Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he cannot “in good conscience” allow a family facing deportation to stay in Australia.
Public rallies over the weekend called for Labor to show “compassion” for the Tamil couple and their Australian-born children, but Scott Morrison says he will not grant an exception in this case.
He says the decision is not about the public mood, but rather what is in "Australia’s national interests to ensure the integrity of our current border protection regime is maintained."