NSW government paid for homeless man to be sent back to New Zealand instead of offering housing

Local council and state government attempting to move on residents living in an encampment by the river in Wagga Wagga

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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, in an attempt to move on residents living in an encampment by a river.

The local council and state government have been attempting to clear out the encampment for several months after a newborn baby died in May when its mother gave birth to twins in a tent.