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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Fri 12 Jun, 2015 Top Stories More Top Stories » Abbott refuses to deny people smugglers paid to turn back By political reporter Dan Conifer Tony Abbott refuses to deny reports Australian officials have paid thousands of dollars to people smugglers to get them to sail asylum boats back to Indonesia, saying the Government will stop the boats "by hook or by crook". 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