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Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead

baby was found dead at Wagga beach](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/04/baby-dead-wagga-beach-homeless-encampment-ntwnfb) at the weekend was part of a homeless encampment up to a 15-minute walk away from the nearest public toilets or running water

‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds

News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) Since 2024, the [Guardian has examined](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/out-in-the-cold) more than 600 homelessness deaths that show systemic failures – the lack of crisis and social housing, under-resourcing of homelessness