Joy Ardill outlines her role in the formation of Socialist Left (SL) from the mid-1970s along with Anne Warner, Sue Yarrow, Hamish Linacre, Billie Watts, Cath Rafferty and Kath Turner who formed the Left Steering Committee before the 1979 Rockhampton ALP Conference. She states that getting left unions into the SL was important but difficult.
Diane Fingleton discusses her time working in government departments, including Attorney-General Dean Wells' office and later in the Women's Policy Unit.
Anne Warner recalls hersef, Tim Quinn, Diane Fingleton and Cath Rafferty discussing who should run for preselection for the seat of Kurilpa. All were very conscious of the reasons they shouldn't run for the seat. Anne Warner was selected to run for the seat of Kurilpa.
