Relieved family receive phone call saying great-grandma, 93, won't be immediately deported

A 93-year-old great-grandmother who was given 28 days to leave the country - her home of 11 years - will not be immediately deported, after the family received a surprise phone call from the home affairs office.

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The Australian government will not be deporting a great-grandmother who has lived in Australia for more than a decade and was given just 28 days to leave the country. 

Mollie Manley, from Somerset in England, has lived in Perth for 11 years alongside her three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren - who are all Australian citizens.

Mollie Manley, far left, and her family in Australia. Source: Supplied

Earlier this month, SBS News revealed the 93-year-old was facing a return to her home country, after failing Australia's permanent visa requirements on health grounds.

Her family feared the bed-ridden great-grandmother would not survive the plane journey alone, nor would she have had any family there to look after her. 

Mollie Manley, 93. Source: Supplied

More details on SBS News