Heiner AffairWell, what was Campbell Newman thinking?Last year, to his credit, he established the Queensland Child Protection Inquiry to investigate, amongst other things, the infamous Heiner AffairBut he appointed former Family Court Justice and former Queensland Crime Commissioner, Tim Carmody, to head the inquiryAnd Carmody had already rejected the Heiner allegations way back in 2001 when he was Queensland Crime CommissionerSo is this a case of setting up an inquiry knowing what its conclusions will be?You remember the Heiner storyAn Aboriginal girl was gang raped in 1988 whilst she was in the care of the Queensland GovernmentA former magistrate, Noel Heiner, was appointed to inquire into the rapeBut his inquiry was shut down by the Goss Government (Kevin Rudd was Wayne Goss’s Chief of Staff at the time) and evidence collected by Heiner was shredded on the orders of the Goss GovernmentFive judges have expressed concern about the Heiner affair and a House of Representatives Committee has recommended the entire Goss Cabinet be charged under the Queensland Crimes ActCommissioner Carmody yesterday suggested concerns about the Heiner affair may be a sham with “not a skerrick of evidence” to support themHe said the public would be shocked to learn that 11 inquiries into the affair might be based on “overreach” by long-time whistleblower Kevin LindebergPerhaps the real issue here is whether Tim Carmody is the appropriate person to head this inquiry

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