WA Premier MarkMcGowanMP says the Morrison government should let a Tamil asylum-seeker family detained on Christmas Island settle permanently in Australia. “If that means they need to use one of their exemption powers under the act, just do it.'
During a press conference on Thursday morning, Mr McGowan said the issue had become “internationally embarrassing” and it was time for the federal government to sort it out.
“If that means they need to use one of their exemption powers under the act, just do it, and resolve the issue,” he said. Mr McGowan said he didn’t raise the issue with Scott Morrison when they met on Wednesday during the Prime Minister’s stop in Perth, but the family’s fate was a matter for the Commonwealth.after almost two years in detention, which has cost taxpayers almost $7 million.But Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has ruled out investigating resettlement options saying: “I am not going to have people dying trying to come to Australia by sea on my watch”.
On Monday, three-year-old Tharnicaa was flown to Perth from Christmas Island with her mother amid concerns she could have a serious infection after being ill for two weeks.
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