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Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves

Christopher Knaus and Ariel Bogle · The Guardian · World
Published 6 Oct 2026, 1:00 am·2 d ago·1 min read
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Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says Find more from the Unmarked graves investigation here Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Vietnam veterans, rough sleepers and other impoverished Australians are being buried in unmarked communal graves often holding four or more people, a practice relatives have described as “unspeakable” and “a disgrace”. A Guardian Australia investigation has identified more than 100 unmarked graves across…

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