Doctors warned Andrea could die without safe housing, then discharged her to sleep on the streets

The First Nations woman has been on the priority public housing list in WA since 2023. Despite nearly dying from sleeping rough, she still has a two year wait. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The family of a homeless First Nations woman who is sick with septicemia fear she will die without a safe home, but advocates warn it could be years before she reaches the top of the public housing waiting list. Andrea Woodley has been in and out of hospital for weeks with s...

By Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent