Nadesalingam family feel ‘peace’ after being granted permanent residency in Australia

In Biloela, Priya Nadesalingam says I know my daughters will get to grow up safely in Australia. Now my husband and I can live without fear'

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The Nadesalingam family have said they finally feel peace" after the federal immigration minister, Andrew Giles, intervened to grant them permanent residency.

Priya and Nades Nadesalingam, along with their daughters Kopika, 7, and Tharnicaa, 5, were visited by government officials in their family home in Biloela on Friday afternoon and told the news.

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