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Hi << Test First Name >>,

Yesterday, little QLD-born Tharunicaa was taken from a Melbourne detention centre to hospital to have four of her teeth surgically removed.

Here she is in the arms of her Dad, Nades, still woozy from the anaesthetic:

Today, I need your help to show all of the love and hope we have for Tharunicaa and her family.

Can you please click through to the facebook pages of the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and SBS News and leave a positive comment in support of Priya, Nades and girls?

It's so tempting to jump in and reply to negative Facebook comments. But I've noticed that on Facebook, the comments with the most replies and reactions rise to the top.

Most of the time, it's best to reply to other positive comments, which helps more people to see them.

Kids need vitamin D to grow strong teeth and bones. But months of inadequate sunlight and restricted fresh food left this beautiful, inquisitive 2-year-old with a severe vitamin D deficiency, just as her teeth were developing.

The damage done to Tharunicaa's teeth during 17 months of detention is so severe that the pain stopped her from eating solid food. But when her Mum Priya begged for proper treatment, the detention centre staff fobbed her off with Panadol.

<< Test First Name >>, I know this is hard to read. But this is even harder:

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Just days ago, lawyers for Priya and her family passed on some terrible news. Home Affairs officials have blocked any assessment of the dangers faced by two-year-old Tharunicaa in Sri Lanka.

Tomorrow (Sunday) at 12pm, can you please join this emergency gathering at Melbourne's State Library?

At any moment, the guards could come to force this beautiful young family to a war-torn country their Australian-born girls have never known.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Last night, when The Project came to speak with us in Biloela, something incredible happened.

Our local MP, Ken O'Dowd, finally spoke out publicly in support of bringing Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls home to Biloela.

Can you please give Mr O'Dowd's office a call on (07) 4972 5465 now and leave a voicemail thanking him for speaking up?

Please ask him to continue advocating to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela and include full your name, phone number and town to show you are a constituent.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

There's so much happening for Priya and Nades right now, so I have to be quick.

Support for Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa is growing faster than ever before. Most journalists are doing their best to tell their story as fairly and accurately as they can. But some people are spreading misinformation about this beautiful family on social media and I need your help to share the truth.

Please, can you tap or click through to this news item on the Sunrise facebook page and this one on the Alan Jones facebook page and leave a positive comment there in support of Priya, Nades and the girls?

Over the last 18 months I have learned that best way to be heard on social media is to lead with love, positivity and hope. Replying to negative or trolling comments only makes them more prominent, so please, please just ignore them.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

By now, you've probably heard the nasty, divisive language Mr Dutton used to incite hatred against Kopika, Tharunicaa and their loving Mum and Dad on a Sydney radio show last week. I won't repeat it here.

On the same Sydney radio program, Mr Dutton was caught spreading another lie. He said Nades “has travelled from Australia, whilst he's been here, with his matters still in the courts.”

The fact-checkers at Australian Associated Press quickly declared Mr Dutton’s claim to be false. The truth is that Nades could not leave Australia. The conditions of his visa did not allow it.

Tonight, The Project told their viewers about Mr Dutton's comments about Nades, and explained why Australian Associated Press says Mr Dutton's claims are false. But on social media, lies can spread faster than the truth.

Can you please help share the truth by clicking through to The Project's facebook page and leaving a positive comment in support of Priya, Nades and the girls now?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

On Monday, our beautiful little Biloela girl, Kopika, will be starting prep on Christmas Island.

Kopika will be the only child brought to school by detention centre guards.

Only one of her parents is allowed to join the school drop-off. And when all of the other kids go home at the end of the school day, the guards will come for Kopika and take her back to detention.

Today, can you please send Kopika a message of love and hope by leaving a comment under today's story on The Courier Mail's facebook page?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Yesterday, while lawyers for two-year-old Tharunicaa were fighting the good fight in the Federal Court, our beautiful family's Melbourne friends were outside, singing Tharunicaa and her four-year-old sister Kopika's favourite songs.

Channel 7 Brisbane shared a story about Priya, Nades and the girls on their Facebook page late last night. Comments on social media can have a big influence on public opinion and right now, I need your help.

Can you please show Priya, Nades and the girls how much love there is for them in Queensland by tapping through to the Ch 7 Facebook page right now to leave a truthful, positive comment of support?

Please - don't reply or react to any of the negative or trolling comments, as this only makes these comments more prominent. It is much better to flood out the trolls with hope and love by liking and replying to other positive comments!

<< Test First Name >>,

We have just lost contact with our dear friend Priya after she called to say she is being removed from Perth's Fiona Stanley Hospital and taken to the airport by more than 10 guards. Please - Priya urgently needs your help right now.

Can you please call the office of your local representative << Test mp_name >> now on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> and ask that they immediately raise your concern for Priya's safety with Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton?

Priya was heard asking to speak to her legal representative and screaming in distress before the call was cut off. We believe her phone has been taken from her and we are deeply concerned for her welfare.

When you call, please stay calm and polite. Let your representative's staff know that you are concerned for Priya's welfare and that this treatment is unacceptable. Tell them, calmly, that Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharunicaa belong in Biloela and that the Ministers must exercise their discretion to bring them home safely. Be sure to mention the suburb or town and state you are calling from.

Please - for Priya's safety, can you call your local representative on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now?

With hope,

Angela

PS You may have already received another urgent email from me via change.org asking you to call Minister Tudge and Prime Minister Morrison. Thank you if you have already made these calls and please do pick up the phone and call your local representative too.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This is urgent.

Today, Peter Dutton will try to change Australia’s laws so he can take mobile phones away from Priya, Nades and others who have come to our shores in search of peace and safety - and our Senators are the only ones who can stop him.

Please, can you make a polite phone call to the office of independent Senator Rex Patrick right now? Tap here for the right number and talking points to guide your call.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Yesterday, Peter Dutton pushed ahead with his plan to change our laws and take away Priya's mobile phone forever. But our Senators - including your independent Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie - still have the power to stop him. 

If you have already made a polite phone call to Senator Lambie's office - thank you.

If you have not used your phone to speak up for Priya, please make your polite call to Senator Lambie's Tasmanian office on (03) 6431 3112 now, before Senator Lambie votes on Peter Dutton's plan.

Please ask Senator Lambie's staff to thank her for speaking up for our Biloela family a year ago. And please, please respectfully ask Senator Lambie to stop Peter Dutton taking Priya's mobile phone away forever.

Senator Lambie has been a friend to our Biloela family. One year ago, after Peter Dutton forced Priya, Nades their Australian-born girls to Christmas Island, she said:

"Really, this was a chance for Dutton and his office to show a bit of heart and show some compassion and he has failed to do that and I think it has done him a hell of a lot more harm than bloody good, that’s for sure. But I would really reconsider his position, Dutton, if I was him because it is not very good.

"This is not the way we do things in this country. You know, they have been great people to have here, they’ve obviously shown that, like I said, the community uptake has been absolutely amazing out there, so really I think this has not been a good decision by Dutton at all.

"If I was him, I’d show some compassion and heart. Everyone out there seems to say he hasn’t got any, so he could turn the tide a little bit. I mean, it is sitting in front of him for goodness sake, and let this family say."

Today, as a Tasmanian represented by Senator Lambie, your phone call could make the difference between Priya being able to contact her Biloela friends and legal representatives - or being cut off, isolated and vulnerable.

That's why I'm asking you to use your freedom - and your phone - to speak up for our Biloela family now, while there is still time.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I'm so relieved. Yesterday, Peter Dutton hit 'pause' on his plan to push his cruel Mobile Phone Ban bill through the Senate. For now, no-one can take Priya's mobile phone away - but he will try again the next time Parliament sits.

Right now, Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie is deciding whether she will vote against Peter Dutton's plan to take mobile phones away from Priya and others like her - and she is asking you for advice on how she should vote: www.senatorlambie.com.au/advise_jacqui

Today, can you please fill in this form on Senator Lambie's website? Please tell her - in your own respectful words - why she must vote against Peter Dutton's Mobile Phone Ban bill.

Senator Lambie has been a friend to our Biloela family. One year ago, after Peter Dutton forced Priya, Nades their Australian-born girls to Christmas Island, she said:

"Really, this was a chance for Dutton and his office to show a bit of heart and show some compassion and he has failed to do that and I think it has done him a hell of a lot more harm than bloody good, that’s for sure. But I would really reconsider his position, Dutton, if I was him because it is not very good.

"This is not the way we do things in this country. You know, they have been great people to have here, they’ve obviously shown that, like I said, the community uptake has been absolutely amazing out there, so really I think this has not been a good decision by Dutton at all.

"If I was him, I’d show some compassion and heart. Everyone out there seems to say he hasn’t got any, so he could turn the tide a little bit. I mean, it is sitting in front of him for goodness sake, and let this family say."

Today, as a Tasmanian represented by Senator Lambie, your phone call could make the difference between Priya being able to contact her Biloela friends and legal representatives - or being cut off, isolated and vulnerable.

That's why I'm asking you to use your freedom - and your phone - to speak up for our Biloela family now, while there is still time.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Peter Dutton is still trying to push his cruel Mobile Phone Ban bill through the Senate. If he succeeds, he could take away Priya's mobile phone and cut off our Biloela family's lifeline forever

Only independent Senator Jacqui Lambie has the power to stop Peter Dutton from doing this. Right now, Senator Lambie is asking you to tell her which way she should vote on Mr Dutton's cruel laws, by casting your vote on her website.

Senator Lambie could make up her mind at any moment. If you have already cast your vote - thank you.

If you haven't yet voted, can you please tap through to Senator Lambie's website and vote 'no' to Peter Dutton's cruel plan, right now?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Yesterday, the full Federal Court upheld its ruling that Tharnicaa, the youngest member of our Biloela family, has been denied "procedural fairness".

It's a huge relief. But our family is still trapped in detention on Christmas Island, and only our politicians have the power to bring them home to Biloela.

Terrifyingly, local friends have told me that before yesterday's court decision, there was an unmarked plane waiting on Christmas Island. I can't bear to think of what could happen if Priya, Nades and their two QLD-born girls were dragged onto a plane and forced from Australia to danger.

This morning, our family's lawyer, Carina Ford, told Channel 7's Sunrise program about the plane.

Please, can you tap or click through to the Sunrise Facebook page now and leave a message of love, support and hope for our beautiful family?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

For almost three years, we've fought long and hard to bring Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls home to Biloela. The outpouring of support over the last few days - including the thousands of heartfelt e-mails you have sent to Immigration Minister Hawke - tells me that more Australians than ever now stand with this family.

Politicians are starting to speak out. Earlier this week, my Federal Member of Parliament, Ken O'Dowd, told the ABC: "My heart says they should be allowed to return to Biloela". Yesterday, Warren Snowdon, who represents the people of Christmas Island, told Parliament of their overwhelming wish to give Priya, Nades and the girls their freedom.

Now, the power to bring this family home to Biloela has been handed to new Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, whose family came across the sea seeking freedom and safety - just like Priya and Nades.

Today, I urgently need you to pick up the phone and make a respectful phone call to Mr Hawke's office on 02 6277 7770 and show his team how much love and support Australians have for our beautiful family.

Please let Mr Hawke's staff know that you are asking him to use his discretionary powers to bring Priya, Nades and their beautiful girls home to Biloela, where they belong.

I know picking up the phone to a politician's office can seem daunting. But don't worry - you can find simple talking points to guide your call by tapping or clicking through to our action page. That's also where you can let me know how your call went.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Ask one Minister to circle one word on one document.

That's all Scott Morrison needs to do to free Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls from detention on Christmas Island and home to Biloela, where they belong.

He could do it this afternoon. That's why we've put up crowdfunded billboards like the one below in key locations in inner Brisbane, North Sydney and southern Sydney. But to bring this family home, I need your help right now.

Can you please make a quick but polite call to Mr Morrison's team on 02 6277 7700 before 5pm (6pm QLD time) today?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

It's three years to the day since our Priya, Nades and the girls were taken from their home and I've just heard that our Yeppoon friends are holding a peaceful vigil in support at 6pm tonight (Friday) in Beaman Park.

I hope you can join this family friendly vigil tonight. If you can, please tap through to this Facebook event and choose 'Going' to let me know you'll be there. Please also tag and share with friends and family in the area.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Ask one Minister to circle one word on one document.

That's all Scott Morrison needs to do to free Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls from detention on Christmas Island and home to Biloela, where they belong.

It's three years to the day since the guards took Priya and her family at dawn. But Scott Morrison could bring this family home from Christmas Island to Biloela today - if enough of us speak up.

Please, can you tap here to make a quick but polite call to Mr Morrison's team on 02 6277 7700 right now?

If you have already called Mr Morrison's office today (thank you!) or you are having trouble getting through, please tap here to call your Senators.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This is huge. Yesterday, Karen Andrews succeeded Peter Dutton as the Minister for Home Affairs. Ms Andrews told ABC radio she expected to be briefed on our Biloela family this morning.

Ms Andrews now has the power, under Australian law, to bring Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls home to Biloela - but she needs to know she will have the support of colleagues, like your local representative, << Test mp_name >>.

Our beautiful Biloela family urgently need you to give the team at your local MP's office a polite call on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> today - please, can you pick up the phone now?

Since this news broke, almost 5,000 people from around Australia have e-mailed Ms Andrews in support of Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa. If you are one of those 4,715 people, thank you.

It's so important that your local MP hears a clear message of support from people who live in their electorate. Right now, a polite phone call from you is literally one of the most powerful actions anyone can take to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Bilo.

Please, can you make a respectful call to your local MP's team on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now? Click or tap here to let me know how it went.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This is so shocking. Yesterday, the Department of Home Affairs granted Senator Kristina Keneally permission to visit our Biloela family during next week’s bipartisan trip to Christmas Island, with other MPs who are part of the same Committee.

22 minutes later, newly Defence Minister Peter Dutton withdrew permission for the bipartisan Committee to use a government aircraft.

While Mr Dutton may control the use of government aircraft, it is so important to remember that new Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and Immigration Minister Alex Hawke can bring Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls home to Biloela with the stroke of a pen.

Will you have your say now by leaving a positive truthful comment in support of Priya, Nades and the girls beneath this story on the News.com.au Facebook page?

When commenting on social media, it is so important to understand that the more replies a comment receives, the more people see it.

That’s why we ask you to never, ever reply to negative or trolling comments and always reply to positive, truthful comments. See below for more important tips.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally's visit to Christmas Island Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa has attracted lots of media coverage - and Senator Keneally has confirmed that she would bring this much-loved family home to Biloela, if she were sworn in as Minister one day.

But three year old Tharni and four year old Kopi can’t wait for a change in government. These QLD-born girls have now been detained by politicians for the majority of their short lives - and every day adds to the harm being done to these gorgeous girls, in our names.

Please, will you have your say now by leaving a positive, truthful (and unique!) comment in support of Priya, Nades and the girls beneath all three of these stories on the 9 News, 7 News and WIN News Facebook pages?

7 News: www.facebook.com/7NEWSCQ/posts/3826071930803655

WIN News: www.facebook.com/WINNewsCen.../posts/5692223450787658

9 News: www.facebook.com/9NewsCentralQueensland/posts/742427649769694

When commenting on social media, it is so important to know that the more replies a comment receives, the more people see it.

That’s why it's so important to never, ever reply to negative or trolling comments and always reply to positive, truthful comments. See below for some more tips.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Did you see Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally's interview on Sunrise this morning? Senator Keneally just returned from visiting Priya, Nades and the girls on Christmas Island and says she will bring this much-loved family home to Biloela, if she becomes Minister one day.

Can you tap here to have your say by leaving a positive, truthful comment in support of our Biloela family on the Sunrise Facebook page?

If you have already been showing your support for Priya, Nades and the girls on social media - thank you. It is important to know that on Facebook, the more replies a comment receives, the more people see it.

This is why it is so important to never, ever reply to negative or trolling comments and always reply to positive, truthful comments. You can find some more tips below.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I'm desperately worried for little Tharnicaa. Yesterday, she was evacuated from Christmas Island to Perth with a suspected blood infection.

Her mum Priya has been asking for medical attention since Tuesday last week, but the staff at the Christmas Island detention centre refused to take her to hospital until Sunday.

Now she's in the care of the wonderful doctors and nurses at Perth Children's Hospital - but she urgently needs your help.

Please, can tap here to let me know you'll join our peaceful candlelight vigil at Perth Children's Hospital at 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday) WA time?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

On Sunday, our little Biloela "cockatoo", Tharni, was evacuated from Christmas Island to Perth with a suspected blood infection.

Please, can tap here to let me know you'll join this peaceful candlelight vigil in Hyde Park at 5pm tomorrow (Thursday)?

Tharni's mum Priya had been asking for medical attention since Tuesday last week, but the staff at the Christmas Island detention centre refused to take her to hospital until Sunday.

Now she's in the care of the wonderful doctors and nurses at Perth Children's Hospital - but she urgently needs your help to show how many people want to see her safely home in Biloela, with her big sister Kopika and loving Mum and Dad, Priya and Nades.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

As one of our Biloela family's most dedicated supporters, I need your urgent help.

Today, we have new hope for Priya and her family. Early this morning, media reported that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is considering allowing Tharni to apply for a visa.

But then, Channel 7 reported that Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews told Sunrise the government "wanted them to return to Sri Lanka or stay in detention".

Please - can you tap through to the Sunrise facebook page now and leave a comment expressing love, hope and support for Priya, Nades, Tharni and Kopika?

It is so important to reply to and 'like' other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This is huge.

I don’t know how to thank everyone who lives in the electorate of North Sydney. Yesterday, your local MP, Trent Zimmerman joined with government MPs Ken O'Dowd, Jason Falinski and Dr Katie Allen to speak out publicly in support of Priya, Nades and the girls.

Yesterday, Mr Zimmerman said: "It's time they came back to the mainland and are allowed to settle in the community that has so strongly embraced them."

Today, can you please do something I’ve never asked before and contact Mr Zimmerman's office to say ‘thank you’ and encourage him to keep speaking up for Priya, Nades and the girls?

Please call Mr Zimmerman's electorate office on (02) 9929 9822 today and leave a polite voice message, including your full name and suburb, thanking him for speaking up.

If you would like to e-mail Zimmerman at Trent.Zimmerman.MP@aph.gov.au, please remember to say 'thank you' and include your full name and address to show that you live in the North Sydney electorate.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I hope you've seen my other e-mail today with news about the growing number of government MPs speaking out publicly for Priya, Nades and the girls.

Now, Barnaby Joyce has re-stated his support on Channel 7's Sunrise program.

Please - can you tap through to the Sunrise facebook page now and leave a comment showing that you want the politicians to bring Tharni and her family from to Biloela now?

By now, I think we all know how important it is to reply to and 'like' other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top.

Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - this is what the trolls and hate groups want, as it means more people see the misinformation.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I just wanted to send a super quick e-mail to let you know that Priya and Nades’ dear friend Vashini and I arrived in Perth this afternoon (with Vashini’s beautiful bub!) - as you can see there were smiles all round!

We owe all of our wonderful Perth supporters such a huge ‘thank you’ for the way you’ve turned out for Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa time and time again.

Your actions over the last two weeks have played such a big part in getting the whole family off Christmas Island and Vashini and I are looking forward to seeing you this Saturday.

Can you tap through to this Facebook event to let us know you’ll come to our family-friendly event in Forrest Place at 2pm (WA time) this Saturday?

Remember to use the “invite" button to tell all your friends!

We still have a long way to go to get Priya, Nades and the girls home to Bilo but I hope the events we’re holding around the country on Saturday will be both a celebration and a sign to the politicians that we will never give up on this family.

With hope,

Angela

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I'm in Perth with Priya, Nades and the girls right now, but I just wanted to send a super quick e-mail to let you know that Yumi Stynes will be speaking at tomorrow's event in Sydney in support of our beautiful Biloela family.

As someone who has done more than just sign a petition, your actions have played a big part in getting Priya, Nades and the girls off Christmas Island. Thank you.

Can you tap through to this Facebook event to say you’re coming to this family-friendly #hometobilo event at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park at 1pm tomorrow (Saturday)?

If you've already said you're coming - thank you. There's still time to invite friends and family by tapping the "invite" button in the Facebook event. Believe me, it makes a big difference to be personally invited by someone you know.

Your actions helped get this family off Christmas Island, but with Immigration Alex Hawke refusing to rule our forcing Priya, Nades and the girls from Australia to danger, we still have a long way to go to get Priya, Nades and the girls home to Bilo.

I hope you'll join Yumi tomorrow and help show that Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa's NSW friends won't give up until we get this family safely home to Biloela.

With hope,

Angela

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I know I send a lot of e-mails and ask for a lot of help, but I'm still in Perth supporting Priya, Nades and the girls and as one of this family's strongest supporters, I need to tell you why I'm so worried about this week's news.

This week, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced that he had granted three month "bridging visas" to Priya, Nades and six-year-old Kopika - but not four-year-old Tharnicaa. While Tharni is without a visa, there is no way this family can come home to Queensland.

Please, can you make a respectful phone call to the office of QLD Senator Matt Canavan on (07) 4927 2003 now?

Tap here for tips on what to say and to tell me how your call went.

I don't know why Minister Hawke has denied Tharni a visa, but I know it isn't normal. And with the way certain politicians have attacked Priya, Nades and the girls in the media, I know our friends won't be safe until their bags are on the ground in Biloela.

This family's long ordeal needs to end - and for that to happen, Senators like Mr Canavan need to start listening to Queenslanders and speak up for this family now, before it's too late.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

If Immigration Minister Alex Hawke had granted three month "bridging visas" to all members of our Biloela family instead of denying one to four-year-old Tharnicaa, Priya, Nades and the girls would be home in Biloela right now.

Instead, they're in lockdown in Perth, 2300km from their Queensland home. And with the way certain politicians are attacking this beautiful family in the media, I know our friends won't be safe until their bags are on the ground in Biloela.

Today, can you help by making a respectful phone call to your Tasmanian government Senators? Let me explain why.

Independent Tasmanian politicians like Andrew Wilkie MP and Senator Jacqui Lambie have been speaking out in support of Priya, Nades and the girls for years. The biggest breakthrough yet was when Tasmanian government MP Bridget Archer joined five other government MPs to call on the Immigration Minister to bring this family home to Biloela.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This is urgent. Minister Alex Hawke is refusing to grant four-year-old Tharni the same 3 month visas he has given to her sister, mum and dad.

That’s why Priya, Nades and the girls are trapped in Perth, 3400km from their Biloela home. And when those visas run out in 70 days, there is every chance the politicians will force this beautiful family from Australia to danger.

Please, can you help by sending a polite message to QLD Senator Matt Canavan? You can e-mail him at Senator.Canavan@aph.gov.au. It's very important to include your full name and address.

I've heard Priya and Nades' stories and I know this family won't be safe until their bags touch the ground in Biloela.

This week in Gladstone, Senator Canavan stood beside Barnaby Joyce as Mr Joyce re-affirmed his support for bringing Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela, as Deputy Prime Minister. Mr Joyce said his view on our family remained "constant".

Hi << Test First Name >>,

With so much going on around Australia right now, it’s hard to believe it is more than five weeks since Minister Hawke granted three month bridging visas to Priya, Nades and Kopika.

But even though Minister Hawke’s powers to grant visas are beyond the reach of any court, he chose to withhold a visa from four-year-old Tharni.

This means Tharni is still in “community detention”. This is how the politicians are stopping our beautiful family coming home to the safety of Biloela.

When the three month bridging visas expire, the immigration guards could come for Priya, Nades and the girls and force them Australia to danger, just like they’ve tried to do three times before.

This Saturday, can you join the Tamil Refugee Council’s online event? They'll explain the dangers Tamil people like Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni face in Sri Lanka - and why it is so urgent that we get this family safely home to Bilo.

Since Tharni was medically evacuated from Christmas Island to Perth in June, it feels like all of Australia knows that Priya, Nades and the girls are welcome, wanted and needed in Biloela.

But hardly anyone heard that just a few weeks earlier, a British tribunal with the same status as the UK High Court threw out a flawed report Australian officials use to deny the dangers faced by Tamil people like Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni.

I’ve heard Priya and Nades’ stories. I’ve seen the fear in their eyes when they speak about the dangers they escaped before finding peace and safety in Biloela.

But more people need to know exactly what’s at stake for this family.

That’s why I’m inviting you to join this Saturday’s online event on Zoom, hosted by our friends at the Tamil Refugee Council.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

My mind is always thinking "back to Bilo".

That’s what Priya told me six weeks ago when I saw her at a Perth hospital, where little Tharni was recovering after being medically evacuated from a Christmas Island detention centre.

It’s hard to believe, after everything this family has been through - but Priya, Nades and the girls are still in danger.

When the temporary visas granted to Tharni's mum, dad and sister run out in 48 days, the politicians could put this family back into detention - or force them from Australia to Sri Lanka, where terrible things happen to Tamil people.

But there's hope. This week, staff from the office of your government MP, << Test mp_name >>, told constituents that << Test mp_title_name >> has asked Immigration Minister Hawke to bring the family home to Biloela. Some were told that the more calls MPs get, the better.

Parliament is sitting today and << Test mp_title_name >> is there as your representative.

Please, can you call << Test mp_name >>'s office now on << Test mp_phone_electorate >>?

By contacting politicians or giving generously to help fund more than 20 billboards around Australia, you’ve played a big part in persuading six other government MPs to publicly speak out in support of our family.

If you’ve already made a call to << Test mp_title_name >> this week, thank you. I know how daunting it can be to call a politician’s office for the first time. But right now, a phone call to your MP is the single most powerful step you can take to help keep this family safe.

If you haven’t called yet, can you please make today the day you give << Test mp_name >>’s team a call on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> and politely let them know you want << Test mp_title_name >> to publicly speak up to get this family safely home in Biloela now?

Tap here for tips on what to say and to let me know how your call went - this way we can keep track of what different MPs are saying.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

This morning, the High Court declined to hear an appeal by our Biloela family. If you missed my earlier e-mail explaining what this means, you can read it here.

Please - can you tap through to both the news stories on the Courier-Mail Facebook page and News.com.au Facebook page leave a comment showing your love and support for Tharni and her family?

When commenting on social media, it is so important to reply to and 'like' other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - it exposes more people to misinformation, which is what the trolls want.

We know from earlier polls that most News.com.au and Courier-Mail readers want the Minister to use his power to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela. But social media trolls are always trying to sway public opinion the other way.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Ever since Priya, Nades and the girls were taken from their Biloela home three and a half years ago, people in the Gladstone area have played a big part in our fight to bring this beautiful family safely home to Biloela.

This Sunday at 2.30pm you are invited to come along for a sausage sizzle in Gladstone, to hear the latest from the #HometoBilo campaign and learn more about Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni's journey.

More than half a million people have signed our petition to bring them home to Biloela and online polls tell us that the majority of Australians agree.

In June, six government MPs publicly joined the call to get this family off Christmas Island and bring them home to Biloela.

The people of Gladstone and surrounds played a huge part in making sure our local MP Ken O'Dowd was among them. Thank you.

Under Australian law, Minister Alex Hawke could bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni home to Biloela with the stroke of a pen today, if he thinks it is in the public interest. That power is beyond the reach of any court.

Instead, by keeping four-year-old Tharni in “community detention” in Perth, Minister Hawke is stopping her whole family getting home to the safety of Biloela.

It means that when Priya, Nades and Kopi's temporary visas run out in 37 days, this much-loved family could be put back in detention - or even forced from Australia to danger.

Tap here to let me know you'll come and join other locals at ARTMatters, 3 Pitt Street Gladstone this Sunday 22 August at 2.30pm, to hear the latest and learn how you can help get Priya, Nades and the girls home to Bilo.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Your support played a big part in getting Priya, Nades and the girls off Christmas Island - but now the politicians are stopping this beautiful family from coming home to Biloela by withholding a visa from four year old Tharni.

Can you come along to our #HometoBilo sausage sizzle in Gladstone this Sunday 2.30pm? This will be a great chance to meet other like-minded locals and hear about the next step in our fight to bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni safely home to Biloela, where they are welcome, wanted and needed.

Under Australian law, Minister Alex Hawke could bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni home to Biloela with the stroke of a pen today, if he thinks it is in the public interest. That power is beyond the reach of any court.

Instead, Minister Hawke is keeping four-year-old Tharni in “community detention” in Perth, stopping her whole family getting home to the safety of Biloela.

When Priya, Nades and Kopi's temporary visas run out in 34 days, this much-loved family could be put back in detention - or forced from Australia to danger.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Have you seen today's story about Biloela in the Good Weekend magazine?

Please - can you tap through to the story on the The Age Facebook page now and leave a comment showing your love and support for Tharni and her family?

We know from polling that most Australians want Minister Hawke to use his power to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela. But trolls are always trying to sway public opinion the other way on social media.

When commenting on social media, it is so important to reply to and 'love' as many other positive comments as you can, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - it only exposes more people to the hatred and misinformation, which is what the trolls want.

Friends,

With everything going on in Australia and the world right now, the way that people have kept up the fight to bring Priya, Nades and their QLD born girls home to Biloela is truly heartening.

Tonight, can you join me online for the premiere of the most beautiful song, written and recorded especially for Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni by Perth musician and family friend, Joe Leach?

It’s called “To Sleep at Night”. Remember to tap 'Going' and please invite like-minded friends to join you!

Joe first met our Biloela family last year, when he took the opportunity to visit them while travelling to Christmas Island for a gig.

He told ABC radio after his visit:

“They were just so super-kind and lovely. The two little kids were playing together and they’d made a cake for me. And even with the really meagre conditions - they’ve got access to a very small kitchen and not very much in the way of ingredients - I will never forget the hospitality and the flavour of that beautiful cake that Nades made.”

Friends, tonight the The Project aired Priya and Nades' first face-to-face interview.

In the three and a half years since they were taken from their Biloela home, this is the first opportunity they've had to tell their story in person, in their own words.

Please - can you tap through to leave a comment on The Project's Facebook page to give hope and encouragement to this beautiful family? You can watch the interview there too.

The best way to make a difference on social media is to reply to other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. But please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - this just exposes more people to the hatred and misinformation.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I have some good news. People who called the office of your local MP, << Test mp_name >> recently have been told that << Test mp_title_name >> agrees that Priya, Nades and the girls must be allowed to come home to Bilo.

But in one week, Ministers Alex Hawke and Karen Andrews could force Priya, Nades and the girls from Australia to danger.

As someone living in the electorate of << Test lower_house_electorate >>, your voice is more powerful than ever - can you join with others in your local area for next Tuesday’s online “calling party”?

Today it’s exactly three months since we got Priya, Nades and the girls off Christmas Island. Our Biloela family were reunited on the mainland after six government MPs broke ranks to speak up publicly for Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni.

This only happened because people living in those six electorates took action when it was needed.

Now, I urgently need your help to show << Test mp_name >> that people in << Test lower_house_electorate >> want their local MP to speak up publicly to get this family safely home to Biloela.

Hi << Test First Name >>

Tonight at 8pm, the ABC's Australian Story will tell Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa's story. I hope you can tune in for this important episode.

Right now, can you please do something quick to show your support for Priya, Nades and the girls now by tapping through and leaving a comment on this story on the Australian Story Facebook page?

The best way to show your support on social media is by replying to other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - this just exposes more people to the hatred and misinformation.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Thank you so much for registering for tomorrow's #HometoBilo "calling party".

I'm looking forward to seeing you on Zoom tomorrow, Tuesday 21st September from 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEST (12 - 1pm SA time). I know the respectful calls we make to our elected representatives tomorrow will make a big difference for Priya, Nades and the girls.

Here is the Zoom link you'll need to join the calling party:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86355332091?pwd=UGF1TVg4cUVabm4rK0tnQXVvSmVMUT09

You can also join using the following Zoom meeting ID and passcode:

Meeting ID: 863 5533 2091

Passcode: 003600

Most people who call a politician's office find that the staff listen politely and agree to pass on a message, but please click here to read our #HometoBilo Fact Sheet to equip yourself with the facts.

If you can, please watch tonight's episode of the ABC's Australian Story to hear Priya and Nades tell their family's story in their own words.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Last night, hundreds of thousands of Australians heard Priya and Nades tell their family's story, in their own words. If you missed yesterday's episode of Australian Story, you can watch it in full below.

I can only imagine the courage it took for Priya and Nades to speak about their fears for their beautiful daughters if Scott Morrison's Ministers force their family from Australia to danger.

Today, we all need to call on that same courage and tell our elected representatives that they must speak up to bring this Queensland family safely home to Biloela.

Please, can you give the office of your MP, << Test mp_name >> a call now on << Test mp_phone_electorate >>?

Three months ago, a national outcry got our Biloela family off Christmas Island after detention guards stopped four-year-old Tharni from getting to hospital for nine days.

Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni were only re-united on the mainland after six government MPs broke ranks to join the call to bring this family home to Bilo.

If not for all of the voters who picked up the phone to respectfully make their feelings known to their MPs, Priya, Nades and the girls could have been forced from Australia to danger by now.

We know there are more government MPs who agree that Minister Hawke must use his power to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela - but these MPs won't speak up publicly unless they hear directly from more people in their local area.

Please, can you please make a quick call << Test mp_title_name >>'s team on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now?

You can find tips on what to say and let me know how your call went by tapping through to our action page - this helps us keep track of what different MPs are telling people in their local area.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

If you've received my e-mail through change.org you might have heard the big news already. Today, Minister Alex Hawke granted 12 month visas to Priya, Nades and Kopi but left four-year-old Tharni in community detention, stopping her family getting home to Bilo.

We know from polling that most Australians want to see this family come safely home to Biloela - but hate groups and trolls are always trying to sway public opinion the other way on social media.

Can you please show your support by tapping here to leave a positive comment of hope and love for Priya, Nades and the girls on the 7 News Australia Facebook page?

On social media, it's so important to reply to other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to misinformed or hateful comments, even to correct them - replying makes these comments more prominent and exposes more people to the hatred.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

With Christmas fast approaching, I wanted to say a special “thank you” to Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni’s most dedicated supporters for everything you’ve done this year.

In June, we got Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls off Christmas Island. In September, we stopped Scott Morrison’s Ministers forcing this beautiful family from Australia to danger - for now.

But by keeping four-year-old Tharni in “community detention”, Mr Morrison’s Ministers are STILL stopping this family coming safely home to Biloela.

Can you please help Priya, Nades and the girls get safely #HometoBilo for Christmas, by posting a handwritten card to your local MP, << Test mp_name >>?

Please post your card to << Test mp_title_name >>’s official postal address:

The Hon << Test mp_name >> MP

Member for << Test lower_house_electorate >>

<< Test mp_postal_address >>

In your card, please tell << Test mp_title_name >> why YOU believe Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni must be allowed to come #HometoBilo for Christmas, in your own respectful words.

To ensure your MP treats your message as genuine correspondence from a constituent, it is very important to include your full name and return address on the envelope.

Before you post your card, please upload a photo of your message to << Test mp_title_name >> that we can share with Priya and Nades (and publicly on social media). Please note that the photo you upload will be visible to everyone clicking on this link.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

If you are one of the many kind people around Australia who have already sent a Christmas Card calling on their local MP to help bring Priya, Nades and the girls #HometoBilo for Christmas - thank you so much!

Last week, Kopi and Tharni had a special visit from sisters Cassidy and Lacey-Jae, who had travelled all the way from Central QLD to Perth.

Priya and Nades told Cassidy and Lacey-Jae the story of their marriage and the safe life and community they created in Biloela.

Lacey-Jae is a rodeo rider and the girls were excited to hear all about her horses back home in Biloela!

When Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni were taken from their Biloela home, they were robbed of the chance to make new friendships with locals like Cassidy and Lacey-Jae.

Lacey-Jae has been advocating for this family for almost four years now. I'm so glad that she and Cassidy had this opportunity to make up for lost time and get to know Priya, Nades and the girls in person.

I'm sure they're returning to QLD with renewed determined to bring this family #HometoBilo, where they are welcome, wanted and needed.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit Court found that Minister Alex Hawke’s June 2021 decision to stop Priya, Nades and Kopika from applying for further bridging visas was unfair.

But with Scott Morrison’s Ministers keeping four year old Tharni in “community detention”, her family STILL can’t come home to Biloela.

The bridging visas Mr Hawke gave to Tharni’s mum, dad and sister mean they are free to travel home to QLD - but because Tharni can’t leave WA, her whole family is trapped 3,500 from their Biloela home.

Please, can you call your elected representative, << Test mp_name >> MP's team now on << Test mp_phone_electorate >>?

Please let them know, respectfully, that you cannot vote for a member of any government which is stopping this family coming safely #HometoBilo.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Shadow Immigration Minister Kristina have repeatedly asked Scott Morrison’s Ministers to allow Priya, Nades and the girls to home to Biloela.

But as Ms Keneally said yesterday: “However, this need not wait for an election - Immigration Minister Alex Hawke can bring this sorry saga to an end today and allow the family to come home to Biloela.”

When it comes to elections, no-one has a crystal ball. That’s why I’m asking you to pick up the phone to help get this family safely home to Bilo now, while there’s time.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

In a month and a day, exactly four years will have passed since guards snatched Priya and her family from their Biloela home at dawn.

But for Priya, Nades and other Tamil people around the world, today - the 4th of February - is also a black day.

74 years ago today, Sri Lanka was granted independence from Great Britain.

As Priya explains in the message below, for her, it's the anniversary of “one oppressor handing power to another”.

Can you show your support for the Tamil community by joining Saturday’s online rally?

Priya says:

“We have lost hundreds of thousands of lives as a result of this day. Our cultural and religious identities are systematically being destroyed … Our ancestors' lands are being forcibly taken and are occupied.

“After facing decades of discrimination and oppression at the hands of the Sri Lankan state, we have fled our homeland as refugees to various parts of the world."

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I hope that you and loved ones in QLD and NSW are doing OK as these terrible floods continue. It really is in times like these that we rely on friends and neighbours to help us all pull through together.

5th March 2018 was a dark day for Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls. It was the day the guards took them from their Biloela home.

But in the days that followed, friends and neighbours planted a seed of hope by coming together with a simple message: Bring them #HometoBilo.

Can you help us turn 5th March into a celebration of the way people of all beliefs and backgrounds have come together to stick up for this beautiful family, by joining our 30 minute “#HometoBilo in 2022” event online this Saturday?

Four years ago to the day on Saturday, as the sun rose over Biloela, Nades was getting ready for work. Priya was warming a bottle for the baby. Two year old Kopi and nine month old Tharni were asleep in their beds.

But then, there was an unexpected knock on the door. A neighbour heard Priya scream as guards swarmed the house. They gave the family ten minutes to pack their things. The girls were woken and separated from their mum.

And then they were gone.

This Saturday it will be four years since our long battle to bring this family safely #HometoBilo began. If you can, please show your support by tapping or clicking here to RSVP for our online event.

On a typical day in Biloela, Nades would kiss his beloved wife goodbye as he left for his job at the local meatworks. Priya would spend the day with the girls, greeting and waving to friends and neighbours on her daily walk around the town or down at the shops.

When we found out that guards had snatched this much-loved family from Biloela, we were shocked. We didn’t know what to do. But then, someone drew a picture of a cockatoo with a pink love heart on the wing. We called a community meeting. And we started a petition.

Four years later, almost 600,000 Australians have signed our petition - but Scott Morrison’s Ministers are still stopping this family coming #HometoBilo by keeping four year old Tharni in “community detention”.

<< Test First Name >>, that’s why I am hoping you can show your support by joining with local family and friends on Saturday for our 30 minute online event.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Thank you so much for RSVPing to join Priya and friends from Biloela online today (Saturday). I hope that you and family and friends in NSW and QLD are keeping safe.

As you know, today is the 4th anniversary of the dark day the guards took Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls from their Biloela home. Thank you for helping us to turn 5 March into a celebration of the way we have all kept Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni safe for four years so far.

With so many people affected by flooding, it is humbling to know that around 1,000 people have registered to join us online today.

To help the event to run smoothly, please wait until the correct local starting time for your state before clicking the button or link below to join via Zoom today:

• QLD: 6pm

• VIC, NSW, ACT, TAS: 7pm

• SA: 6.30pm

• NT: 5.30pm

• WA: 4pm

You can also join by copying and pasting this link into your browser:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81662588492?pwd=N3djWkQrYmdYVEJOMWdTUVkzaHM4dz09

Hi << Test First Name >>,

"When I think about all the love from my community and around Australia it gives me strength and helps me stop the tears."

I was deeply moved to hear Priya's message to everyone who joined us from across the country for last night's on-line event, four years to the day since Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni were taken Biloela home.

Thank you for being there, if you were able to participate. By coming together yesterday, we began reclaiming 5th March as a day to show how we as community can "stick up for our mates".

But the truth is that unless we get this beautiful family safely #HometoBilo before the election, Priya, Nades and their QLD-born girls will be in terrible danger. We must keep speaking up.

<< Test First Name >>, can you open up a new e-mail now and write directly to your local MP << Test mp_name >> at << Test mp_email >> in your own words? Please be sure to include your full name and address.

Without the many thousands of phone calls, letters, cards and e-mails from people like you over the last four years - Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni would still be trapped in a Christmas Island detention centre.

Unfortunately, I have heard recently that some politicians' staff are now sending e-mails sent via the form on our action page straight to the spam folder - unread.

That is why today, I am asking you to open up a new e-mail and send a message directly to your local MP << Test mp_name >> at << Test mp_email >> now - in your own, heartfelt words.

To ensure your e-mail is treated as genuine correspondence from a constituent, please be sure to include your full name and address.

If you've moved recently or live outside << Test mp_title_name >>'s electorate of << Test lower_house_electorate >>, you can use your postcode to check which politician to email in seconds by clicking here.

Last night's "virtual hug" for Kopi and Tharni

Right now, Scott Morrison's Ministers are stopping this beautiful family coming home to Biloela by withholding the same temporary visa they granted to Priya, Nades and Kopi (a "bridging visa") from four year old Tharni. This is the only thing stopping her family from leaving WA and coming safely home to Bilo.

It means Priya and Nades are living with the terrifying fear that Mr Morrison's Ministers will force their gorgeous, QLD-born girls from Australia to a country they have never known, where Tamil people face horrific abuse and torture - just as they tried to do after the 2019 election.

As we all saw in 2019, when it comes to elections no-one has a crystal ball. That's why we must get this family safely #HometoBilo now, before the election.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

The Morrison government is finally allowing 450 people who came in search of safety to settle in New Zealand.

But Priya and Nades are still living with the real and terrifying fear that Mr Morrison's Ministers will force their two QLD-born girls from Australia to danger after the election.

<< Test First Name >>, can you call your local MP << Test mp_name >>'s team on << Test mp_phone_electorate >>? Please tell them that Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni must be allowed to come safely home to Biloela now.

In June 2021, when Minister Karen Andrews was asked about her power to bring them home to Biloela, she said she was "investigating a range of resettlement options".

When asked about the family on ABC Radio, Minister Marise Payne said "the United States is the first of those but New Zealand is also an option".

The next day, Minister Andrews denied she was investigating resettlement options for our Biloela family - making it clear they are excluded from the "New Zealand deal".

Please call << Test mp_title_name >>'s team on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> and tell them this family must be allowed to come #HometoBilo now.

Anthony Albanese and Kristina Keneally have repeatedly pledged to bring Priya, Nades and the girls home to Biloela. A growing number of independent candidates are speaking out too.

With an election coming, some people are saying we can stop speaking up for this family. But as we learned in 2019, there’s no crystal ball when it comes to elections.

Scott Morrison’s Ministers could force this beautiful family to a war-torn country that Kopi and Tharni have never known, where Tamil people face horrific abuse and torture.

<< Test First Name >>, that’s why I am asking you to use your voice today, while there’s time. I would be so grateful if you could call << Test mp_title_name >>'s team on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now.

You can tap through to our action page for calling tips and to let me know how it went.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

On behalf of Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni - Happy Tamil New Year (Puthandu)!

Puthandu is a special day for Tamil families all around the world. This year, it has fallen one day before Good Friday - another very auspicious day.

I cannot think of a better day for Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to pick up his pen and grant four year old Tharni the same visa as her Mum, Dad and big sister, to allow her whole family to come safely home to Biloela for Easter.

<< Test First Name >>, can you please give your local MP << Test mp_name >> a quick call on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now?

Tell them you want Minister Hawke to grant Tharni from Biloela a bridging visa and insist that << Test mp_title_name >> contact Minister Hawke on your behalf, as a constituent.

If you are seeing this e-mail after office hours or over Easter, please leave a polite voice message for << Test mp_title_name >> with your full name, suburb and phone number.

I have no doubt that last June, when Tharni got so sick she had to be medically evacuated from a Christmas Island detention centre, it was only thanks to phone calls people like you made to their local MPs that Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni were reunited on the mainland.

But now, Scott Morrison’s Ministers are stopping this beautiful family from coming safely home to Biloela.

Priya is terrified that Mr Morrison’s Ministers are waiting until after the election to force her family from Australia to war-torn Sri Lanka, where Tamil people have faced decades of horrific abuse and torture - just as they tried to do after Mr Morrison’s surprise re-election in 2019.

No-one can predict the outcome of an election, and we don’t have much time - please, can you give << Test mp_title_name >> a call on << Test mp_phone_electorate >> now?

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Last night, the ABC's 7.30 program aired a story about our Biloela family.

Priya explained how Scott Morrison's Ministers are preventing her family from coming safely home to Biloela, by granting bridging visas to three members of her family - but keeping four year old Tharni in "community detention".

Priya told the interviewer she is "fearful" for what could happen when the visas expire.

But I know her greatest fear is that Mr Morrison's Ministers are waiting until after the election to force her two QLD-born girls from Australian to danger, just as they attempted to do after the election three years ago.

With the election almost upon us, can you please take a moment today, to send an e-mail to a << Test 2022_candidate_first_name >> << Test 2022_candidate_last_name >> at << Test 2022_candidate_last_email >>?

I know that you have sent e-mails to politicians before. But << Test 2022_candidate_title_name >> has now been announced as the << Test 2022_candidate_party >> candidate in your electorate of << Test lower_house_electorate >>.

It's the perfect time to let << Test 2022_candidate_title_name >> know, respectfully, that the future safety of our Biloela family will be at the top of your mind when you cast your vote on 21 May.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Sydney Morning Herald columnist Peter Fitzsimons has published an exclusive interview with Priya this morning.

Can you please show your support by tapping here to leave a positive comment of hope and love for Priya, Nades and the girls on the the Sydney Morning Herald Facebook page?

On social media, it's so important to reply to other positive comments, which helps bring them to the top. Please don't ever reply to hateful or misinformed comments, even to correct them - replying makes these comments more prominent and exposes more people to the hatred.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

I have some news for you. The e-mails people are sending to the coalition candidate for the electorate of Eden-Monaro (which surrounds the ACT) are starting to get results for our Biloela family.

Yesterday, the coalition candidate for Eden-Monaro, Dr Jerry Nockles, told The Canberra Times he stands by his June 2021 comments that Kopika and Tharnicaa “must be settled in Australia”.

But Dr Nockles “was a step away from joining the growing number of MPs and candidates on all sides of politics arguing for the family's return” to Biloela, The Canberra Times reported.

This morning, can you please send a short letter to the editor of The Canberra Times in response to Mr Knockles comments?

Please remind Canberra Times readers, respectfully and in your own words, that Kopi and Tharni’s safety can’t be assured unless their whole family are permitted to come home to Biloela, where they are welcome, wanted and needed.

Dr Nockles’ comments show that our message is getting through. But his refusal to clearly state that Kopi and Tharni must be allowed to come safely home to Biloela with their loving mum and dad is absurd.

In a Sydney Morning Herald article in June last year, before he was picked to stand as a Liberal candidate, Dr Nockles said “I believe that two small children must be settled in Australia today … Kopika and Tharnicaa Murugappan are two Australian-born children … they are first and foremost children – and they have a legal and moral right to our protection.”

Now Dr Nockles is seeking votes in the hope of joining a government which kept Kopika and Tharnicaa locked up in detention for three and a half years.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Four years after Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni were taken from their Biloela home, the way Australians vote could finally bring them home to Biloela within weeks.

But with Kopika turning seven this Thursday, it looks like she’ll be spending another birthday thousands of kilometres from her Biloela home.

Can you help us mark Kopika’s special day by joining this Thursday’s online event?

From Bob Katter to the Australian Greens, the way our Biloela family’s story brings politicians of different beliefs and backgrounds together in support never ceases to amaze.

Now, a growing number of independent candidates, including Allegra Spender (Wentworth), Dr Monique Ryan (Kooyong), Zoe Daniel (Goldstein), Kylea Tink (North Sydney) and Dr Sarah Russell (Flinders) have promised to do everything they can to bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni safely home to Biloela, if elected.

I’m delighted that Monique Ryan, Kylea Tink, Jane Caro (Reason candidate for NSW Senate), Sonya Semmens (Greens candidate for Higgins) have found time to join our online celebration of Kopika’s birthday - can you join us online too?

Last Thursday, Anthony Albanese also re-stated his clear commitment to bringing Priya, Nades, Kopika and Tharnicaa home to Biloela.

When a Q+A audience member asked if he would bring them home to Biloela if elected Prime Minister, Mr Albanese said:

“The answer to your question is 'yes' ... the community want them back and they should return home to Biloela."

I hope you can join us online this Thursday, to celebrate Kopika’s birthday and hear from some of the candidates promising to do all they can to bring her family safely #HometoBilo.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

There’s only one more sleep until Kopika’s 7th birthday - her fifth since guards snatched her family from their Biloela home. She was only two.

If you’ve already tapped ‘Going’ to show you’ll be there for tomorrow’s online event at 5.30pm (5pm SA/NT, 3.30pm WA), thank you so much. It will mean so much to Priya and Nades to see a big show of support for their family on Kopika’s birthday.

There’s still time to RSVP to our live-streamed event with some of the candidates who’ve promised to do all they can to bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni safely home to Biloela if elected, including independent candidate for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan.

It’s shocking to think that Kopika was just a tiny two year old on the day the guards came for her family back in 2018.

You can see just how little she was in this photo, taken in Biloela by her adoring mum and dad a few weeks earlier.

It says something about the incredible power of Priya and Nades’ love for their precious girls that Kopika is growing into such a confident, bright and imaginative young lady.

Over the last four years, I’ve had the privilege of spending many, many hours with Kopika over countless video calls and multiple visits to detention centres in Melbourne and on Christmas Island, as well the WA “community detention” house where Scott Morrison’s Ministers have ordered her little sister Tharni to stay.

But with the election almost upon us, the future safety of Kopika’s family hangs in the balance. Please RSVP now to join our online event tomorrow, to make sure candidates can see how much love we all have for our Biloela family on Kopika’s special day.

Hi << Test First Name >>,

Our votes could be our last chance to bring this beautiful family safely home to Biloela.

In the time we have left, can you please help this important message to circulate to as many people as possible - even if you have already voted?

Anthony Albanese has made it crystal clear he will bring Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni home to Biloela, where they are welcome, wanted and needed.

But it was sickening to hear Scott Morrison attacking our Biloela family in the media yesterday.

I'm terrified Mr Morrison will force Priya, Nades, Kopi and Tharni from Australia to danger after the election.

If the election result is unclear, our beautiful family's safety could depend on independents like Dr Monique Ryan (Kooyong), Zoe Daniel (Goldstein), and Dr Sarah Russell (Flinders), who have promised to do everything they can to bring them safely #HometoBilo if elected.

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