The six-month-old has been named Alfred by the local RSPCA unit looking after him.
Say hello to Alfred.

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When the Brisbane woman was subsequently arrested, she turned over her canvas bag to officers, explaining there was a joey inside.

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Incredulous staff opened the bag to discover a dehydrated – but otherwise well – baby koala.

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