PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says the government's border protection policies are working, insisting co-operation with Indonesia has successfully disrupted "many" people-smuggling ventures.
Ms Gillard said the government would remain focused on targeting "high-value" people smugglers to stem the flow of boats.
"It is about continuing to focus on disruption activities, stopping people smugglers (and) particularly focusing on the high-value targets - the people who are the masterminds behind these ventures," Ms Gillard said in Bali on Friday.
Ms Gillard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed the people-smuggling issue during a meeting in the resort area of Nusa Dua in Bali on Friday.
"I believe when you look at the disruption statistics, for example, that our work with Indonesia has successfully disrupted many ventures from setting sail," she added.
But there have not been any recent arrests of people smugglers in Indonesia that could be considered high profile, while more than 800 people have arrived in Australia on 16 boats in the first nine days of November.
Most of the vessels originated from Indonesia, the main transit point for asylum seekers heading to Australia.
Ms Gillard said her government was "intensively engaged every day with Indonesia on combating people smuggling".
"We co-operate strongly with Indonesia at every level," she said.
"The president of Indonesia has said to me today that he wants to continue that strong co-operation. He wants to keep working with us on what is a shared challenge."
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison responded by labelling the prime minister's record on international negotiations on people smuggling as "disastrous".
"While Julia Gillard was talking, the 501st boat turned up on Labor's watch," he told AAP.
"From the East Timor farce to the Malaysia people swap debacle, this prime minister has failed the test."
"Our regional co-operation must focus single-mindedly on deterrence, rather than sending mixed messages that simply draw even more people into the region."
Meanwhile, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen announced on Friday that a group of 33 Sri Lankan single adult men had been returned home - the third involuntary removal in as many days.
Since August 13, a total of 219 Sri Lankans have been returned home.
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