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NewsMail Morning Edition Wed 07 May, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » SBY wants to mend rift with Australia soon By Helen Brown in Jakarta and Naomi Woodley Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed a desire to mend a diplomatic rift with Australia within the next few months. In a phone conversation yesterday with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Mr Yudhoyono affirmed that he hoped a code of conduct between the two countries could be finalised by August at the latest. The call comes after the Indonesian navy released information based on its questioning of the crew of a boat who say they were turned back by Australian ships and also had three extra people placed on board. 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