Kevin Rudd

Geoff Smith - 00:25:51

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Geoff Smith
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00:25:51
Geoff Smith discusses the usefulness of ideological groupings in politics. He comments on Kevin Rudd's involvement in the Office of Cabinet and some of the contentious issues during this time.

Geoff Smith - 00:12:03

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Geoff Smith
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00:12:03
Geoff Smith discusses the challenges to an elected government following a long period in opposition. He speaks on the role of ministerial staff, reforms of the Goss Government and the role of the Griffith mafia. He elucidates on the restructuring of Queensland government departments and argues that following the review period, power remained with the Office of Cabinet and Treasury.

Ken Smith - 00:24:16

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Ken Smith
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00:24:16
Ken Smith details his difficult time as Director General of Local Government and Planning under Diane McCauley during the Borbidge Government. He goes on to describe a new era in the way governments handle the public sector upon gaining election. He details the contracts of chief executive officers.

Jim Fouras - 00:52:02

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Jim Fouras
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00:52:02
Jim Fouras discusses his support for refugee and migrant issues, and the difficulty of maintaining principles in politics.

David Hamill - 00:42:30

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David Hamill
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00:42:30
David Hamill discusses some of the campaign strategies with a focus on the caucus executive group who worked on policy development. He outlines the role of the caucus executive and how he came to be the caucus secretary.  He outlines the role of shadow ministers in campaigning for marginal seats.

Erik Finger - 00:41:25

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Erik Finger
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00:41:25
Erik Finger recalls the creation of the Office of the Cabinet in 1991 to absorb most of the policy and advice responsibilities of the Premier's Department.

Erik Finger - 00:32:11

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Erik Finger
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00:32:11
Erik Finger discusses the change of government at the end of 1989, being one of the few chief executives to keep his position, and the expansion of his role into policy development and advice under Goss.

Brian Head - 00:09:22

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Brian Head
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00:09:22
Brian Head discusses his job in the Queensland Premier's Department in the context of the changes wrought by Prime Minister Bob Hawke's new federalism, as well as his position as Cabinet Secretary and the reshaping of the Cabinet Office.

Brian Head - 00:05:41

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Brian Head
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00:05:41
Brian Head discusses the public service gulag, and what he calls the political brutality of the early Goss years.  He describes the policy limbo which he faced at the Premier's Department, noting that the new government did not trust the existing public servants, and discusses the reshaping of the section under Kevin Rudd in 1991.

Anne Warner - 01:14:50

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Anne Warner
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01:14:50
Anne Warner discusses the role of the Office of Cabinet. She compares the large portfolio that federal minister Jenny Macklin had which combined social securtiy and Aboriginal affairs, with her own portfolio. She also notes that like her Jenny Macklin had no parliamentary secretaries and this was an idea of Kevin Rudd.
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