Ian McLean reflects on the electoral position of the Labor Party federally and in Queensland. He discusses the involvement of the Queensland branch in the major social movements of the time. He discusses the internal tensions in the Queensland branch.
Wilf Ardill outlines the lead up to intervention. He shares his memories of the Rockhampton conference and recalls the support within unions for party reform, but states that there were internal divisions within unions over the issue. He states that his union decided to disaffiliate from the ALP to avoid splitting the union.
Anne Warner states that for her early career, the right to march issue posed challenges to organising political meetings to discuss party issues. She says Joe Harris was instrumental in getting the unions involved with a left wing grouping that was pro-reform. Although there was much reform within the party, they did not feel they had a realistic chance of winning the seat of Kurilpa.
