At the dark and solemn time of 4.30am tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of Australians will be joined as one, casting their minds back 90 years when an army of young Australian men went to war and crystallised the concept of nationhood...
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen has died aged 94. Former Queensland Premier throughout his political career and beyond was one of Australia's most quotable public figures The sayings of Premier Joh
Eye on Politics & Law Lords: Top police sidelined over Bulldogs case
The bombshell inquiry into the state's Deputy Commissioner Dave Madden and four others is linked to the probe into rape allegations against senior Bulldogs footballers
Police Commissioner Ken Moroney referred his trusted deputy Madden, who is also head of police operations, to the Police Integrity Commission after receiving an independent legal brief on the months-long Bulldogs inquiry. The advice, prepared by barrister Glenn Bartley, of Frederick Jordan Chambers, reviewed the police handling of rape allegations made by a 20-year-old woman after an incident at Pacific Bay Resort, Coffs Harbour, in February last year.
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