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Interview:

Liz Cunningham

Time:

00:23:58

Liz Cunningham explains why she choose to support Rob Borbidge in the Mundingburra by-election. She describes her relationship with the Borbidge Government following the decision.

Interview:

Keith De Lacy

Time:

00:21:48

Keith De Lacy discusses the relationship between the state and federal government. He describes the role of the Grants Commission in dispersing federal funds.

Interview:

Jim Elder

Time:

00:22:53

Jim Elder discusses the 1995 election and his shift from Health to Transport. He details the debate surrounding the Gold Coast Motorway.

Interview:

Molly Robson

Time:

01:30:28

Molly Robson recalls how the Koala Motorway went ahead, her objections to it and how it led to her losing her seat.

Interview:

Tom Barton

Time:

01:06:15

Tom Barton talks about the controversial Koala Road and its role in Labor's removal from office in 1996.

Interview:

Brian Head

Time:

00:21:08

Brian Head discusses the decline in the Goss Government's popularity and loss of votes in 1995 in terms of its technocratic approach and its inability to respond to public opinion. He talks about his desire to change the aims and reputation of the Public Sector Management Commission.