idge ▁critic ised ▁the ▁ben ch ▁as ▁" histor ical ▁d ills "), ▁Bor b idge ▁argued ▁that ▁Howard ' s ▁proposed ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁Native ▁Title ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁far ▁enough ▁in ▁abol ishing ▁native ▁title ▁from ▁past oral ▁le ases . ▁However , ▁the ▁Act ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁party ▁feder ally . ▁ ▁The ▁Bor b idge ▁government ▁was ▁almost ▁immediately ▁bes et ▁by ▁sc andal ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that , ▁during ▁the ▁M und ing bur ra ▁by - e lection ▁campaign , ▁Bor b idge ▁and ▁Cooper ▁( now ▁Minister ▁for ▁Police ) ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁secret ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁with ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Police ▁Union ▁guarantee ing ▁the ▁Q PU ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁un pop ular ▁G oss ▁government ▁measures , ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁v eto ▁over ▁senior ▁police ▁appoint ments , ▁and ▁increased ▁police ▁fund ing , ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁a ▁don ation ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁campaign . ▁This ▁close ▁relationship ▁ev oked ▁many ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁B jel ke - P eters en ▁era , ▁where ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁executive ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁service ▁were ▁frequently ▁close . ▁ ▁The ▁matter ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁Commission ▁( C J C ), ▁a ▁body ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Fitz ger ald ▁In qu iry ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁regarded ▁poor ly ▁both ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Queensland