jakarta for talks with his Indonesian counterpart, said Indonesia might also let Australian planes refuel on its land as part of closer cooperation aimed at saving asylum-seekers after a spate of drownings.
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