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merit based selection

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:46:53

Interview:

Jim O'Sullivan

Time:

00:46:53

Jim O'Sullivan outlines his career after resigning as Police Commissioner, and his decision to keep his distance from the QPS. He discusses the continuing modernisation of the police force throughout Australasia, the increased mobility of public servants and the importance of merit based appointments.

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:32:01

Interview:

Jim O'Sullivan

Time:

00:32:01

Jim O'Sullivan outlines the dedicated implementation of reform under the Goss Government, particularly the introduction of merit-based appointments, and the Borbidge Government's less enthusiastic promulgation of the reform agenda.

Interview:

Terry Hogan

Time:

00:24:59

Terry Hogan talks about appointments to public service positions, and the advent of merit- and equity-based appointments during the Goss years. He mentions his experiences of applying for positions within Queensland's public service, including successfully with the RTA.

Interview:

Symposium Part 3 Women

Time:

00:16:00

Robin Sullivan discusses her role as a woman in Queensland public service at a time of structural change.

Interview:

John Sosso

Time:

01:11:36

John Sosso details ways in which the Borbidge Government remedied relations with the Public Service. He states his views on the merit principle and advancement in the service.

Interview:

John Sosso

Time:

00:19:15

John Sosso describes his move into the public service and his working relationships with Brian Stewart and Kevin Martin. He illustrates the notion of the 'merit principle' and how a person came to be recruited into the service.

Interview:

Roger Scott

Time:

01:09:37

Roger Scott outlines the Goss reforms and the impacts on education policy. He comments on curriculum development, the appointment of a Director of Curriculum, feminisation of the curriculum and gender equity within the Education Department.

Interview:

Peter Henneken

Time:

00:14:00

Peter Henneken discusses his decision to work as a planning officer in the Department of Labour in 1980. He notes his time in the Public Service Board as a time of building knowledge and contacts in the public service. He also discusses merit, equity and the independence of the public service.

Interview:

Erik Finger

Time:

00:19:09

Erik Finger discusses the introduction of merit-based appointments under Mike Ahern, taking up the role as the head of Premier's Department in 1988, and his relationship with Premier Ahern.

Interview:

Brian Head

Time:

00:29:15

Brian Head describes being made the Public Service Commissioner in the new Beattie Government in 1998, and negotiating the employment of a number of CEOs under the changed (and perhaps weakened) definitions of merit based employment.