Extract from ABC News
A family of Tamil asylum seekers detained on Christmas Island since 2019 will be reunited in Australia.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg confirmed the move on Nine this morning.
"The [Immigration] Minister will be making a detailed statement, but I can confirm the reports that the family will be reunited on Australian shores is correct," Mr Frydenberg said.
"That will happen very soon and the Minister will make a statement today."
The Murugappan family have been separated as youngest daughter Tharnicaa undergoes treatment in a Perth hospital.
WA Health had requested they be reunited while she receives treatment.
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will detail new arrangements for the family later today, but it remains unknown if they will be granted new visas.
The Murugappan family were removed from their home in Biloela in 2018 when their visas expired.
More to come.
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