Gus Lamont’s ‘devastated’ grandmothers hire lawyers after police declare disappearance a major crime
The four-year-old, from South Australia, was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in the outback in SeptemberFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMissing four-year-old Gus Lamont’s “devastated”...
<p>The four-year-old, from South Australia, was last seen playing outside home on family sheep station in the outback in September</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/05/australian-politics-live-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-labor-liberal-question-time-chalmers-budget-cost-of-living-marles-defence-leadership-challenge-spill-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Missing four-year-old Gus Lamont’s “devastated” grandmothers have engaged lawyers a day after police declared his disappearance a major crime.</p><p>Gus went missing from his family’s 60,000 hectare sheep station in September last year, and was initially <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/29/four-year-old-gus-lamont-disappeared-from-his-homestead-into-the-australian-outback-two-months-on-questions-remain">thought to have wandered off</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/06/gus-lamonts-south-australia-devastated-grandmothers-hire-lawyers-after-police-declare-disappearance-a-major-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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