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

A Guardian Australia investigation has found that hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves. This practice involves burying multiple individuals in the same grave, often with no clear identification of the deceased. The investigation reveals that state governments are using shared graves to bury those who are deemed too poor to pay for their own funerals.

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The state governments' use of shared graves for those deemed too poor to pay for funerals is a sign of a failing social safety net. This could lead to increased poverty and decreased access to basic services, negatively impacting the overall well-being of the

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