Skip to site map

Subscribe Digital Edition

21-26°C Mostly sunny

Search Results

'It's torture': Biloela family awaits high court decision

One hour before a former Biloela family could have been deported to Sri Lanka, they were told they had more time to plea...

banana region biloela refugees department of home affairs editors picks sri lanka tamil tamil refugees

03rd Feb. 2019 1:02 PM

FREEDOM HOPE: Nades and Tharunicaa, 1, Jenny Balaca with Kopika, 3, Priya, and Marie and Jeff Austin pictured recently at the Broadmeadows detention centre in Melbourne.

Protesters call on O'Dowd to support Biloela Tamil family

"The people of Biloela are not backing down from supporting this family and we really need him to step up our fight for...

biloela refugees ken o'dowd tamil refugees

21st Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

HOME TO BILO: Angela Fredericks is calling on Immigration Minister David Coleman to return refugee Tamil family Nadesalingam, Priya and their two daughters to Biloela.

Traditional Tamil feast thank the Biloela community

The family have been in the Melbourne Detention Centre for more than four months now

asylum seekers biloela refugees detention centre peter dutton tamil refugee council

27th July 2018 1:07 AM

Nadesalingam holding 9-month-old Dharuniga and Priya with 2-year-old Kopiga.

Complaint lodged with Victorian child protection services

The family would not be deported until Tharunicaa's claims had been processed

biloela refugees priya and nades

31st May 2019 2:05 PM

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED: There are serious health concerns for Biloela Tamil refugee children Kopika and Tharunicaa. INSET: Tharunicaa is suffering from dental health issues.

Fight for Tamil refugee family goes on

Former Socceroo player helps humanitarian cause

biloela refugees immigration department immigration minister tamil refugee council tamil refugees

24th May 2019 9:05 AM

KEEP FIGHITNG: Alan Fredericks, Craig Foster, Angela Fredericks, Marie Austin and Margot Plant were in Minister for Immigration David Coleman's electoral office handing over a petition for the Biloela Tamil refugees to remain in Australia.

Urgent: Call the govt to help Biloela’s Priya

Priya was discharged from hospital and taken by 10 guards to Christmas Island.

biloela refugees christmas island priya and nades murugappan

31st July 2020 12:07 PM

Biloela mother Priya, with her daughters Kopika, 4, and Tharunicaa, 3, has been discharged from hospital and returned to detention on Christmas Island. Friends are urging locals to call the government and complain. Photo: Change.org