Manfred Cross discusses the importance of the Queensland branch in federal elections in the early 1970s. He notes the difficulties with Queensland electoral boundaries. He goes on to list the Queensland Labor leaders until Goss. He recalls an experience with Wayne Goss.
Tom Barton discusses the relationship between the unions and the incoming Goss Government in 1989 and the frequent frustration of the unions with the speed of the reform process.
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.
David Hamill discusses the 1986 election and the difficulties associated with this election. He comments on the Labor Party leader at the time, Neville Warburton, and the issue of electoral redistribution.
