We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,

and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.

Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.

Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,

our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in

Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.

The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.

They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.

The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.

The surface that was created for the consumption of the rest of Australia was that it was this

hokey-poke state which was run by this hillbilly and it should never be taken seriously.

That's exactly the card they wanted to play and behind the scenes of that joke facade and the Queensland was a national joke facade,

and the Queensland was a national joke for many, many years,

behind the curtains there was a hell of a lot of corrupt activity going on. I'm delighted to tell you that our guest this week is Brisbane-based journalist and author

Matthew Condon.

I've been a big fan of Matthews for around a decade now since I read

all three of his meticulously researched books about the history of corruption in the

Queensland Police Force and State Government. Individually, they are Jackson Jokers,

three crooked kings, and all fall down.

And collectively, they've become known as the Three Crooked Kings trilogy.

I was in my early teens when in 19... as the Three Crooked Kings trilogy.

I was in my early teens when in 1987

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