Diane Zetlin discusses finishing her Bachelor of Arts with Honours and getting her first academic job at the University of Queensland in 1976. She speaks about joining the Federated Australian University Staff Association (FAUSA), and becoming a union official. She became President, and later, in 1986 General Secretary.

Denver Beanland describes the administrative confusion he faced at the start of the Borbidge government.

Rod Welford discusses the opportunity to enter Queensland parliament. He details the discussions between himself and Terry Hampson, the state secretary of the Labor Party, about running for the seat of Stafford in the 1989 election. He discusses the preselection process and his approach to campaigning. He notes the previous Labor candidates in the seat of Stafford including Denis Murphy and Janine Walker. He notes the influence of the Fitzgerald Inquiry and Wayne Goss on the 1989 election. 

Sue Yarrow outlines the push for reform and where it started. She notes the key players – Denis Murphy, Manfred Cross, George Georges, Wilf Ardill and Mike Reynolds and explains the events that led to the National Executive directing the Old Guard to share power.

Terry Hampson discusses the support of the trade unions before and after the intervention, as well as the importance of Manfred Cross, and the tensions following the intervention.