Paul Reynolds discusses the change in the demographics of ALP candidates, particularly tertiary educated professionals with working-class backgrounds, in the 1983 election who helped modernise the Queensland Branch of the ALP.
David recalls his election in 1983. After returning from a Rhodes Scholarship, he worked as a part time tutor at the University of Queensland. He describes how he adopted a scientific approach to the campaign, mapping the needs of the electorate to create an informed understanding.
David Hamill outlines his family background and education at Bremer High School. He discusses the family socialisation which shaped his political views and his father's frustration at not having formal qualifications and how he was encouraged to pursue a university education. He joined the Labor Party in 1975.
Anne Warner discusses how they ran the campaign for Kurilpa, calling meetings with various groups in the area from the unemployed to those living in boarding houses. As an openly left and female candidate, numerous people, of left political persuasion, from around Brisbane came and worked on the campaign. She won Kurilpa with a swing of four percent.
Rosemary Kyburz describes losing her seat in the 1983 Queensland state election to future Labor Premier Wayne Goss, the campaign against her by the National Party who directed preferences to Labor, and describes herself as a Green.
Wayne Goss discusses the new candidates introduced for the 1983 election, his uneasy alignment with the Labor factions, and the lack of success at the 1986 election.
