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Hello readers. The Tamil family facing deportation has been granted yet another reprieve, and the beer that cost Peter Lalor $100k.

**MUST CREDIT 10 News** Tamil family from Biloela - (Father) Nadesalingam Murugapan, (mother) Kokilapathmapriya Nadarasa and their children, Kopika, 4 and Tharunicaa, 2, during a visit from family friend Angela Fredericks. The family are in what is known as Construction Camp, a detention facility that has previously held families on Christmas Island. Picture: 10 News

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Peter Lalor's really expensive beer.

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