It's been criticised as shocking and heartless – the decision to make it illegal for homeless people to camp in public parks in two of Queensland’s biggest cities. The policy came into effect just days after ex-cyclone Alfred smashed the state’s south east, putting extra pressure on an already struggling sector at a crisis point. Tom Hartley reports.  

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