Reprieve for Biloela family after federal court rules they were denied procedural fairness

The injunction keeping the Tamil family in Australia, where they are detained on Christmas Island, will remain in effect until final orders are made

A Tamil couple and their two Australian-born daughters from the regional Queensland town of Biloela have had yet another reprieve and will not be deported to Sri Lanka immediately, after a federal court ruled that the family was denied procedural fairness in considering to process their visa claim in 2019.

Tamil asylum seekers Priya and Nades and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa have been detained on Christmas Island since late last year awaiting the hearing on the processing of a visa application for Tharunicaa.

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