NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing
by Cait Kelly Inequality reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#78BKM)
Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga Wagga
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The New South Wales government paid for a homeless man in Wagga Wagga to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering him temporary accommodation, in an attempt to move on residents living in an encampment by a river.
The local council and state government have been attempting to clear out the encampment for several months after a newborn baby died in May when its mother gave birth to twins in a tent.
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