Police

Jim O'Sullivan reflects on the difficulty of maintaining the separation of powers between the police service and the government, particularly in the pre-Fitzgerald era.

Jim O'Sullivan reflects on the positives and negatives of his career, naming his appointment of Dick Warry to head up a civilianised Queensland Police Service corporate section as his best decision, and the impact on his family as the greatest cost.

Jim O'Sullivan comments on Terry Lewis and Raymond Whitrod as Police Commissioners.

Jim O'Sullivan outlines the dedicated implementation of reform under the Goss Government, particularly the introduction of merit-based appointments, and the Borbidge Government's less enthusiastic promulgation of the reform agenda.

Jim O'Sullivan discusses his relationship with Police Minister Paul Braddy, and the difficulties of dealing with intrusive ministerial staffers during the Goss era. He discusses the 1995 change of government, his difficult relationship with the Borbidge Government, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Police Union and the then opposition coalition party.