Peter Ellis discusses the transitions he has witnessed in Queensland government, from Gair to Nicklin. He discusses ministerial offices, the old Westminster system and how departments were set up before the 1980s.
Peter Ellis notes his move to join the Coordinator General Charles Barton, who became a key mentor for him, in environmental control. He discusses that his first job in environmental control was to look at noise legislation. He discusses the influence meetings with Barton had on his approach to public service meetings in his later career.
