Joh: Last King of Queensland

Part of the Stan's Revealed series, this documentary examines one of Australia’s most controversial leaders: Joh Bjelke-Petersen (played by Richard Roxburgh).

By November 1987, Joh had led the Sunshine State for 19 years and occupied a special place in most Queenslanders’ hearts. He ran Australia’s fastest growing state with an iron fist, but an inquiry soon unravelled a vast web of corruption. Locking himself in his office, Bjelke-Petersen refused to face his party, the Parliament or the press.

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