Terry Hogan compares his experiences of public sector reform under the Hawke federal government in the 1980s and the Goss Government in Queensland in the 1990s. He comments on perceptions of politicisation of the public service, and notes the recurrence of this under the recently elected Newman Government. He recalls the lack of policy capacity in many government departments, and how the PSMC attempted to encourage a more policy coordinated public sector.
Ken Smith describes his learning curve in Queensland politics upon his arrival. He notes the decline in the way executive government was managed in NSW at this time. He notes the vitality and talent that was underpinning the reform changes post-Fitzgerald Inquiry.
