Baby found dead at Wagga beach homeless encampment as mother and another infant taken to hospital
4 May 2026 at 05:15
Police say โno suspicious circumstancesโ while local councillor argues โtragedyโ shows housing crisis has gotten out of hand in regional Australia
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A baby has been found dead in a tent in regional New South Wales, prompting renewed calls to address homelessness across regional Australia.
Police were called to a homeless encampment near Wagga beach on the Murrumbidgee River on Saturday, where they found a 37-year-old woman with two infants, one of whom was deceased.
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ยฉ Photograph: Gabrielle Jackson/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Gabrielle Jackson/The Guardian

ยฉ Photograph: Gabrielle Jackson/The Guardian