Terry Hogan outlines the administrative changes when the Mines Department was added to Natural Resources in 2001. He describes the complexity of the Beattie Government's early interest in developing coal seam gas as a resource commodity.
Terry Hogan outlines his move from the Premier's Department in 1999 to become Director General of the Natural Resources Department. He states that this shift was tied to the government's moves to halt broad-scale tree clearing in Queensland's western rural land holdings. He details some of the industry groups and figures that he negotiated with over this issue.
Peter Andrews talks about the successes of the Smart State strategy as well as the platform established for further advances in scientific research. He lists some of the individuals playing key roles in the research sector.
