I grew up fearing Queensland cops. Then I hung out with 17 Gold Coast detectives
- Written by Sally Breen, Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Griffith University
If you grew up in Queensland, Australia, in the late 20th century, you were taught to hate cops. It’s not like they did it in school or there was a standard issue training camp or anything. Knowing happened in things you saw.
I went to the Blue Light Discos in dingy...





