Biloela asylum seeking family have been in detention for three years

Tamil refugees Kopika (left) and Tharunicaa, in detention on Christmas Island

Tamil refugees Kopika (left) and Tharunicaa, in detention on Christmas Island Source: Supplied

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Three-year-old Tharunicaa and five-year-old Kopika Murugappan have spent most of their lives in immigration detention on Christmas Island.

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