Footpaths Built Over Veterans Graves, Hundreds of Commemorations Destroyed: Inquiry

War medals are seen prior to Race 1 HMAS Sydney Handicap during Sydney Racing at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on April 25, 2026. Jeremy Ng/Getty ImagesFormer servicemen now lie beneath footpaths, walls, and garden beds at a major cemetery due to bureaucratic lapses, a Senate estimates hearing has heard.The issue was raised during the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee on June 2.