Paul Fennelly talks about his department's role in supporting development projects and investment in Queensland's traditional primary industries, and the department's relations with this sector. He outlines the importance of the role of Coordinator General in determining support for certain projects, but notes that this process may have become overused by state governments.
Paul Fennelly describes the standing of the Department of State Development in relation to the Beattie Government's overall agenda. He speaks about the department's ministers and their relations with other senior Cabinet members.
Paul Fennelly gives his impressions of the early Beattie government and its relations with industry and the business sector in Queensland. He comments on that government's strong relations with the university sector, and how these as well as its industry links helped to establish the Smart State agenda. He describes how, after three years with the AI Group in Victoria, he returned to enter the Queensland public service.
Paul Fennelly talks about gaining access to the different levels of government as a spokesperson on behalf of various industries. He mentions some of the Queensland government figures that he found attentive to his representations. He compares these activities to his experiences while working for AI Group in Victoria and the different industrial environment in that state.
John Mickel discusses his roles and goals for his first term in parliament. He was chair of the Ethics Committee, Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Food Committee. He decribes how he immersed himself in the variety of roles in order to represent Queenslanders.
Rod Welford notes some of the other things he spent his time on in his first term. He discusses his appointment to chair the alternative energy advisory group and his move away from the legal profession towards energy and environmental policy areas.
Terry Mackenroth discusses the Shepherdson Inquiry, its impact on the Beattie Government, his rise to the Deputy Premiership and the threat of One Nation.
