'We are waiting with open arms': Biloela family reunited with friends in Perth

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A friend of the Murugappan family pledges to continue advocating for their return to regional Queensland after visiting the Tamil asylum seekers at a Perth hospital.

After 15 months apart, the Murugappan family has been reunited with long-time friends from Biloela, in regional Queensland.Family friend Angela Fredericks said it was an "overwhelming" timeArriving in Perth this morning, Angela Fredericks and Vashini Jayakumar drove straight to Perth Children's Hospital where four-year-old Tharnicaa has received treatment"Once we were in some privacy, that's when the tears started flowing, particularly [Tharnicaa's mother] Priya.

They have predominantly been held in detention on Christmas Island — an operation which has cost the federal government $6.7 million to date. Earlier this week, the government granted the family a community detention order, allowing them to remain in Perth while Tharnicaa receives ongoing medical care.Watch

 

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The white lady in the middle is having an 'I'm A Progressive' orgasm

fed up of the crap They r being made a hero when they had exhausted court appeals n was deported

YaThinkN Beautiful photo, wonderful friends.

No such reunion for Australians stuck in prison camps in Nth East Syria, have been there for more than 2 years now, no body seems to care about them and govt inaction on their repatriation. What do you think Angela Fredericks

Such a beautiful family

They’re going to be disappointed.

All two friends

Good start. Now send them HometoBiloela

Have had Going Home To Biloela LNP hope put back to after next vote of all of Australia in them? Member Flynn on Wide Bay ABC hoping they return it seems but if members siding with Aussie little people had any pull it would be settled surely? Was a publican must know the pubtalk?

Cheers 🙏🏽♥️♥️♥️♥️

❤❤❤just beautiful ❤❤❤

Beautiful reunion photo…I, like many other Aussies, hope that you are all reunited in Biloela soon.

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Tamil family reunited in Perth | Sky News AustraliaThe Tamil family at the centre of a long-running immigration dispute have been reunited in Perth after the father Nades Murugappan flew out from the Christmas Island detention centre with six-year-old daughter Kopika. \n\nThe family had been in detention since March 2018 after their visas expired and their Biloela home in rural central Queensland was raided by authorities. \n\nThe issue came to a head after four-year-old Tharnicaa was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital where she has received treatment for pneumonia and a blood infection.\n\nOn Tuesday Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced the family would be released from held detention and permitted to move to Perth where they will remain in community detention while pursing ongoing litigations. \n This is rediculous. We have had 100s con their way off Naru via the Labor Party sponsered Medi-Vac Bill, fronted by a few Political Dimwits. Settle the family here and be done with it. No risk of the boats starting up again. The Tamil Family SHOULD be ALLOWED to RETURN HOME, when their Little one is well & released from hospital. Scott Morrison, you need to LISTEN, the PEOPLE have SPOKEN ! Be DEAFt your own PERIL, Don't forget it the PEOPLE who do the VOTING ! So, detention in Perth is better than detention on CI then?
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Minister suggests reports about Biloela daughter's illness are 'inaccurate' as family reunites in PerthLabor has called on Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews to apologise after she suggested media reports on the medical condition of hospitalised Tamil asylum seeker Tharnicaa Murugappan were 'inaccurate'. Have we ever asked input from people killed by Tamil terrorists in Sri Lanka ? I feel sorry for the children. The parents have been deemed to not be legitimate refugees by the courts and should return to Sri Lanka When did the LNP think gaslighting children was acceptable
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Biloela Tamil family 'very nervous' about entering community detention in PerthThe family will be allowed to stay in the West Australian capital until their legal fight against deportation is resolved, but they will not be allowed back to their Queensland home town of Biloela. The Morrison Government is evil Well go the fark back to Sri Lanka where you belong She can always go HomeToSriLanka
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Tamil family reunited in Perth | Sky News AustraliaThe Tamil family at the centre of a long-running immigration dispute have been reunited in Perth after the father Nades Murugappan flew out from the Christmas Island detention centre with six-year-old daughter Kopika. \n\nThe family had been in detention since March 2018 after their visas expired and their Biloela home in rural central Queensland was raided by authorities. \n\nThe issue came to a head after four-year-old Tharnicaa was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital where she has received treatment for pneumonia and a blood infection.\n\nOn Tuesday Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced the family would be released from held detention and permitted to move to Perth where they will remain in community detention while pursing ongoing litigations. \n This is rediculous. We have had 100s con their way off Naru via the Labor Party sponsered Medi-Vac Bill, fronted by a few Political Dimwits. Settle the family here and be done with it. No risk of the boats starting up again. The Tamil Family SHOULD be ALLOWED to RETURN HOME, when their Little one is well & released from hospital. Scott Morrison, you need to LISTEN, the PEOPLE have SPOKEN ! Be DEAFt your own PERIL, Don't forget it the PEOPLE who do the VOTING ! So, detention in Perth is better than detention on CI then?
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