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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: The lonely death of ‘the birdman’, US shoots and seizes Iranian ship, and the independent fighting for Farrer

A hedged area above St James station near where Bikram Lama died while homeless in Sydney
A hedged area above St James station near where Bikram Lama died while homeless in Sydney. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Good morning. About 100,000 people walked unknowingly past the body of Bikram Lama, nicknamed “the birdman”, who died a lonely death in the centre of Sydney’s bustling CBD. Today we reveal how his hopes and dreams soured, and what it tells us about a glaring gap in our safety net.

Donald Trump has again threatened to bomb Iran’s power plants, and the US says it has shot at and seized an Iranian ship, as the impasse over the strait of Hormuz continues.

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