The federal government has revealed it is looking at the possibility of resettling the Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela in the United States or New Zealand.
“Every time we’ve been speaking to Priya we can hear her crying in the background, asking for Kopika and papa, so she is not in a happy state,” she said. Priya has said she had repeatedly tried to raise the alarm about the severity of her daughter’s condition in the lead up to her evacuation, but was only offered Panadol and Nurofen.The Department of Home Affairs has strongly denied any allegations of inaction or mistreatment towards people in their care.
“As soon as the Australian Border Force was advised by the treating medical practitioners that the minor required medical treatment in Western Australia, the minor was transferred to a hospital in Western Australia,” they said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison weighed in on the issue on Tuesday, stating medical professionals would determine where and what medical care Tharnicaa received.
Meanwhile, supporters are planning to gather outside the hospital where Tharnicaa and Priya are staying for a candlelight vigil on Wednesday.“We know she probably not be able to see it from the window, but the hope is Tharnicaa can see all the twinkling lights and know that she is not alone,” Ms Fredericks said. The family have been in immigration detention for more than three years.
A protracted legal battle to secure the family's right to remain in Australia currently hinges on whether the three-year-old has the right to apply for protection.
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