Months of public hearings, eight million documents and testimony from more than 80 witnesses compelled Commissioner Stuart Wood KC to declare an "urgent and pressing" need for reform, writes Ciara Jones.
Ciara Jones is a multi-platform journalist and producer in the ABC Brisbane newsroom. Before joining the ABC in 2021, Ciara worked as a commercial TV news reporter and chief of staff in regional Queensland. She tweets at @CiaraEJones
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Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.
Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.
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George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK, and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general. He is now a professor at the ANU’s National Security College.
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George Brandis is a former high commissioner to the UK, and a former Liberal senator and federal attorney-general. He is now a professor at the ANU’s National Security College.
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