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Here is a selection of my publications. Click on the title to view the whole text, or chose a category on the left.

• Failure of the justice system
  17.05.2010
  The family of Doomadgee has good reason to be angry THE family of Mulrunji Doomadgee is right -- Queensland Police should ``hang their heads in shame'' over his death and the 5 1/2-year saga that followed. On Friday, Deputy Chief Magistrate Brian... read more
• Colluders should be weeded out: Lawyer.
  15.05.2010
  By: TONY KOCH, JARED OWENS QUEENSLAND Police should ``hang their heads in shame'' over the Coroner's open finding in the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee, his family said yesterday. The Doomadgee family's spokesman and barrister Andrew Boe... read more
• Breach of trust felt by every citizen
  15.05.2010
  By: TONY KOCH COMMENT THE systematic demolition by Coroner Brian Hine of police evidence to his inquest into the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee is a sad commentary on justice in Queensland. Any reasonable understanding of the evidence given... read more
• Mulrunji tip-off spoils case
  15.05.2010
  By: JAMIE WALKER THE investigation into the 2004 death in custody of Palm Island man Mulrunji Doomadgee was stripped of credibility because of a ``perception of collusion'' between local detectives and the policeman who caused the... read more
• Top cop's contract renewed, despite scandals
  08.05.2010
  By: MICHAEL MCKENNA Queensland's crime watchdog is about to turn up the heat on Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson FEW outside the backrooms of the Bligh government's offices could fathom the February announcement that Bob Atkinson would... read more
• Top cops fed lines to Palm police
  06.05.2010
  By: Michael McKenna, Tony Koch THE Crime and Misconduct Commission has recommended two senior officers, picked by Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson to review the discredited investigation into the 2004 death in custody of Palm... read more
• Surely this is a dream become a nightmare
  08.04.2010
  By: TONY KOCH COMMENT IMAGINE that in 2004 you were a teenager living on Palm Island. You hear that a fisherman you know as Mulrunji has been arrested for being drunk and swearing. You hear he has been taken to jail by a 190cm police... read more