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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 26 Jul, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » 'Uncovered remains' highlight need to secure MH17 site: Abbott Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the presence of "uncovered remains" at the site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site highlights the urgent need for an international force to secure the area. Australia is still working for an agreement with Ukraine to allow an international police force into the country to help secure the crash site. The Government has sent 150 federal police and some Defence personnel to Europe in preparation for the green light to enter eastern Ukraine to assist with the operation. "It's the presence of unrecovered remains that makes it more important than ever that an international team be despatched to the site to recover remains, to assist investigations and to obtain justice," Mr Abbott said. 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The Government has sent 150 federal police and some Defence personnel to Europe in preparation for the green light to enter eastern Ukraine to assist with the operation. "It's the presence of unrecovered remains that makes it more important than ever that an international team be despatched to the site to recover remains, to assist investigations and to obtain justice," Mr Abbott said. 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