Decision made on Biloela asylum-seeker family after years in detention

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BREAKING: The Sri Lankan asylum-seeking family who spent years in detention after being removed from regional Queensland will be allowed to return home to Biloela. 7NEWS

who spent years in detention after being removed from regional Queensland will be allowed to return home to Biloela.

The Murugappan family - parents Priya and Nades and Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharnicca - spent several years in limbo after border authorities removed them from Biloela in 2018.Watch the latest news on Channel 7 or stream for free onThey were given temporary protection visas in Australia due to conflict in Sri Lanka but were uprooted from the town of Biloela by authorities in March 2018.

They were placed in a detention centre in Melbourne before being detained on Christmas Island in August 2019.Last year, they were granted medical evacuation to Perth for the youngest daughter, Tharnicca, who is only four years old. Labor made an election promise that the family would be allowed to return to Biloela if it won last weekend’s election.

On Friday, interim Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers confirmed the family would be allowed back to regional Queensland.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your

 

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And they will get millions of our tax money in compensation 🙄🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

sunriseon7 How wonderful! A family that has been treated so poorly by a hard hearted government using them for political gain. Biloela is the richer for having them in their community again.

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