Help is being sought from the federal government to bring family of an allegedly murdered mother to Australia to look after her parentless children.
A grandmother and an uncle are hoping to reunite with the two boys of a woman allegedly murdered by her husband and brother-in-law in Queensland.
Muzhada Habibi, 23, was found unresponsive by emergency services in an Ipswich residence west of Brisbane on May 16, dying at the scene.
Her husband Masihullah Habibi, 26, and his brother Khalilullah Habibi, 28, were charged with her murder.
The family were originally from Afghanistan and had recently moved to the Ipswich suburb of Springfield Lakes.
Immigration lawyers are assisting the grandmother and uncle who are aiming to help look after Ms Habibi's two young sons, who have been without parents for about a month.
However the commonwealth has been asked to fast track the process after the husband and his brother's matter was mentioned in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Advocate Rita Anwari said they were trying to fly the grandmother and uncle in from the United Kingdom and Spain where they lived as permanent residents.
"We need the help of the federal government to make the process faster and also the department of Child Safety to escalate the cases as soon as (possible)," she said outside court.
"These children have gone through a month already (without family), they need their family to be close to them."
Ms Anwari said there had been difficulties bringing Ms Habibi's family to Australia because they were permanent residents in Europe, not citizens.
"I will fight for this to get this grandmother and uncle to Australia for the sake of the children," she said.
"These children are motherless and fatherless. They have no one in Australia."
In a letter to the family seen by AAP, Queensland Minister for Women Fiona Simpson said the community had been devastated by Ms Habibi's death.
"She was not just a name in the news - she was a daughter, a sister, a mother to two young boys and a valuable member of the Queensland community," she wrote.
"The sorrow of losing her in such circumstances is profound and immeasurable."
The matter for Masihullah and Khalilullah Habibi on Wednesday was adjourned until July 9, with a brief of evidence requested on August 20.
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