{"product_id":"secret-state-an-expose-paperback","title":"Secret State: An Expose' - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Grill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian's book, Secret State, was researched and written over almost a decade. It details the strenuous and doubtfully legitimate program waged by WA's Corruption and Crime Commission against him and former WA Premier Brian Burke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CCC campaign was largely based on covet surveillance, including phone taps, hidden recording devices and cameras, secret grossly unfair inquisitions - and public hearings that were used to create media stories and damage witnesses' credibility. The decade-long CCC operation occasioned a media storm across Australia, but was ultimately fruitless. However, the over hyped vendetta created extensive personal and reputational damage to Julian and Brian, and their families, friends and associates - including a host of blameless senior public servants who had routine or incidental contacts with the two CCC targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecret State sets the record straight. Julian's attention to accuracy and detail, and his entertaining literary style, make it a significant contribution to WA's legal and social history in the early decades of the 21st Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating from the University of Western Australia, Julian Grill practised as a barrister and solicitor in WA's Goldfields region, involved intensively in criminal defence and mining law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1977, representing the Australian Labor Party, he was elected to the WA Legislative Assembly. During his 24 years in Parliament he held many ministerial portfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring from Parliament in 2001, Julian served as the chairman and non-executive director of several publicly listed companies. He also established Julian Grill Consulting, providing legal, strategic and government relations advice to an extensive list of corporate clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 614\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727568179263,"sku":"9781922449870","price":60.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9e01afd7f1e68d50edd3cd85982a57da.webp?v=1765115322","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/secret-state-an-expose-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}