Biloela Family

A Scottish family who has been living and working in Australia for the past decade are set to be deported tonight after a visa battle with the nation's immigration department.

The Nadesalingam family were at the centre of a lengthy immigration battle and spent four years in detention until their release a few months ago.

A small community that sparked a nationwide fight to bring Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa back to Biloela has a lot to celebrate.

The family was greeted with cheers of joy and celebrations as they touched down in the Queensland community of Biloela.

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The Murugappan family are making their long-awaited return to Biloela, touching down in Brisbane before reaching the outback town.

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The Murugappan family has been allowed to return to the Queensland town of Biloela on bridging visas, but supporters say they will not be safe until permanent residency is received.

A Tamil asylum seeker family could soon return to the Queensland community they call home.

The Queensland family removed from their Biloela home almost four years ago fear the Morrison Government will force them from Australia after the election.

Supporters of the Murugappan family say the family remains mired in community detention in Perth despite three of the four being granted new bridging visas.

The Muruguppan family from Biloela, currently in community detention in Perth, will be issued new bridging visas, according to a family friend.

Tharnicaa's last chance now rests with the immigration minister, who holds the power to overturn the decision.

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he made the decision to intervene and give Priya, Nades, and their eldest daughter Kopika visas while Tharnicaa is receiving medical treatment in Perth.

The youngest daughter of the Biloela family has been released from a Western Australian hospital to live with her family in community detention in Perth.

Hundreds have gathered in support of the Tamil family who are currently holed-up in Perth awaiting a decision on if they can stay in Australia permanently.

The Tamil family kept in offshore detention for years have been reunited in Perth Children's Hospital, where their young daughter is being treated for a serious illness.

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has come under fire after claiming an illness that saw the daughter of the detained Biloela family removed had been inaccurately reported.

The family have been reunited after departing Christmas Island for Perth, where Tharnicaa is recovering from a serious blood infection.

The Tamil family will be permitted to live in Perth in a community detention placement.

The mother of the Biloela family deported to Christmas Island in 2018 has spoken to 9News from her daughter's bedside.

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The reunion of a Tamil asylum seeker family detained on Christmas Island whose young daughter was medically evacuated to a Perth hospital is expected to be confirmed on Tuesday.

Nine peak medical bodies are calling for the urgent release of the Biloela family, saying they are 'extremely concerned'.

Priya and Nades Marugappan's youngest daughter Tharnicaa is in hospital in Perth, being treated for sepsis as a result of untreated pneumonia.

A vigil is being held in Brisbane tonight for a Biloela family who has languished in immigration detention for three years, as their three-year-old daughter remains in a Perth hospital with being treated for sepsis as a result of untreated pneumonia.

A girl medically evacuated from Christmas Island is "distressed" after being separated from her sister and father who remain in immigration detention.

The mother of a three-year-old girl flown from Christmas Island to Perth for medical treatment has issued an impassionate plea for her daughter's freedom from detention.

The Federal Court has stopped the deportation of a family from the Queensland town of Biloela, upholding a decision made in April 2020 which the Department of Home Affairs had sought to have overturned.

Priya Murugappan, along with husband and two Australian-born daughters, has been battling the Federal Government for more than two years to stay in Australia.

A young Tamil girl whose family is fighting to stay in Australia has had a win in court after it was ruled she was not given procedural fairness in making a visa application.

The Australian government has been blocked from removing Priya and Nades Murugappan and their daughters Tharunicaa, 2, and Kopika, 4, from the country.