Biloela family

It’s been 10 years since the then Labor government introduced punitive measures that left so many families in a precarious position.

In just a matter of hours the Nadesalingam family will be back in their beloved home of Biloela surrounded by the community which loves them.

Interim home affairs minister Jim Chalmers has announced that the Murugappan family is finally able to return to home to Biloela.

The Murugappan family has won a court challenge against immigration minister Alex Hawke’s decision to bar them from reapplying for bridging visas.

The Biloela community who have lobbied for years to have the Nadesalingam family returned issued a statement saying they were “surprised”.

It’s a teeny tiny step in the positive, the family finally able to live in community detention in Perth. But this is not “compassion”

As three-year-old Tharnicaa Murugappan continues to fight a blood infection inside Perth Children’s Hospital, members of the federal government have publicly offered little support for the plight of the Biloela family.

The youngest daughter of the Biloela family has been evacuated from Christmas Island for treatment of a suspected blood infection.