Biloela Tamil family to stay in Australia for at least another 12 days after case delayed

The Federal Court has delayed the case of two-year-old Tharunicaa by another 12 days as the family remains detained on Christmas Island.

Supporter's of the Biloela Tamil asylum seeker family gather outside of the Federal Court in Melbourne. Source: AAP

A Tamil family who have been fighting deportation will remain in Australia for at least another 12 days after the Federal Court extended an injunction in the case of their two-year-old daughter Tharunicaa's bid for asylum. 

A series of courts, including the High Court, have previously found her parents, Priya and Nadesalingam and the eldest child, four-year-old Kopika, are not refugees and therefore do not qualify for Australia's protection.

On Friday, Justice Mordy Bromberg ruled that the injunction would be extended until 4pm on 18 September and the court adjourned until then to allow time for more evidence to be prepared.

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Priya and Nadesalingam and their two children were happily living in Biloela in central Queensland.

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