When it comes to government inquiries, Terence Cole QC has to be the current heavyweight. He inquired into the building industry and then into AWB. In the process he was criticised heavily by prominent ALP members.
Now the Rudd government has appointed him to head an inquiry into the sinking of the HMAS Sydney.
I guess it’s a continuation of the trajectory that saw W.A. construction union official Joe McDonald expelled from the ALP last year. Perhaps it wasn’t just for his foul mouth.