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‘Bring them home’: fresh calls for release of family in Australian detention centre

Three-year-old and her family held in immigration facility for years as government fights to deport themThe plight of a three-year old girl who has spent nearly her entire life in Australian immigration detention facilities has galvanised opposition to…

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Australians stuck on coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship prepare to evacuate to Darwin

About 200 Australians face another 14 days of isolation after more than two weeks in quarantine on the ship in JapanA horror holiday is close to being over for the hundreds of Australians stuck on a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan.About 200 Austra…

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Biloela family wait in Christmas Island limbo as Wuhan evacuees see out quarantine

Exclusive: As they prepare for their final hearing, the only asylum seekers on the island hope they, too, will be soon be able to return homeTime, for all, passes slowly in detention on Christmas Island.But for the family of Tamil asylum seekers Nadesa…

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Coronavirus: second Australian flight from Wuhan to take evacuees to disused village near Darwin

Qantas awaits final approval from China, with evacuees possibly being quarantined in Inpex mining village in Northern TerritoryCoronavirus: cruise ship cases rise to 61 – live updatesA second Qantas coronavirus evacuation flight is scheduled to fly ove…

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Coronavirus: 14th Australian case confirmed as Dutton says people could be sent to mining camps

Chinese national from Wuhan is a member of same tour group associated with Queensland’s three other casesAustralia’s 14th case of coronavirus was confirmed by Queensland health on Wednesday evening as Peter Dutton flagged that Australians being evacuat…

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Australians trapped in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan can take New Zealand evacuation flight

Upon arrival in Auckland, Australian citizens likely to be flown to Christmas Island for quarantiningTrapped Australians still seeking a way out of the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan will be able to board a New Zealand government evacuation flight to l…

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Coronavirus: first group of Australian evacuees taken to Christmas Island

Charter flight carrying 72 people is first of four flights taking evacuees from WA to the island where they will be quarantined for two weeks• Death toll passes 360 in China, passing Sars fatalities – follow latest updates The first Australians evacuat…

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Australian coronavirus evacuees to be quarantined on Christmas Island

Scott Morrison says vulnerable will be flown out of Chinese province and isolated for up to 14 days in joint New Zealand operation• China coronavirus outbreak – latest updatesAustralia has unveiled plans to evacuate some of its nationals from Wuhan and…

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