Police State

Police State is the story of corruption in the Queensland police force and body politic, realised through drama re-enactments, twenty years of news and documentary footage, and a compelling narrative. In the final years of the Bjelke-Petersen administration, Queensland has become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era. “Police State” puts into perspective the headlines which have dominated the Australian media for the past two years. Rated: PG

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Credits

director

Chris Noonan

co-producer

ABC-TV (Australia)

Rod Allan

Duration

01:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324171

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Queensland

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Queensland

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q15039785

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Australia, 1989

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