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Received โ€” 4 May 2026 โญ The Guardian World news

Baby found dead at Wagga beach homeless encampment as mother and another infant taken to hospital

4 May 2026 at 05:15

Police say โ€˜no suspicious circumstancesโ€™ while local councillor argues โ€˜tragedyโ€™ shows housing crisis has gotten out of hand in regional Australia

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

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