Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has refused to reverse the decision to deport a family of asylum seekers, despite a last-ditch bid to block their deportation by residents of Biloela, Central Queensland.
Peter Dutton told SBS news the family has gone through multiple court processes and at every single turn they’ve been found not to be refugees. From the 1st of February, the family can be deported back to Sri Lanka at any time.
The Tamil Refugee Council says the daughters of the Tamil parents, who were born in Queensland, are suffering behavioural issues whilst in immigration detention.