Gardner Brook — the record, from the sources.

A sourced companion archive on the public record of Paul Gardner Brook (professionally, Gardner Brook): a cooperating witness in the NSW ICAC “Operation Jasper” inquiry whose evidence, when it mattered most, was repeatedly preferred by the courts over that of the powerful people he testified against — and upheld all the way to the High Court of Australia. His analysis, essays and full profile are published at paulgardnerbrook.com.

2013NSW ICAC found his evidence “designed to be generally honest and accurate” and generally preferred it over the Obeids’. See The Record
2018The Federal Court found his evidence “essentially reliable” and “entirely consistent with the documentary record”. [2018] FCA 1019
2021The people he testified against were convicted and jailed. [2021] NSWSC 1343
2026The High Court of Australia unanimously upheld those convictions. [2026] HCA 1

Read the sourced Record → Who is Gardner Brook? →

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This is a companion archive. Mr Brook’s full profile, his published analysis and essays, and the complete sourced Record — with the official judgments, commission reports and the ICAC Inspector’s report hosted in full — are published at his principal site.

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