MELBOURNE (AFP) - A Tamil family of four - including two Australian-born toddlers - have been moved to a remote island off the coast of Indonesia, despite a court order blocking deportation, their lawyer said Saturday (Aug 31).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MELBOURNE - A Tamil family of four - including two Australian-born toddlers - have been moved to a remote island off the coast of Indonesia, despite a court order blocking deportation, their lawyer said on Saturday .
The island is a remote Australian territory around 350km south of Java. The detention centre there had been closed for years. The family's case has become a new flashpoint over the Australian government's hardline immigration policies, which include turning away refugees arriving by boat and de facto offshore detention, both measures condemned by the United Nations.The department of home affairs and minister Peter Dutton's office did not respond to request for comment.
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