Bob Quinn discusses the allocation of portfolios after the re-formation of the Coalition and the reasons why the Liberals were given responsibility for education.
Bob Quinn states that he joined the Liberal Party in 1972 in response to the federal Whitlam Government when he was a school teacher on the Gold Coast. He describes his increasing involvement with the party and the occasion he organised a Liberal Party campaign against Rob Borbidge under the three-cornered contest policy.
John Sosso discusses his role in the Premier's Department at the conclusion of the Borbidge Government and the issue of Native Title. He describes the personality of Rob Borbidge.
Lawrence Springborg discusses Beattie's media skills and the Smart State policy. He describes Smart State as building on the work of earlier governments.