Biloela family to be reunited in Perth
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The Tamil family will be released from held detention on Christmas Island to be reunited in Perth following an announcement from Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. The family had been in detention since March 2018 after their visas expired and their Biloela home in rural central Queensland was raided by authorities. The issue came to a head after four-year-old Tharnicaa was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital where she received emergency treatment for pneumonia and a blood infection. In a statement Mr Hawke said, “today’s decision rales the family from held detention … while they purse ongoing litigation”. The family will be moved to Perth to be reunited in community detention close to schools and medical facilities. However, the immigration minister made it clear the decision “does not create a pathway to a visa”. Mr Hawke told 2GB Radio the government’s border protection position “hasn’t changed” and those who are not owed protection, came by boat, and can safely return home “won’t be permanently resettled in Australia”.
The Tamil family will be released from held detention on Christmas Island to be reunited in Perth following an announcement from Immigration Minister Alex Hawke.
The family had been in detention since March 2018 after their visas expired and their Biloela home in rural central Queensland was raided by authorities.
The issue came to a head after four-year-old Tharnicaa was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital where she received emergency treatment for pneumonia and a blood infection.
In a statement Mr Hawke said, “today’s decision rales the family from held detention … while they purse ongoing litigation”.
The family will be moved to Perth to be reunited in community detention close to schools and medical facilities.
However, the immigration minister made it clear the decision “does not create a pathway to a visa”.
Mr Hawke told 2GB Radio the government’s border protection position “hasn’t changed” and those who are not owed protection, came by boat, and can safely return home “won’t be permanently resettled in Australia”.
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