Premium Content Subscriber only A key campaigner for returning the Murugappan family back to Biloela hopes the new Minister for Home Affairs looks over the familyâs circumstances with a âfresh set of eyesâ. But a Department of Home Affairs spokesperson said no one who attempted âillegalâ maritime travel to Australia would be settled in the country. âThe familyâs claims to engage Australiaâs protection obligations have been comprehensively assessed on a number of occasions by the Department of Home Affairs, various merits review bodies and appealed through multiple courts including the Federal Court to the High Court,â the spokesperson said.