ttbn,

I felt obliged to give the new information once I got hold
of it. I was not aware of their circumstances and I'm not
sure what's going to happen next to this family.

cont'd ...

It does appear though that they were given a fair hearing
by both the government and the Federal Circuit Court and
the judges. I think their chances of a reprieve appear
slim.

Foxy,
>I presume that Nades went back to Sri Lanka 3 times
>from Australia. The civil war ended in 2009 and
>they didn't come out to Australia until 2012, 2013.

Yes, but your presumption is insufficient, as it contradicts your earlier quote that:
:In that judgement the judge noted that Nades had
:returned to Sri Lanka on 3 occasions DURING the civil war

If the ABC report was wrong and those visits had occurred since the civil war, it does not (as some assume) logically follow that the claim was false. It could have meant they were visiting to see whether it was safe (with the intention of permanently returning) but concluded it wasn't yet. And if that s the case, our government's intervention was unnecessary and unjustified.

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ttbn,
>So why didn't these people apply legally to come here as immigrants
>rather than pay people smugglers to bring them here.
Because Australia's immigration system discriminates against potential refugees. Work visa (ad also student visa) applications from refugee source countries get automatically rejected.

If we really want to stop the boats, we should give people a better alternative. And until we do so, we should not begrudge those who come here by boat.

Dear Aidan,

I have no way of knowing what the reasons
were for Nades returning to Sri Lanka on
3 occasions after the end of the civil war.
However I would assume that he would have
explained his reasons to the Federal Circuit
Court judge in his appeal.
The judge rejected his explanation - finding that
there was no evidence to suggest his family still
living in Sri Lanka was at risk from authorities.

The judge also noted the passage of time since the
Sri Lankan civil war which ended in May 2009.

None of us really know the real situation in Sri Lanka.
I don't think that we're able to fully judge the
situation there.

However, I appreciate your comments, and hope that
this case will be reviewed. I do feel for this family.
Especially when our rural towns so desperately need
people to live and work. People who are willing to settle
there.

Also the Minister did use his Ministerial Discretion
Powers to intervene in 3 cases of au pairs. Perhaps he
may be encouraged to do the same in this case.

It's all about ScuMo and Dutton getting re-elected.
Mr Opinion,
You would say so of course but it really should be about the bureaucrats working that case to be sacked !

Here's the latest news on the Tamil family:

http://theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/01/australians-to-rally-to-save-biloela-tamil-family-from-deportation