Immigration minister says Nadesalingam family can stay in Biloela ‘with certainty’

Andrew Giles doesn't specify when or how Tamil family will be allowed to remain in Australia and blames Coalition for long visa wait times

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The immigration minister, Andrew Giles, has suggested Labor will allow the Nadesalingam family to remain in Biloela with certainty" and said the government won't pursue a controversial bill that would lower the bar for visa cancellations.

Giles accused the previous Coalition government of playing politics" with vulnerable people when it introduced the bill and neglected other immigration functions - resulting in a blowout in wait times for visas.