Recent Media Reports

Media Requests

For all Media enquires please use the below contact for or call:  

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Angela Fredericks (Biloela) 

M: 0420 315 153 or 

Ben Hillier (Tamil Refugee Council)  

M: 0430 453 503

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We appreciate your interest in this important issue and look forward to hearing from you. 

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• Shorten praises Biloela over support for refugee family

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• Sydney Morning Herald Opinion Piece 19th March 2018  

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• SBS Report - Border Force Raid March 2018 

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• The Guardian Asylum Seeker Family Carried Off in Dawn Raid March 2018 

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• Channel 7: candlelight vigil for a much-loved Sri Lankan family 15th March 2018

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• ABC: Tamil asylum seeker family 'whisked away' for deportation draws massive community support 14th March 2018

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• Brisbane Times: Reprieve for asylum-seeker family ahead of Queensland vigil 14th March 2018

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• BBC: Biloela family taken off plane in Australian deportation reprieve 14th March 2018 

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• The Guardian: Tamil asylum seeker family remains in Australia after last-minute reprieve By Ben Doherty 14th March 2018

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• ABC: Asylum seeker family removed 'without warning' 12th March 2018 

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• The Age: Do not be the person who looks away By Clementine Ford 12th March 2018

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