 The two defectors gave Bjelke-Petersen's Nationals an outright majority, allowing him to form government in his own right.In late 1986, two journalists, the ABC's Chris Masters and "The Courier-Mail"'s Phil Dickie, independently began investigating the extent of police and political corruption in Queensland and its links to the National Party state government.Dickie's reports, alleging the apparent immunity from prosecution enjoyed by a group of illegal brothel operators, began appearing in early 1987; Masters' explosive "Four Corners" investigative report on police corruption entitled "The Moonlight State" aired on 11 May 1987.