Death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’ described as ‘beyond tragic’ by Albanese government

Bikram Lama, who died while sleeping rough in Sydney’s Hyde Park, pictured before he came to Australia to study in 2013. Photograph: Supplied by family

Federal and state housing ministers have described the death of a young homeless man in Sydney’s Hyde Park as “beyond tragic” and say it reinforces the need to stop vulnerable rough sleepers from falling through the cracks.

Bikram Lama, 32, was found dead on 7 December last year near the entrance to St James tunnel where he had been sleeping rough.