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THE Australian embassy in Jakarta has been unable to confirm rumours that Australian Schapelle Corby's 20-year jail sentence for drug smuggling will be cut in half.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer today said Australian officials had been unsuccessful in trying to confirm if the Bali High Court would reduce Ms Corby's sentence.
"There's a rumour that her sentence is to be halved by the Bali High Court but we have no way of confirming that at this stage," Mr Downer said in Sydney.

"We'll just have to wait until the judge announces the High Court's decision and I'm not sure when that's going to be.


"People who are campaigning for Schapelle Corby shouldn't have their hopes raised too high because this is just a rumour and this rumour may be incorrect."