Police State(1989)
An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
Movie: Police State
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Graeme Parker
Sir Terence Lewis
Tony Fitzgerald
Gary Crooke QC
Ralph Devlin
Dawn Parker
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An account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. Based on real events.
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1989-06-15
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