Tony Abbott has vowed to get 'even tougher' on asylum seekers if he becomes Prime Minister.
Mr Abbott says a Coalition government would instruct the navy to turn around ALL asylum-seeker boats that are found to have started their journeys in Indonesia.
The Opposition leader says he'd make it a priority to tell the Indonesian president Australia would no longer accept boats from that country.
The move would require more naval vessels patrolling our waters.
But Mr Abbott has told The Weekend Australian that's what's needed to stop people smugglers in their tracks.
The Opposition leader, though, concedes it may not be safe to turn every single boat around.... And he would rely on advice from Navy commanders in each case.
Labor and the Coaltion remain divided on border protection policy.... Following the High Court's rejection of Labor's Malaysia swap deal.
