Jim Soorley discusses the Brisbane City Council's involvement in water policy. He notes early working relations with the Beattie Government and collaborating with other Councils in South-east Queensland.
Lesley Clark discusses her decision to contest the 1998 election. One Nation obtained considerable support but she managed to win the seat. She highlights her reliance on Green preferences and her fraught relationship with the Greens.
Peter Beattie talks about the shadow cabinet's preparation for office while in opposition, and their development of a suite of new reform policies gathered together under the agenda-setting concept of the Smart State.
Peter Beattie speaks about the rise of One Nation, his resolve that they not receive Labor preferences, and the impact this had on Labor's electoral outcomes.
Wayne Goss discusses leaving state politics in 1996, the One Nation phenomenon at the 1998 election, and considering entering federal politics in 1997.
