Peter Beattie talks about recruiting the personal staff who provided ongoing advice and support through his career, emphasising his merit-based approach and his disdain for the party factions.
Peter Beattie speaks about his first term as premier, and the creation of the first cabinet. He discusses subsequent cabinets, and the challenge of dealing with ministers of varying abilities.
Peter Beattie discusses the removal of highly competent Goss Government public servants by the Borbidge Government, and their replacement with less able Bjelke-Petersen era stalwarts.
Peter Beattie talks about taking up the Health ministry, his reforms to the structure of the health service, and the difficulty of finding the right director general to head up a department.
Peter Beattie speaks about his continuing unpopularity following his involvement with the Criminal Justice Commission's inquiry into parliamentary travel, and his move into the ministry following the 1995 election.
Peter Beattie reflects on the ructions caused by the Criminal Justice Commission's inquiry into parliamentary travel, and the lack of support provided by the Premier.
Peter Beattie talks about his first years in parliament, and the challenge of chairing the PCJC during the CJC investigation into parliamentary travel allowances.
Rob Borbidge discusses the alleged 'hit list' of public servants and compares the Goss Government's approach to reconfiguring the public service after a change of government to his own approach.
Rob Borbidge reflects on the 1995 election and the respective campaigns of the Goss Government and Opposition. He delves into the controversy surrounding the seat of Mundingburra and Cunningham's decision to support a minority coalition government. He states that this was the first time in decades that an Australian government had been replaced without the mechanism of an election.
