Peter Henneken recalls the early Bjelke-Petersen years. He discusses his impression of the relationship between the government and the bureaucracy in this period.
Rachel Hunter discusses the challenge of administering a large budget within the Department of Education, Training and the Arts, as well as collaborations with other departments on shared visions such as Smart State.
Molly Robson discusses the challenges of getting funding for environmental policy and programs during this time. She explains the role of education as pivotal to protecting the environment. She comments on the dominance of economic rationalism.
Martin Tenni discusses his time as Minister for Water Resources and Maritime Services. He highlights the efforts he put into obtaining adequate financing for the department.
Jim Soorley discusses the Brisbane City Council's relationship and interactions with the Goss Government. He describes compiling his first Council budget.
Gerard Bradley notes the challenge of framing a budget immediately upon his return to Queensland in 1998. He describes the pressures on the budget in light of both the Borbidge Government's ambitious capital expenditures and the Beattie Government's commitment to continuing capital investment. He recalls some of the restructures to Treasury at the time and the implementation of risk management strategies. He notes this was a time when Queensland was growing rapidly. He highlights the need to have a strong relationship with other senior departments of government.
