Critics say the state’s harsher policies, intended to prioritise those in ‘genuine need’, won’t reduce homelessness Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When the occupants of a Morningside social housing unit in Brisbane were evicted on 7 July, the state’s housing department and police left one resident behind: Smokey, Paris Cumming’s cat. The jet black feline was left inside after the unit was locked and boarded up. Paris’ father, Craig Cumming, said he frantically contacted everyone from the RSPCA to housing officers and police, but that government departments “didn’t seem to be interested in the welfare of this animal”. Continue reading...