Rod Welford notes that he had to wait his turn to enter cabinet. He thought this would happen in 1995 with the support of the Left faction but Tom Barton was given support over him. He notes his disappointment at not seeing Goss operate in cabinet.
Terry Hampson describes the factions that emerged within Labor in the 1980s, including the Socialist Left, the Centre Left, the Old Guard and the New Guard.
Terry Hampson describes the animosity between Labor's old and new guard in the early 1980s, with each faction maintaining its own administrations, and the possibility of another split.
Terry Hampson describes the Trades Hall faction that dominated Labor until the creation of the Left faction, and the ongoing conflict over the admission of the AWU.
