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Originally posted by pintohoo ↑

"The Fitzgerald report was basically political exercise and when they started to look at the Labor Pollies it was cancelled."

How odd -- I have no memory of the Investigation being cancelled at all - would you provide your substantiation for that please kingy -

this gives an idea of the scale of the investigation

"The Fitzgerald Inquiry

In May 1987 Acting Queensland Premier Bill Gunn ordered a commission of inquiry after the media reported possible police corruption involving illegal gambling and prostitution. Tony Fitzgerald QC was appointed to lead the "Commission of Inquiry into Possible Illegal Activities and Associated Police Misconduct", known as the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
During the inquiry, the terms of reference were extended to look into "any other matter or thing appertaining to the aforesaid matters", which enabled Fitzgerald to further investigate evidence of political corruption.
Initially expected to last about six weeks, the inquiry spent almost two years conducting a comprehensive investigation of long-term systemic political corruption and abuse of power in Queensland. Public sittings were held on 238 sitting days, hearing testimony from 339 witnesses, and focusing public attention in Queensland and throughout Australia on integrity and accountability in public office including policing.
The Inquiry changed the policing and political landscape in Queensland and across Australia. Significant prosecutions followed the inquiry leading to four ministers being jailed and numerous convictions of other police. Former Police Commissioner Sir Terence Lewis was convicted of corruption, jailed, and stripped of his knighthood, and former Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen was charged with perjury for evidence given to the inquiry though the trial was aborted due to a hung jury.
The 630-page Fitzgerald report was tabled in Parliament in July 1989. It made over 100 recommendations covering the establishment of the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission and the Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) and reform of the Queensland Police Force."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzgerald_Inquiry

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Hi pinto
Sorry mostly from memory as I lived in Qld during that time and came into contact with some of the players of the drama and heard first hand about the brown paper bags and the rewards available, but these were mostly available to the bureaucrats

The enquiry started re Police corruption and was to run for 6 weeks.

But it was extended a few times and the terms were also widened, Fitzgerald was a terrier who would not stop

Once pandora's box was opened everything was fair game and after they got through the Police they started on the National / Liberal party and killed it off, they then moved on again and this time to the Labor party
The enquiry was closed two weeks later with the explanation that it would do further damage to the State if continued
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