Anne Warner details how she received her ministry in Family Services, Aboriginal and Ethnic Affairs in the Goss Government. Largely, she suggests, it was given to her at the decision of Goss and Kevin Rudd. She describes how these large policy areas were aggregated under this administration. Anne Warner admits that this was a bit of a strain to have such a large department, and that the rationale for its size appeared primarily as a department for the neglected.
Ann Scott recalls her appointment as Principal Policy Officer in the Women's Policy Unit in 1990, her subsequent employment in the Public Sector Management Commission and the Social Policy Unit, and the impact of Goss and Rudd's reforms to the ministerial and public service. She highlights the highly interventionist nature of the reforms and the turbulence and difficulty of the time.
Peter Beattie talks about taxes and revenue, focusing particularly on the negotiations surrounding the introduction of the GST, and the revenue generated by gambling.
Wayne Goss speaks about bringing in new Labor Party staff, developing policy and campaign strategies, public sector reform and the reformulating of portfolios.
Ross Rolfe comments on the agenda of the incoming Queensland Goss Government including objectives around implementing recommendations of the Fitzgerald Inquiry and electoral reform, Environment Minister Pat Comben's (1989-92) agenda of national park expansion, Head of Cabinet Office Kevin Rudd's agenda on languages in schools, general interest in public sector reform.
