John Mickel describes the changes to the Committee System. He states that they allows members to develop greater knowledge of policy. He argues that the parliament should increase its numbers to reflect population growth and further enhance its effectiveness. He states that the changes to the role of the Speaker were the only negative part of the changes.
John Mickel reflects on the changes to the role of Speaker introduced by the Bligh Government. He expresses his disapproval of transferring the responsibility for the administration of parliament to the Executive.
John Mickel discusses the transition from the Beattie to the Bligh government and the shift from Smart State to Towards Q2. He highlights the various roles he had during the Bligh years, he became Minister for Transport, Trade & Industrial Relations. Later this was changed to State Development and Industrial Relations.
Tony McGrady discusses his role as Speaker and also the personal health challenges that he faced at the time. He provides his opinion on the recent changes to the role of the Speaker in Queensland parliament.
Jim Fouras discusses the successful and unsuccessful legislation introduced under Goss, the difficulty of balancing the electorate's needs with budgetary constraints, and his conflict with the Premier over the Speaker position.
Jim Fouras talks about the difficulty of maintaining order in the parliament, the role of the caucus, and the attempt to remove him from the role of Speaker in 1995.
