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Jay Ooi, Thinesh Thillainadarajah
You Have Been Told A Lie
Blood, Borders, and Biloela
A family ripped from their rural Queensland community, and a town fighting to bring them back. The Nadesalingam family captured the hearts and minds of people across the world when they were ripped from their regional Australian community of Biloela, but there’s more to this than a heartwarming story.
You Have Been Told A Lie will explore the social fabric of Sri Lanka forcing Tamils to flee, the geopolitical and national forces at play when it comes to Australia’s immigration policy, the groundswell movement from their local community and beyond, the treatment and processing of...
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4.4 stars from 49 ratings
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“The first episode reeled me in and kept me there till the end. The amount of information given in such an accessible way is incredible.”
Mitchmaj via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/30/23
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“Honestly, I’m not surprised this podcast turned out amazingly, Jay’s other series “Shoes Off” was also hugely educational for me.
You Have Been Told A Lie is one of those podcasts that change your perception on something forever. There are so many layers of information being discussed, and...”Read full review »
BN0086 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/22/23
Such an important and heartfelt story
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“I binged all episodes of this podcast!!! Couldn’t put it down. Definitely cried, laughed cringed and was horrified at the story of this incredible, unbelievably resilient family.
As a second generation Australian, it’s quite excruciating to listen to Australia’s approach to :
a) refugee...”Read full review »
lov4B via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/14/23
Recent Episodes
Welcome home. With a Labor victory at the 2022 federal election, we join the family as they return home to Biloela. It’s a teary, frantic, and joyous reunion for them, but what does this mean for other families like the Nadeslinagams? Is Labor’s election win the victory that people think it...
Published 07/07/23
Published 07/07/23
Everything is riding on the 2022 federal election. The LNP have held firm that the Nadesalingams would not be returning to Biloela, and no special visa would be granted to them, but the Labor Party has made an election promise to return them to Biloela if they are elected. How did this one family...
Published 06/30/23
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