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The Informer: Biloela Tamil family receives backing from Australian Government MPs

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June 12 2021 - 5:00pm
Protesters urging the federal government to allow an asylum seeking family to return to Biloela in rural Queensland. Picture: Getty Images
Protesters urging the federal government to allow an asylum seeking family to return to Biloela in rural Queensland. Picture: Getty Images

Two federal government MPs have voiced support for a Tamil family detained on Christmas Island after the Australian Border Force removed them from the rural Queensland town of Biloela in 2018, saying it's time they were brought back to the mainland.

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Toby Vue

Court reporter

Toby Vue joined The Canberra Times in April 2021 and is a court reporter after covering the round in NSW and Queensland. He has also reported on regional and rural affairs, local government and sport. He was a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Email: t.vue@canberratimes.com.au.

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