{
  "id": 13731846,
  "title": "The Australians buried together in unmarked graves - podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/the-australians-buried-together-in-unmarked-graves-podcast",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/12/the-australians-buried-together-in-unmarked-graves-full-story-podcast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A special investigation by Guardian Australia has uncovered that people from low socio-economic backgrounds are being interred in unmarked graves within Rookwood cemetery. The graves lack any form of commemoration, such as plaques or tombstones. The inquiry has led to an immediate apology from NSW Health, which manages the cemetery practices. State Health Minister Ryan Park has expressed a desire to put an end to the use of these communal graves. The Guardian's Chief Investigations Correspondent Christopher Knaus and Investigations Reporter Ariel Bogle spoke with Reged Ahmad about their findings. The story reveals the devastation faced by families who have learned where their loved ones were laid to rest.",
  "summary": "Using evidence from family and friends, analysis of cemetery registries, and aerial and satellite imagery, a special investigation by Guardian Australia has found that ‘persons without means’ are being buried in bare patches of earth between walkways and old headstones. The vast majority of the graves do not have a plaque or tombstone. The investigation has prompted an immediate apology from NSW…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}