Minister Karen Andrews rules out Biloela resettlement without refugee status

Karen Barlow
Updated June 10 2021 - 11:24pm, first published 6:02pm
The family's youngest daughter, three-year-old Tharnicaa, was medically evacuated to Perth this week with a life-threatening blood infection and pneumonia. Picture: change.org
The family's youngest daughter, three-year-old Tharnicaa, was medically evacuated to Perth this week with a life-threatening blood infection and pneumonia. Picture: change.org

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has ruled out third-country resettlement for a Tamil asylum seeker family being detained on Christmas Island as they are not officially classed as refugees, insisting any exemption could revive the people smuggling trade.

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Karen Barlow

Karen Barlow

Chief Political Correspondent

Karen Barlow is ACM's Chief Political Correspondent. Working in the federal press gallery, she investigates and writes about federal politics and government. She has an interest in integrity, leadership and social equity. She has covered two Olympics and been to Antarctica twice. Contact her on karen.barlow@canberratimes.com.au

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