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It's time to give visas to the Biloela Tamil family and other asylum seekers stuck in the system

  • Written by Alex Reilly, Adjunct professor, University of Adelaide
A rally in support of the family in Melbourne in 2019.

Priya and Nades Murugappan and their two children Kopika and Tharunicaa have been seeking protection visas in Australia since 2012. Nearly a decade later, they are still waiting.

The family was removed from their home in the Queensland town of Biloela and put in detention in Melbourne more than 1,000 days ago. In August 2019, they were moved to...

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