Queensland Tamil family loses its appeal to stay in Australia

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Nadesalingam and Priya with their two children, a Tamil Asylum seeker family removed in dawn raid in central Queensland Source: TRC

A Tamil family who settled in a small Queensland town have lost their appeal to stay in Australia. They will now be deported to Sri Lanka, after the Federal Court dismissed their bid to remain in the country.



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