Joy Ardill outlines the aims of the early Socialist Left (SL) in the ALP. She recalls meetings with Denis Murphy and Peter Beattie. She names a number of key reformers in the ALP.
Joy Ardill outlines her role in the formation of Socialist Left (SL) from the mid-1970s along with Anne Warner, Sue Yarrow, Hamish Linacre, Billie Watts, Cath Rafferty and Kath Turner who formed the Left Steering Committee before the 1979 Rockhampton ALP Conference. She states that getting left unions into the SL was important but difficult.
Diane Fingleton discusses her participation in street protests during her time at university in the early 1980s. She explains the reform movement within the Labor Party and the ambition of her socialist-left faction to bring socially progressive policies to the party, which she hoped would include affirmative action for women. She also notes her moves away from the Labor Party.
