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Lawyers ask for Tamil asylum seeker family to return to community while legal battle continues
Lawyers for an asylum seeker family who had called the central Queensland town of Biloela home but remain in detention on Christmas Island have applied for the family-of-four to be allowed back into the community while a protracted legal battle over their immigration status rolls on.
Key points:
- The asylum seeker family, who had been living in Biloela for several years, remain in detention on Christmas Island
- The family’s lawyer is considering the next legal steps and whether to appeal to the High Court
- A request has been made for the family to again be considered for release into the community
Tamil-born Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters, five-year-old Kopika and three-year-old Tharunicaa, were moved in 2018…
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