Dean Wells provides his opinion on the Borbidge government's Leading Schools program. Wells discusses realigning spending priorities to supply teacher aides to improve literary standards. He also discusses his support for the state school system and the introduction of a prep year.
John Mickel reflects on the changes to the role of Speaker introduced by the Bligh Government. He expresses his disapproval of transferring the responsibility for the administration of parliament to the Executive.
John Mickel describes Anna Bligh's rise to become Deputy Premier. He discusses his own political career and his appointment to Indigenous Affairs. He discusses his relationship with Indigenous community leaders and refers to the Government Champions program.
Peter Wellington reflects on the behaviour of parliamentarians when he first entered parliament and his support for a code of conduct for MPs. He links the issue to the anger in the community and the support for One Nation. He also reflects on the Beattie years and describes Peter Beattie's great interpersonal skills. He predicted that Bligh would lose the 2012 election.
Peter Wellington talks about the additional resources available to him and Independent Liz Cunningham as part of the agreement after the 1998 election. He reflects on his relationship with the Beattie Government.
Sallyanne Atkinson considers the nature of local Council boundaries. She describes the formation of the BCC boundaries and states her views on the Beattie government's council amalgamations. She discusses internal tensions in the Labor Party.
Sallyanne Atkinson recalls her belief that she would win the 1991 election. She discusses the Brisbane Plan, which was a whole-of-government plan examining infrastructure and green space in Brisbane. She discusses media coverage of Council issues and she reflects on the mistakes of the Liberal Party campaign. She compares her final campaign with her first. She discusses the 2009 State government election.
Sallyanne Atkinson describes State government encroachment on Council responsibilities. She considers the Council's role as an alternative State government and compares the BCC to councils in the southern cities.
