David Hamill discusses the internal Labor Party politics after losing the 1986 election and the push from within the party to modernise the party's image. He comments on the appointment of Mike Ahern as premier and the Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Craig Sherrin discusses the last days of the Ahern Government, and the National Party's attempt to recapture rural votes by replacing Ahern with Russell Cooper.
Craig Sherrin outlines his appointment to the cabinet as Minister for Family Services, and setting up the ministerial office through the public service rather than along political lines.
Craig Sherrin discusses reform in the National Party in the late 1980s, the party's failure to move with the electorate on social issues, and the lack of opposition offered by Labor at the time, as well as his involvement with the removal of Joh Bjelke-Petersen as head of the party.
Leo Hielscher outlines his shift from head of Treasury to take up an appointment as the inaugural chairperson of the Queensland Treasury Corporation. He discusses his work in the private sector on company boards and in charities.
