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But the Govt is still turning away "unauthorised boats".

The Tamil “Biloela” family has been granted permanent residency by the Albanese government.

More than 300 Sri Lankans have tried to get to Australia in the past few weeks as the country's economic crisis has worsened, with people smugglers claiming those on board will be allowed into the country under the new Labor government.

The family have returned to the town they were taken from in an early morning raid four years ago, with hopes of changing the system for others

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It should not have taken four years of campaigning, community vigils and online petitions to achieve a fair, transparent and reasonable process

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The Nadesalingam family became the public face of Australia's strict stance on boat arrivals when they were removed from their home in central Queensland and placed in immigration detention in 2018. They are finally set to return to Biloela today. Here is how their saga unfolded.