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‘FATIGUED’: 1000 days in detention for Tamil family

Priya, Nades, and their two daughters will spend their third Christmas in detention this year awaiting legal proceedings.

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11th Dec. 2020 10:12 AM

Nadesalingam Murugappan, known as Nades, his wife Kokilapathmapriy Nadarasa, known as Priya, and their daughters Kopika, 5 and Tharunicaa, 3 leave the recreation centre on Christmas Island. They have been held in detention for more than 1000 days now. Pic Colin Murty The Australian

Urgent: Call the govt to help Biloela’s Priya

Priya was discharged from hospital and taken by 10 guards to Christmas Island.

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31st July 2020 12:07 PM

Biloela mother Priya, with her daughters Kopika, 4, and Tharunicaa, 3, has been discharged from hospital and returned to detention on Christmas Island. Friends are urging locals to call the government and complain. Photo: Change.org

Tamil family “one step closer” to coming home

Court ruling gives hope to Priya, Nades and their supporters

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18th April 2020 5:04 PM

STILL DETAINED: Nades Murugappan, wife Priya and children Kopika and Tharunicaa have had a small win in court today, but it doesn’t appear they’ll be coming home any time soon. Photo: File

Biloela family deportation fight begins

The fight to keep a Tamil family in Australia has started in the Federal Court, with government lawyers filing last-minute...

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21st Feb. 2020 2:02 PM

The fight to keep a Tamil family in Australia has started in the Federal Court, with government lawyers filing last-minute evidence.