Almost 30 years later, all the signs of the pre-Fitzgerald era are back | Renee Eaves

Almost 30 years later, all the signs of the pre-Fitzgerald era are back | Renee Eaves

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Change to misconduct and corruption in the police force must come from the top. A culture shift is long overdue

The Fitzgerald inquiry was supposed to be a reckoning for the Queensland police, a sign that the bad old days were over.

Tony Fitzgerald’s findings were particularly scathing of the way police dealt with misconduct and corruption. “The Internal Investigations Section has provided warm comfort to corrupt police,” Fitzgerald said. “It has been a friendly, sympathetic, protective and inept overseer. It must be abolished”.

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