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Roman Quaedvlieg was always destined to make a mark. As a rookie policeman on the mean streets of Fortitude Valley in the dying days of the Moonlight State, his first arrest was Brisbane’s most wanted escapee. Three decades later, he found himself navigating through the corridors of power in Canberra.
Tour de Force charts the years in between, during which he truly sees it all. From policing on the beat to going undercover with bikies and gangs, to eventually running covert operations at the Australian Crime Commission, exposing major drug importations while working in customs services and leading the operation to turn back boats on international waters. Right up to being appointed as the very first head of the Australian Border Force, Roman Quaedvlieg’s story is one of a tough, resourceful and disciplined policeman rising through the ranks to the very top of law enforcement in Australia. This is a personal and political story that exposes a deeply conflicted national security system and doesn't shy away from his notorious sacking from the top job.
Roman Quaedvlieg was always destined to make a mark. As a rookie policeman on the mean streets of Fortitude Valley in the dying days of the Moonlight State, his first arrest was Brisbane’s most wanted escapee. Three decades later, he found himself navigating through the corridors of power in Canberra.
Tour de Force charts the years in between, during which he truly sees it all. From policing on the beat to going undercover with bikies and gangs, to eventually running covert operations at the Australian Crime Commission, exposing major drug importations while working in customs services and leading the operation to turn back boats on international waters. Right up to being appointed as the very first head of the Australian Border Force, Roman Quaedvlieg’s story is one of a tough, resourceful and disciplined policeman rising through the ranks to the very top of law enforcement in Australia. This is a personal and political story that exposes a deeply conflicted national security system and doesn't shy away from his notorious sacking from the top job.
Tour de Force is a detailed and explosive memoir, revealing a lifelong quest for justice in the face of cronyism, unbridled ambition, politics and corruption.
Roman's childhood dream of being a policeman was fulfilled when he
joined the Queensland Police Force as wide-eyed 20-year old in the
dying days of Joh Bjelke-Peterson's Moonlight State. He survived
his brush with corruption to move rapidly through the force's elite
squads, including an extended period in covert operations against
organised crime. After a flirtation with the private sector in
aviation security, his calling drew him back to the federal
policing arena when he joined the Australian Crime Commission to
enter the fray of Melbourne's gangland wars and Sydney's gun
traffickers.
Roman was promoted to Commander in the Australian Federal Police
where he headed money-laundering, political leaks and child sexual
exploitation investigations before being promoted to Assistant
Commissioner for border operations. In 2010, Roman was appointed as
Canberra's Chief of Police for three years before being recruited
by the Federal government to the role of Deputy CEO of Customs
where he established Operation Sovereign Borders to 'stop the
boats'. Following on from this role, Roman became the inaugural
Commissioner of the controversial Australian Border Force, and was
ignominiously sacked from that job after allegations surfaced that
he assisted his partner to get a low-level ABF job at Sydney
Airport. Roman joined the Queensland Police Force at 20 years old.
He survived a brush with corruption to move rapidly through the
force's elite squads, being promoted to Commander in the Australian
Federal Police, then to Assistant Commissioner for border
operations. In 2010, he became Canberra's Chief of Police, before
the Federal government recruited him as Deputy CEO of Customs.
Roman then became the inaugural Commissioner of the controversial
Australian Border Force, a job from which he was ignominiously
sacked after allegations surfaced that he assisted his partner in
getting ABF work at Sydney Airport.
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