NewsBiloela residents trying to bring home a Sri Lankan family taken from their central Queensland town have delivered a petition with more than 98,000 signatures to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton. We are not going to let this go away," Ms Fredericks told AAP on Friday. The family remain in limbo as they wait for a decision on whether they will be deported. The family remain in detention in Melbourne, more than 1800km away from their Queensland home. "I think the stress is taking its toll, you can hear they are getting weary," Ms Fredericks said.

Source: Sunday Times May 18, 2018 08:15 UTC