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The Nadesalingams are back in Biloela, but Australia’s unjust immigration system endures

It should not have taken four years of campaigning, community vigils and online petitions to achieve a fair, transparent and reasonable process

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No 'impediment' to Tamil family visa: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted the Nadesalingam family will be able to get permanent visas following their return to the Queensland town of Biloela.

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‘Love conquered all’: Biloela welcomes home Nadesalingam family after four years

Family ecstatic to be back in small Queensland town that fought so hard to free them, but they still seek permanent protection

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Biloela Tamil asylum seeker family make tearful return home after four-year struggle against deportation

Supporters wept, chanted and danced as the Nadesalingams got off the plane from Brisbane after four long and hard years away from home.

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Tamil asylum seeker family return to Biloela — as it happened

Priya, Nades and their daughters Kopica and Tharnicaa have returned to their adopted hometown. See how the day unfolded in our blog.

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Morning mail: Nadesalingams release gives hope, Britons sentenced to death, the ‘triple La Niña’

Friday: Biloela to welcome family of Tamil asylum seekers as others look for an end to indefinite detention. Plus: tips to revive your social life

The Guardian - AU

Biloela family's status to be 'finalised'

The Muragappen family are waiting in Brisbane for their return flight to Biloela on Friday after a two-year ordeal with immigration authorities.

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The Nadesalingam Family Officially Touched Down In Qld Is Heading Back Home To Biloela

The family's now landed at Brissy Airport.

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Biloela Tamil asylum seeker family arrive in Brisbane after long-awaited trip back to Queensland

A decade-long immigration battle reaches a major milestone, with the Nadesalingam family arriving in Queensland as they travel to their adopted hometown of Biloela after four years in detention.

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Home to Bilo campaigners for Tamil asylum-seeking family await weekend reunion

The Home to Bilo campaigners have collectively held their breath for four years, but won't sigh with relief until the Nadesalingam family touches down on home soil at the end of the week.

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Biloela prepares to party as Murugappan family returns home

A thousand extra people are expected to attend the Queensland festival that will serve as family’s unofficial homecoming

The Guardian - AU

Biloela campaigner runs in Qld by-election

Home to Bilo campaigner Bronwyn Dendle will stand as the ALP's candidate in the by-election to replace Colin Boyce in the Queensland coalmining seat of Callide.

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Biloela threw its support behind the Murugappans. What can we do for similar families we know and love?

This family’s story should inspire us to look into our moral imagination to provide certainty for refugees and people seeking asylum

The Guardian - AU

Celebrations at last as Murugappan family to be back in Biloela for youngest daughter’s birthday

Labor’s decision to release the Murugappans means that four-year-old Tharnicaa will finally have a birthday outside immigration detention

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New Australian government releases Sri Lankan family from immigration detention

Australia's new government said on Friday it would give temporary visas to a Sri Lankan asylum seeker family held in immigration detention since 2019, a step towards closure of one of the country's most controversial migration cases.

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Biloela 'proud' family coming home to Qld

The Queensland town of Biloela is relieved a family of Tamil asylum seekers will be allowed to come home after a four-year immigration ordeal.

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Priya Murugappan Called For The New Govt To ‘Make A Change To The Lives’ Of Every Refugee

"All refugees are survivors. They need hope."

The Guardian - AU

Murugappan family to return to Biloela on bridging visas

Tamil family can return to Queensland town while their immigration status is resolved, Labor’s Jim Chalmers says

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Biloela family approved for return home

Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers has approved the exit from immigration detention of the Murugappan family, allowing them to return to Biloela in Queensland.

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers indicates ‘substantial progress’ on returning Murugappan family to Biloela

Interim home affairs minister to discuss arrangements with PM to grant family visa and permit their return to Queensland town

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Progress on return of family to Biloela

Progress on a case to enable members of a Tamil family to remain in Australia has been made since Labor was elected, the interim home affairs minister says.

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Even When Labor Frees The Murugappans, It Will Still Support Offshore Detention For Everyone Else

If Labor doesn't bring the Biloela family home ASAP...

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Biloela family home "as soon as possible"

Supporters of the Tamil family held in immigration detention believe their plight changed votes in Qld as the town of Biloela prepares to welcome them home.

ABC News

Biloela family to return to central Queensland, Tamil Refugee Council calls for Labor to do more

The incoming Australian Labor government has promised to send the Nadesalingam family back to Biloela. But refugee advocates say the party needs to do more to support other Tamil asylum seekers.

The Guardian - AU

Labor victory means Murugappan family set to return home to Biloela

After four years in immigration detention, the election would produce an all-or-nothing result for the Tamil asylum seekers

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