Linda Apelt reflects on her early career days in the public service and the nature of the relationship between the public service and politicians. She comments on the changes to the relationship between the two.
Roger Scott discusses some of the difficulties of being the Director General of Education and talks about how his tenure as director general was terminated.
Roger Scott notes the Focus on Schools committee and the role of the committee in setting the policy agenda, including school community empowerment and gender equity within the Education Department. He comments on the congruency between the ideas of the Focus on Schools committee and the 1989 Labor Blueprint.
Clyde Gilmour discusses his experiences with the Ahern committee, and describes the relationship between himself and Mike Ahern. He recalls the presentation of the Ahern committee report during parliament.
Craig Sherrin outlines his three year appointment as Special Duties Officer to the Minister for Education in the early 1980s, and the independent, non-political nature of the public service in this period.
