Tharunicaa wasn’t even one when Mr Dutton’s Border Force locked her away in detention. She’s about to turn two and she’s still locked up.

Now, inadequate medical care has left her in pain and unable to eat solid food. Please, I need you to make a polite, persisent call to Immigration Minister David Coleman right now.

My name is Simone. For fifteen months, I’ve been fighting to free Priya, Nades and their QLD-born toddlers from Melbourne’s harsh detention centre.

A couple of days ago, I had a distressing phone call with Priya. Two-year old Tharunicaa was suffering from a painful mouth infection. It was stopping her from eating solid food.

Priya is deeply concerned that her young daughters are not receiving proper medical care in detention. She says the operators of the detention centre frequently fail to provide a translator for medical appointments and detention staff are inconsistent and late in providing medication.

When an independent doctor from outside the detention centre was finally permitted to see Kopika and Tharunicaa, they reported that both girls were suffering from serious vitamin deficiencies, dental problems and stress induced behavioural issues. Now, Tharunicca is in pain.

Please, will you pick up the phone and call Immigration Minister David Coleman right now?

I need his staff to understand that many, many Australians expect the Minister to exercise his power to free Tharunicaa and her family from detention immediately. Not after the election. Not in a few days. Now.

The battle to free Priya, Nades and the girls has been long and at times exhausting. But I can’t rest while our politicians are inflicting such terrible suffering on these two beautiful, innocent little humans and their kind, loving Mum and Dad.

It’s easy to forget that the device you’re probably reading this on has the power to transmit voice.  But a polite, to the point phone call to the Minister’s office is one of the most powerful things you can do to get this family out of detention and home to Biloela.

You don’t need to be an expert. Just click here for the Minister’s phone number and some dot points to guide you during your call.

In hope,

Simone

PS Angela has asked me to keep you updated while she’s travelling away from email. If you’d like more information about Tharunicaa’s situation before you call, please read today’s story in The Guardian Australia - and remember to use the form on our action page to tell me what the Minister’s Office said.