Friends, I’m still in Perth supporting Priya, Nades and the girls as they adjust to a new form of detention, 2,300km from their Biloela home. The guards and fences may be gone, but Immigration Minister Hawke’s “residence determination” stops Priya and Nades from working, leaving the state, or even having a friend stay overnight.

Worst of all, they live with the very real fear that certain politicians STILL want to force their family from Australia to danger.

I know so many of you have already called and e-mailed your MPs. Today, will you please tap here to send a respectful e-mail to your government Senators, too?

In my heart, I know this family won’t be safe until their bags hit the ground in Biloela. But yesterday I had a surge of hope when Barnaby Joyce was elected as leader of the National Party. Today, he will be sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister.

Mr Joyce has been calling for Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa to be allowed to come home to Biloela for almost two years. Just last week, he said: “Tharnicaa and Kopika were born in Australia. Maybe if their names were ‘Jane’ or ‘Sally’ and they were playing in the local netball side, we’d think twice about sending them back to another country they’re not from.”

I thought about Mr Joyce’s words when we took Kopi and Tharni down to the shops on the weekend. For the three years she was held in detention, all Kopi wanted was to go to the shops in her Dad’s car, just like she did in Biloela.

And I’ll never forget the joy on Tharni’s face as she experienced her first ride in a shopping trolley!

It so important that government Senators get behind Mr Joyce and the many other MPs who are speaking out in support of Priya, Nades and the girls - can you tap here to send a respectful e-mail now?

For everything you are doing to bring this family safely home to Biloela - thank you.

With hope,

Angela