children in detention

There is no photographic evidence as tragically compelling of our disregard for children than the heart-shattering image of Kopika Murugappan leaning over to kiss the cheek of her crying three-year-old sister Tharunicaa.

The youngest daughter of the Biloela family has been evacuated from Christmas Island for treatment of a suspected blood infection.

Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut.