Matt Foley talks about his involvement with EARC. He recalls an anecdote about his time in Britain to illustrate his views on the Peaceful Assembly Act.
Liz Cunningham describes how she was able to institute change within the Calliope Council towards the community. She recalls her success in preventing the EARC recommended amalgamation and the effect this had bringing the Calliope Council together.
Bob Quinn discusses the formation of the parliamentary committee system and his involvement in the EARC parliamentary oversight committee. He discusses the EARC reforms.
Peter Coaldrake discusses the influences behind the reform agenda. He states that the decentralisation of the state had to be taken into account when planning.
Rod Welford discusses the work of EARC and the parliamentary review committee. He details the importance of these reforms to government decision making in contrast to past decision making practice in the 1960s and 1970s. He describes the challenge that the recommendations posed for Labor Party policy of one vote one value.
Molly Robson discusses women in government and the challenges of the male dominated culture. She comments on the role of parliamentary committees in advancing the reforms of the Goss Government.
Pat Weller discusses the leadership changes in the National Party at the end of the 1980s in the context of the Fitzgerald Inquiry. He discusses the development of public sector policy, the distrubution of shadow portfolios, and the creation of the PSMC as the corollary of the CJC and EARC.
Lesley Clark discusses her participation on parliamentary committees and the review of the committee system in which she was involved. She outlines her involvement with the committee exploring democracy and young people.
Lesley Clark discusses her role in various parliamentary committees. She discusses the unpopularity and electoral impacts of council amalgamations. She highlights the slow nature of political change.
