Balloons, cake and overwhelming joy set the tone as locals gathered at a nearby park to celebrate Tharnicaa Nadesalingam s special day in the Queensland outback town on Sunday.
Overcome with emotion Tamil refugee mother falls to her knees crying and kisses Australian soil as her and her family finally arrive home after an agonising four-year immigration battle.
The family of Tamil asylum seekers yelled out Hello Brisbane, hello Queensland as they arrived in the Sunshine State on the way home to their adopted hometown of Biloela.