Rob Stable discusses the planning that went into health and how this translated into dispersing funds across Queensland. He details the challenges of funding Indigenous health in remote areas. He details the capital works programs in the Goss and Borbidge governments to rebuild hospitals.
Rob Stable discusses the senior public service appointments to health in the 1980s and how this changed through the 1990s with more medical practitioners receiving these roles. He discusses the appointments prior to him becoming director general.
John Sosso discusses his experiences with the PSMC during the Goss Government. He notes the number of redundancies made during this period and the effect on the public service as a whole.
Tony McGrady discusses some of the benefits that Labor governments provided to rural Queensland, such as the patient transit scheme and education. He discusses the cattle and mining industries as the cornerstones of the Queensland economy.
Tony McGrady discusses campaigning for the 1989 election and his approaches to campaigning in subsequent elections. He discusses moving into the Goss cabinet.
