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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Tamil asylum seeker family after return to Biloela

The Nadesalingams thanked Anthony Albanese in person for his government's decision to allow them to return to Biloela as they continue their campaign for permanent residency.

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Biloela family welcomed home; Albanese announces $830m submarine penalty – as it happened

French defence minister welcomes Australia’s payment to Naval Group over submarine cancellation; 70 Covid deaths across the country. This blog is now closed

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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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Tamil asylum seeker family prepare to return to Biloela but their immigration battle is far from over

The Tamil asylum seeker family removed from Biloela in 2018 will return to the central Queensland town within weeks, allowing their five-year-old daughter to celebrate her first birthday outside of detention. But their fight to remain in Australia will continue.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

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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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Biloela Tamil asylum seeker family set to return to town after election result

The Nadesalingam family are set to return home to Biloela following Labor's election win.

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Coal not the only burning issue in Queensland’s blue collar seat of Flynn

With the LNP MP retiring and Labor reeling from its 2019 collapse, One Nation and the United Australia party will have a big say in this central Queensland seat

The Guardian - AU

Biloela's Tamil family inspires art exhibition as town's residents take views to the ballot box

It's now the second election where the fate of the Tamil asylum-seeking family is debated as part of the campaign. But what does it all mean for locals in Biloela?

ABC News

Regional Queensland is under pressure: Here are three things it needs to survive

Regional Queensland is fighting to survive and thrive, under pressure from population growth, water shortages, and communication blackspots. So how is that affecting our towns and cities?

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Biloela family and community gather to mark fourth anniversary of immigration ordeal

Residents of the central Queensland town of Biloela have gathered virtually with hundreds of people around the country in support of the family on the fourth anniversary of their immigration ordeal.

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Court victory for Biloela Tamil family over procedural fairness, fears of post-election deportation

Supporters of a Tamil asylum-seeker family removed from Biloela in central Queensland almost four years ago welcome a court ruling that means family members can reapply for visas.

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