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MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2026

CURATED EXTERNAL REPORTING · The Guardian Australia

Finding Roger Davies: how one sister’s search for her long-lost brother unearthed a state’s destitute burial failures

A Guardian Australia investigation revealed that rough sleeper Roger Davies was buried in an unmarked communal grave with four strangers at Rookwood Cemetery in 2015. Despite identifying his remains, authorities failed to notify his living sister for two years, depriving his family of the chance to fund a private cremation and properly lay him to rest.

By Christopher Knaus, Ariel Bogle and Nino Bucci · The Guardian Australia

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