Sallyanne Atkinson recalls her belief that she would win the 1991 election. She discusses the Brisbane Plan, which was a whole-of-government plan examining infrastructure and green space in Brisbane. She discusses media coverage of Council issues and she reflects on the mistakes of the Liberal Party campaign. She compares her final campaign with her first. She discusses the 2009 State government election.
Lawrence Springborg describes his regrets and his greatest challenges including the impact of politics on family life as well as his decision to step aside after the 2009 election. He discusses his achievements and highlights the satisfaction he receives from assisting his constituents. He states his greatest achievement as the formation of the LNP.
Lawrence Springborg discusses his time as Opposition leader and difficulties associated with reinvigorating the Opposition. He talks about coalition arrangements and debates over which party would take on the leadership in the 2006 election. He states that when he took over the leadership in 2003 he did not think he would still be leading the party when it returned to government. He was interested in rebuilding the non-Labor side of politics.
Ken Smith describes his working relationship with Anna Bligh. He details the administrative requirements of creating a cabinet following an election. He describes his work with the Public Service Commission in reducing the number of departments from twenty-four to thirteen and the subsequent reduction in directors general. He notes the implications this creation had for the relationship between the bureaucracy and ministers.
