Peter Ellis discusses his return to the public service in 1996. He notes the Mundingburra by-election and his appointment as acting Director General of Premier's. He also discusses the different contractual arrangements for senior public servants in the Goss, Borbidge and Beattie governments.
Tom Barton outlines the difficulty of being Police Minister following the Police Union's involvement in the Mundingburra by-election and comments on the culture of the Queensland Police Service post Fitzgerald Inquiry.
Tom Barton outlines his work on the Cape York Conservation Zone, the backlash from the local non-Indigenous community and the collapse of the scheme when Labor lost government.
Tom Barton summarises his early history and career beginning in 1964 with an apprenticeship in the sugar and alumina industries, becoming an office holder in the Metal Workers Union in 1975, and role on the Trades and Labor Council of Queensland. He recalls entering state parliament in 1992 as the Member for Waterford, becoming the Minister for Environment and Heritage in 1995, the Minister for Police and Corrective Services in 1998, the Minister for State Development in 2001, and the Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Relations in 2004, before retiring in 2006.
David Watson discusses the Mundingburra by-election. He details the public service hit list and comments on appointments of directors general. He discusses his role as parliamentary secretary to the Treasurer and recalls the privatisation of Suncorp.
David Hamill outlines the remainder of his political career following his appointment to the Education Department. He discusses the Mundingburra by-election and how Peter Beattie became leader of the Opposition. He recalls conversations between himself and Peter Beattie with regards to his position within the Beattie Government.
