The Man Behind The Rose

Disgraced former Beattie Government health minister Gordon Nuttall was sentenced to 14 years for corruption and perjury. Until now he hasn’t been allowed to tell his story without the very real threat of going back to jail. Now he is lifting the lid on Queensland’s most high profile political scandal.

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06 - The Future

In this final chapter of the Man Behind the Rose Gordon, Lisa and Andrew Nuttall get together to discuss what the future holds. Some of the former Beatie Government minister's podcast revelations have surprised his friends and family in a good way. Theme: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Sep 14, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 6

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Aug 24, 2023•1 min

05 - The Twists

In this penultimate chapter of the Man Behind the Rose former Beattie Government minister Gordon Nuttall calls on the present administration to have his case investigated by an independent interstate jurist. And Nuttall says no favours were asked for and no favors were given after he received $300,000 from mining magnate Ken Talbot. Theme: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See om...

Aug 16, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5

04 - Operation Gumnut - Parole

Operation Gumnut... the top secret plan to sneak Gordon Nuttall past the waiting media and into the arms of his family after his parole is granted over 6 years into his 14 year sentence. Nuttall's children Lisa and Andrew speak for the first time since their father was locked away outlining the toll Gordon's guilty verdict and long incarceration took on them and the growing brood of grandchildren. Theme: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude...

Aug 09, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4

03 - Meeting a Murderer

In Episode 3 of The Man Behind the Rose disgraced former Beattie Government cabinet minister Gordon Nuttall is still in maximum security but now he has been summoned to meet with a multiple murderer and is given a 'job' that means he has to run the gauntlet of the jail's strict search regimen. And Gordon's Guardian angel is his eldest daughter Lisa who wrote and rang everyone she could think of in a desperate bid to get her father out of maximum security.. We hear from her for the first time sin...

Aug 02, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3

02 - From Early Days to Maximum Security

In this episode of The Man Behind the Rose we go back to the very beginning of Gordon Nuttall's political career and there's a surprising twist in the parallels between 1986 and 2009. Then the disgraced minister takes us inside his maximum security prison cell where the threat of violence permeated every waking minute and he feared for his life more than once. Theme: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusi...

Jul 27, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 2

01 - Breaking the Silence

In this first episode Nuttall describes what it’s like to finally be a free man and that his ‘error of judgment’ should not have landed him in maximum security for more than five years. Music Credits Theme: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact-prelude License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Don’t Die on Me - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Blockbuster Atmosphere 4 (Tension) by Sascha Ende Free download...

Jul 20, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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