Relieved family receive phone call saying great-grandma, 93, won't be immediately deported

A 93-year-old great-grandmother who was given 28 days to leave the country - her home of 11 years - will not be immediately deported, after the family received a surprise phone call from the home affairs office.

Relieved family receive phone call saying great-grandma, 93, won't be immediately deported

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The Australian government will not be deporting a great-grandmother who has lived in Australia for more than a decade and was given just 28 days to leave the country. 

Mollie Manley, from Somerset in England, has lived in Perth for 11 years alongside her three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren - who are all Australian citizens.

 Mollie Manley, far left, and her family in Australia.
Mollie Manley, far left, and her family in Australia. Source: Supplied
Earlier this month, SBS News revealed the, after failing Australia's .

Her family feared the bed-ridden great-grandmother would not survive the plane journey alone, nor would she have had any family there to look after her. 
Great-grandmother, 93, could be deported after 11 years in Australia
Mollie Manley, 93. Source: Supplied
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Published 20 June 2019 10:56am
Updated 12 August 2022 3:27pm
By Heba Kassoua, Charlotte Lam
Presented by Good Morning Ausralia


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