Buck passing or lid lifting on airport security lunchbox?

News Limited's The Sunday Telegraph ran a story today claiming to be lifting the lid on a crime spree at Sydney airport lasting over thirty years, interviewing former police who had investigated and reported the crimes to their superiors.

John Anderson, Transport Minister, was reported as saying Sydney airport will be appointed a new security chief to oversee law enforcement to overcome what he sees as "turf wars" between Customs, ASIO, the Australian Federal Police and State police.

The story details evidence of theft and drug trafficking by Qantas since 1977, names names and is generally most impressive, with a dead, corrupt former Sydney alderman taking the wrap for one baggage-handling heroin-trafficking syndicate, and a Qantas security chief footing the bill for other corruption, they just about have it all sewn up in an all-too-neat pile.
One of the sources, which the story implies are police, said, "Qantas wouldn't do anything about it because it would create industrial tensions."

It would have been a very interesting story if Qantas, or the former policemen's superiors had been given room to comment, but without a right of reply, it reads like pr dressed up as a story.