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Death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’ described as ‘beyond tragic’ by Albanese government

Bikram Lama, 32, was [found dead](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/19/bikram-lama-birdman-sydney-st-james-tunnel-homelessness-ntwnfb) on 7 December last year near the entrance to St James tunnel where he had been sleeping rough. Lama died near a busy thoroughfare

‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’

Bikram Lama in Hyde Park. The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after [Guardian Australia revealed