Morning News: Tamil family supporters to deliver petition to Parliament

Supporters of a Tamil family have signed a petition to deliver to Parliament House today to help keep them in Australia.

The family of four from the Queensland town of Biloela [BILL-oh-EE-luh] are facing deportation back to Sri Lanka.

 

More than a quarter of a million signatures have been collected for the petition as the family waits in detention before a final court hearing.

 

A fund-raising website has also attracted more than 99 thousand dollars to support the family.