Scott Morrison has defended Tony Abbott for not raising the 'tow back' policy with the Indonesian President.
OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott says he won't be lectured to by Prime Minister Julia Gillard after she criticised him for failing to discuss his plan to turn back refugee boats with Indonesia's president.
Mr Abbott, who has just returned from a trip to Jakarta, told reporters this morning the Indonesians now had a very clear understanding of coalition policy on asylum seekers.
The people smuggling issue was discussed during Mr Abbott's meeting with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday.
But Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who was at the meeting, said Mr Abbott did not raise the coalition's policy of turning back boats.
Ms Gillard said Mr Abbott's approach was cowardly.
"What it means is that Mr Abbott doesn't have the guts to raise with international leaders issues that he says are important," she told reporters in New Delhi yesterday.
Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott speaks to journalists next to the opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop in Jakarta. Pictur: ADEK BERRY
But Mr Abbott said it was wrong to say the coalition had not discussed its asylum seeker policies with the Indonesians.
He said the meeting between Mr Natalegawa, foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop and immigration spokesman Scott Morrison went into considerable detail, including the plan to turn back boats.
"The Indonesian government now has the clearest possible understanding of exactly where the coalition stands," Mr Abbott said.
"I am not going to be lectured to by a prime minister who is more interested in complaining about the opposition than she is in getting on with government."
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott arrives for a meeting with Indonesian Tourism Minister Mari Pangestu during a visit to the Indonesian Capital, Jakarta. Picture: Stuart Mcevoy
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