At least 22 migrants, including young children, were killed when their refugee boat sank in waters off the Indonesian coast on Friday (September 27). Twenty-eight people have been rescued, but more than 30 remain missing, with local media saying the death toll could rise to as high as 70.<br /><br />Reuters reports, "The latest disaster to strike refugees using Indonesia's southern coast to try to reach Australia will cast a shadow over a visit to Jakarta on Monday by Australia's new conservative prime minister Tony Abbott, whose tough stance on immigration was at the heart of his election campaign. — Reuters
