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Tony Fitzgerald QC with premier Mike Ahern handing down the report of the Commission of Inquiry in 1989.
1/16Tony Fitzgerald QC with premier Mike Ahern handing down the report of the Commission of Inquiry in 1989.
Police ‘bagman’ Jack Herbert and his wife Peggy in London.
2/16Police ‘bagman’ Jack Herbert and his wife Peggy in London.
Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
3/16Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Vic Conte and Gerry Bellino, who owned illegal casinos and massage parlours in Fortitude Valley.
4/16Vic Conte and Gerry Bellino, who owned illegal casinos and massage parlours in Fortitude Valley.
The infamous Bubbles bath house in Wickham St, Fortitude Valley.
5/16The infamous Bubbles bath house in Wickham St, Fortitude Valley.
Former Queensland Minister Don Lane arrives at the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He was later jailed for falsifying expenses.
6/16Former Queensland Minister Don Lane arrives at the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He was later jailed for falsifying expenses.
Former police commissioner Sir Terence Lewis leaves the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He was jailed for corruption and stripped of his knighthood.
7/16Former police commissioner Sir Terence Lewis leaves the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He was jailed for corruption and stripped of his knighthood.
Antonio (Tony) Bellino arriving at the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
8/16Antonio (Tony) Bellino arriving at the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Hector Hapeta, the king of Brisbane prostitution during the 1980s.
9/16Hector Hapeta, the king of Brisbane prostitution during the 1980s.
Former minister Brian Austin, jailed for misappropriating public funds as a result of the Fitzgerald inquiry.
10/16Former minister Brian Austin, jailed for misappropriating public funds as a result of the Fitzgerald inquiry.
An iIllustration of bagman Jack Herbert in the witness stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
11/16An iIllustration of bagman Jack Herbert in the witness stand at the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Police eagerly examine the 630 page Fitzgerald Inquiry report soon after its release.
12/16Police eagerly examine the 630 page Fitzgerald Inquiry report soon after its release.
Geraldo (Gerry) Bellino at the Fitzgerald Inquiry
13/16Geraldo (Gerry) Bellino at the Fitzgerald Inquiry
Sir Terence (Terry) Lewis.
14/16Sir Terence (Terry) Lewis.
Former senior government minister Russ Hinze with his wife Fay. He died in 1991 before criminal charges relating to alleged corruption could be brought against him.
15/16Former senior government minister Russ Hinze with his wife Fay. He died in 1991 before criminal charges relating to alleged corruption could be brought against him.
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen announcing his retirement in 1987.
16/16Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen announcing his retirement in 1987.
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