

Friends, on Saturday 5 March it will be exactly 4 years since the Federal Government sent in the guards to snatch Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls from their Biloela home at dawn.
By holding 4 year old Tharni in “community detention”, Scott Morrison’s Ministers are STILL stopping this family coming #HomeToBilo. Can you help bring the spirit of Biloela to Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni by joining our nationwide online event?
In Biloela, Priya and Nades found the peace and safety they yearned for. They were married at our local courthouse and brought two beautiful little Queenslanders into the world.
Nades worked hard at the local meatworks to provide for his young family. Priya took her curries up to the local hospital to say ‘thank you’ to the doctors and nurses.
That all changed on that dark day in March 2018, when the guards came for their family at dawn. But it was also the day we began our long battle to bring them safely #HometoBilo.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Shadow Immigration Spokesperson Kristina Keneally have made their commitment to bringing Priya, Nades and the girls #HometoBilo crystal clear.
With an election coming, some people are saying we can just sit back and relax. Others have put their faith in the belief that Mr Morrison is waiting until just before the election to bring this family home to Biloela.
But the truth is that when it comes to elections, no-one has a crystal ball. It’s a terrifying thought, but unless we hold our politicians to account now, there is every danger that Scott Morrison’s Ministers will force Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni from Australia to danger after the election.
Make no mistake - as long as Mr Morrison’s Ministers are stopping this coming home to Biloela by holding 4 year old Tharni in “community detention”, they are in danger.
Last year, south-east Asian politics expert Professor Damien Kingsbury said that if Mr Morrison’s Ministers force this family to Sri Lanka, Priya and Nades would be arrested and forced into “re-education” camps, at best. Kopi and Tharni would be put into orphanages.
“At worst, and more likely to see, is that the parents will not just face arrest and 're-education', but likely torture and potentially 'disappearance'”, Professor Kingsbury said.
With hope,
Angela