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ministerial staff

Jim O'Sullivan - 00:24:12

Interview:

Jim O'Sullivan

Time:

00:24:12

Jim O'Sullivan discusses his relationship with Police Minister Paul Braddy, and the difficulties of dealing with intrusive ministerial staffers during the Goss era. He discusses the 1995 change of government, his difficult relationship with the Borbidge Government, and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Police Union and the then opposition coalition party.

Interview:

Keith De Lacy

Time:

00:33:01

Keith De Lacy describes the role of ministerial staff in developing policy during his time as Treasurer and today.

Interview:

Linda Apelt

Time:

01:00:43

Linda Apelt discusses the structure of the Department of Communities and the challenges of working with four ministers as part of a 'super department' and the role of middle and junior public servants.

Interview:

Bob Quinn

Time:

00:25:18

Bob Quinn discusses his approach to staffing his office.

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:

Tony McGrady

Time:

00:10:37

Tony McGrady discusses the feelings within caucus after the 1989 election. He details the importance of ministerial staff.

Interview:

Diane Fingleton

Time:

00:12:54

Diane Fingleton details her time working on Bill Hayden's ministerial staff in the 1970s, studying part-time, and the excitement of the Whitlam era.

Interview:

Llew Edwards

Time:

00:27:02

Llew Edwards notes the influences and pressures placed on Joh Bjelke-Petersen to make certain policy changes. He details the three key figures who influenced Bjelke-Petersen – Beryl Young, Allen Callaghan and Robert Sparkes.

Interview:

Llew Edwards

Time:

00:19:43

Llew Edwards discusses the private staff he had during his time in politics. He notes the differences between his experiences and modern politics. He notes the importance of professional advice coming from the heads of departments. He describes the authority he had and the large budget he had to work with as Health Minister.

Interview:

Molly Robson

Time:

01:29:20

Molly Robson comments on the role of political advisors, ministerial staff and the links between these staff and the department.