Paul Dillon is a Sunshine Coast based author of

Frederick Walker Commandant of the Native Police, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2018;

The Murder of John Francis Dowling and the Massacre of 300 Aborigines, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2019;

Inside the Killing Fields Hornet Bank, Cullin-la-Ringo & The Maria Wreck, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2020;

Queensland Native Police, The First Twenty Years, 2020;

The Irvinebank Massacre, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2021;

Fraser Island Massacre Vrai ou Faux, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2022;

Bêche-de-mer and the Binghis, 2022;

The History of Bêche-de-mer Fishing in Queensland Waters and Adjacent Islands, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2023;

Dispela Kantri Bilong Mi, Nau! Queensland Annexes New Guinea, 2023; and

Kanaka Boats is A-Comin' Pacific Island Labourers in Queensland, 2023;

Queensland's contribution to the development of British New Guinea, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2023;

The Queensland Native Police The Final Years, 2024.

South Sea Islanders in Queensland, Connor Court Publishing, Brisbane 2024.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University. Paul joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1965. On 23 May 1986, he was called to the Bar of New South Wales and practised as a barrister in the Criminal Division of the superior courts of Queensland as counsel for the defence.