The Tamil mother who was due to be deported from Australia with her husband and two Australian-born children says a temporary extension preventing her daughter's removal gives them “some relief” and they remain hopeful of a permanent stay.
On Friday, a Federal Court judge granted an extended injunction preventing the deportation of two-year-old Tharunicca from Darwin to Sri Lanka until after another court hearing next Wednesday.
While it was not immediately clear what the ruling meant for the rest of the family, Carina Ford - the lawyer for Priya, her husband Nadesalingam and their two Australian-born daughters - said it would be "not a good look" to deport the rest of the family and leave the child here alone.
