Anna Bligh

Leigh Tabrett - 00:47:09

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Leigh Tabrett
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00:47:09
Leigh Tabrett discusses reforms to the accreditation process and funding for non-state schools in the early 2000s, as well as policy regarding child protection and the status of schools as non-profit organisations.

Leigh Tabrett - 00:35:16

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Leigh Tabrett
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00:35:16
Leigh Tabrett details the Goss Government's education reforms, including the development of a national-class higher education system and equity in education. She details Anna Bligh's reforms to prep and the transition to high school, and the growing investment in education.

Lesley Clark - 00:40:59

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Lesley Clark
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00:40:59
Lesley Clark discusses relationships within the public service under Goss and Beattie. She emphasises the importance of personality and reflects on the roles of Kevin Rudd and Ken Smith. She discusses the public service reforms introduced by the Goss Government.

Lesley Clark - 00:20:47

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Lesley Clark
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00:20:47
Lesley Clark discusses her political identity and her interactions with various Labor factions. She states that after her re-election she decided to remain aloof from the factions. Eventually she joined the more moderate left. She highlights the importance of factions in forging a career in the Labor Party.

Geoff Smith - 00:22:16

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Geoff Smith
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00:22:16
Geoff Smith comments on the differences between the Lands Department and the Manufacturing and Commerce Department. He discusses his experience as Minister for Lands, concentrating on two substantial issues of the time, the automated land titles system and the Land Rights Act.

Ken Smith - 02:03:57

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Ken Smith
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02:03:57
Ken Smith describes his working relationship with Anna Bligh and the more difficult times they have worked through. He goes on to note feelings after the Traveston Dam was denied.

Ken Smith - 01:12:22

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Ken Smith
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01:12:22
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.

Ken Smith - 01:05:43

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Ken Smith
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01:05:43
Ken Smith details his difficult experiences as director general in the Beattie Government at the time of the Forde Inquiry. He notes the large number of resources that an inquiry takes from a department. He describes the work of the Committee Monitoring the Implementation of Recommendations for the Forde Inquiry into the Abuse of Children in Institutions. He describes ongoing relationships stemming from this inquiry including forging important relationships with universities.

Ken Smith - 01:02:34

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Ken Smith
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01:02:34
Ken Smith discusses the maturation of the public service. He describes his time working with Education Minister Anna Bligh and the changes they encouraged in Education.

Jim Varghese - 01:14:45

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Jim Varghese
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01:14:45
Jim Varghese explains why he choose to move to the private sector and how he feels the public service has become politicised. He outlines some further reforms he feels are needed to improve government practice.
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