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

https://mins.news/en/item/86566

- The Guardian, 2026-10-05 14:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/06/poor-australians-war-veterans-buried-unmarked-graves

> A Guardian Australia investigation found state governments are using unmarked communal graves for people considered unable to pay for funerals. More than 100 such graves were identified in New South Wales and some in Queensland, with four to six strangers sometimes buried together. Relatives and homelessness services called the practice disgraceful; two Vietnam veterans were buried this way despite a federal funeral-support program.