Priya Murugappan is looking forward to 'starting a new life' with her family as they return to the central Queensland town of Biloela after four years in various detention centres.
The Murugappan family - Priya and Nades, and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa - landed at the local airport at about 2:30pm on Friday afternoon.
The family-of-four, who had most recently been living in Perth, spent a couple of nights in Brisbane before travelling to the town in central Queensland.Crowds gathered to greet the family as they landed. Picture: Getty Images Crowds gathered to greet the family and were heard cheering and chanting as they disembarked the plane.The name of Biloela is believed to have come from an Aboriginal word for cockatoo and their return marks the town's annual Flourish Multicultural Festival, which will also serve as an official welcome home ceremony."Me and my family [are] very happy [on our] journey back to my community Bilo.
Smiles, tears and hugs as the plane touches down in Biloela with the Nadesalingum family on board. Dancing and singing quickly broke out in the crowd afterwards