{
  "id": 6989309,
  "title": "NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nsw-government-paid-for-homeless-man-to-be-sent-back-to-new-zealand-6989309",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T20:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/13/nsw-government-paid-for-homeless-man-to-be-sent-back-to-new-zealand-instead-of-offering-housing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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. This was part of an effort to clear out an encampment by a river, which local council and state government have been trying to do for several months.\n\nThe encampment has been the site of a tragic incident, with a newborn baby dying in May after its mother gave birth to twins in a tent.\n\nThe man was sent back to New Zealand, according to The Guardian Australia and The Guardian.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/nsw-government-paid-for-homeless-man-to-be-sent-back-to-new-zealand",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:00:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}