Death in a homeless camp is the other side of the housing crisis

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The death of a baby in a makeshift homeless camp on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga is even the more heartbreaking because it was so avoidable.

A 37-year-old Indigenous woman gave birth to twins in a tent in the cold on Saturday. One did not survive. She and her second infant were taken to the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, both in critical condition. The baby has been transferred to Sydney.

The woman and her partner had been living in the camp for about five months. There are no indications of what, if any, prenatal care was available, but Homes NSW had been in contact with her for several years, and she had previously used........

© The Sydney Morning Herald