“Rebekah Holt, a passionate, forensic journalist who spent years reporting this issue, has told the family’s story empathically and adroitly. And to hear Priya – the family’s most outspoken member – narrate her family’s trials from the eye of the storm is an extraordinary and vital account of a dark chapter in our nation’s history.”
Ben Doherty - The Guardian
Home to Biloela
by Priya Nadesalingam with Rebekah Holt
The extraordinary true story of a family’s quest for freedom, and the small Australian town that fought to bring them home, told in full for the first time.
“Australian media often goes missing on reporting on asylum seekers, but Rebekah Holt remains defiantly there, bearing witness and demanding – and often bringing about – change to an ongoing national shame. We are lucky to have her.”
Benjamin Law - Author & Broadcaster
“Rebekah Holt’s work is a lightning bolt to the complacent world of immigration reporting. Her approach is painstakingly ethical, honest and rigorous. And it’s not just substance, but style too - Rebekah’s writing sparkles.”
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran - Journalist & Editor, ABC
“Rebekah is a unique journalistic talent. She builds trust with scared and vulnerable people in environments designed to be dehumanising and cruel. Her commitment to focusing on the facts and countering toxic stories of asylum seekers has significantly added to Australia’s understanding of what is happening in these immigration prisons.”
Alison Battisson- Human Rights Lawyer
“Rebekah is a selfless and tireless chronicler of our insane and morally depraved migration detention system and the harm inflicted on its innocent victims; this book beautifully reflects why she does it.”
Michael Bradley - Author & Lawyer
Photo: Max Williams