policy development

Terry Hogan - 01:27:34

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Terry Hogan
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01:27:34

Terry Hogan recalls his move in 2005 from the public service to the Brisbane City Council. He describes the differences in organisational culture between the state government and the council. He outlines the council's responses to water scarcity and the provision of essential services.

Terry Hogan - 01:16:07

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Terry Hogan
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01:16:07

Terry Hogan outlines education reforms that coincided with the early phase of the Smart State strategy. He recalls that some education initiatives of this period were proposed earlier during the Goss years. He adds that Smart State helped build stronger relationships between the government and universities.

Terry Hogan - 00:58:57

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Terry Hogan
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00:58:57

Terry Hogan compares the relationships between departmental heads and their Ministers at both the state and federal levels of government. He notes that while Commonwealth department heads typically dealt more in strategic policy, they tended to be more removed from practical application of policy than their state counterparts. He also comments on the relative quality of Ministers at state and federal levels, and on the introduction of ways to encourage policy coordination.

Terry Hogan - 00:26:47

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Terry Hogan
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00:26:47

Terry Hogan reflects on the changes to his own working circumstances when Peter Beattie won office in 1998. He recalls being approached to head a policy coordination division within the Premier's Department, resuming some of the operations of the Office of the Cabinet. He describes his work chairing a Native Title taskforce for the premier.

Terry Hogan - 00:20:32

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Terry Hogan
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00:20:32

Terry Hogan describes the changes he experienced as RTA manager when Rob Borbidge's coalition took office in 1996, including working with new Housing Ministers. He recalls the reaction of several senior executives to the stripping back of policy coordination systems put in place during the Goss years.

Terry Hogan - 00:06:18

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Terry Hogan
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00:06:18

Terry Hogan compares his experiences of public sector reform under the Hawke federal government in the 1980s and the Goss Government in Queensland in the 1990s. He comments on perceptions of politicisation of the public service, and notes the recurrence of this under the recently elected Newman Government. He recalls the lack of policy capacity in many government departments, and how the PSMC attempted to encourage a more policy coordinated public sector.

Keith De Lacy - 00:33:01

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Keith De Lacy
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00:33:01

Keith De Lacy describes the role of ministerial staff in developing policy during his time as Treasurer and today.

Keith De Lacy - 00:32:20

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Keith De Lacy
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00:32:20

Keith De Lacy discusses the role of the department in developing policy. He comments on relationships with other departments.

Bill Marklew - 00:34:10

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Bill Marklew
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00:34:10

Bill Marklew describes the relationship with the the CPSU and the ALP and its involvement with proposing ALP policy.

Linda Apelt - 01:07:07

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Linda Apelt
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01:07:07

Linda Apelt comments on the role of Premier and Cabinet in the development of policy.

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