Clean up

FOUNDED by the British 209 years ago as a dumping ground for convicts, Sydney is Australia's oldest and largest city. The taint of criminality has now returned, following the revelations of a Royal Commission of inquiry into police corruption in Sydney that finished its hearings on March 13th, after taking evidence from 640 witnesses over two years. The scandal has already ruined many careers and claimed some lives. Top echelons of the police force have been sacked, and some officers are expected to be charged. Faced with the humiliation of giving evidence over alleged corruption or abberant sexual behaviour, at least ten witnesses have committed suicide, including policemen, school teachers and a former judge.