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How two women from a conservative Queensland town made the deportation of a local Tamil family national news
As the case of the Tamil family from Biloela returns to court on Friday, those behind the 'Home to Bilo' campaign say they're continuing their fight for them to stay and the attempted deportation "doesn't pass the pub test".
It was a sunny spring evening when more than 50 people from the central Queensland town of Biloela gathered at their local park with candles and neon Post-it notes displaying handwritten messages of hope.
- Maani Truu
- SBS news
Carrying signs declaring “bring them home” and “let them stay”, the mood was one of sorrow, but also …