After nearly four years and $50m, it is time to let these two lovely little girls and their parents to go home to Biloela

The two little girls in the Christmas Island Recreation Centre crèche are like many other children I have met in visits to childcare centres – keen to show me their drawings of rainbows, tell me they can spell their own names and that their birthdays are coming up. Kopika, age 5, is serious and ponders my questions thoughtfully. Tharunicaa, age 3, twinkles with a cheeky smile. Like many little girls, they want to check out my rings, bracelet and necklace and show me their sparkly earrings. Then they want to run off and play with their friends.

Related: Kristina Keneally to make own way to Christmas Island after Peter Dutton blocks use of RAAF jet

Related: Biloela Tamil family to remain on Christmas Island after federal court upholds ruling on daughter's visa

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