Dean Wells discusses the policy positions he pursued after he moved to the backbench. He discusses his concerns about Section 280 of the Criminal Code and his aims to reform this part of the code.
Jim Elder outlines his experiences as a new Member of Parliament in 1989 and the excitement he experienced as a backbencher during the first Goss Government.
Russell Cooper describes the Labor Party at the time he entered parliament. He describes his involvement with his party when he joined parliament and the learning process that introduced him to understanding policy formation and the workings of parliament. He notes that he was largely thrown in at the deep end.
