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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

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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By Kulasegaram Sanchayan, Maani Truu, Allan Lee

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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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