Glyn Davis

Paul Fennelly - 00:37:41

Interview: 
Paul Fennelly
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00:37:41

Paul Fennelly outlines his department's role in supporting the Research & Development sector and attracting high-technology industries and researchers to Queensland. He comments on the success that university vice-chancellors enjoyed in lobbying the Beattie Government. He states that this 'innovation' agenda was driven by Premier Beattie who enjoyed close links with research industry figures.

Paul Fennelly - 00:13:17

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Paul Fennelly
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00:13:17

Paul Fennelly gives his impressions of the early Beattie government and its relations with industry and the business sector in Queensland. He comments on that government's strong relations with the university sector, and how these as well as its industry links helped to establish the Smart State agenda. He describes how, after three years with the AI Group in Victoria, he returned to enter the Queensland public service.

Terry Hogan - 01:16:07

Interview: 
Terry Hogan
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01:16:07

Terry Hogan outlines education reforms that coincided with the early phase of the Smart State strategy. He recalls that some education initiatives of this period were proposed earlier during the Goss years. He adds that Smart State helped build stronger relationships between the government and universities.

Terry Hogan - 01:11:15

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Terry Hogan
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01:11:15

Terry Hogan discusses his involvement in the beginnings of the Smart State period, when he headed a policy development unit in the Premier's Department. He observes that the strategy began as a political slogan representing what the Beattie Government wanted to stand for. He notes that the Newman Government has gone through a similar branding exercise, albeit with more traditional economic objectives.

Terry Hogan - 00:26:47

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Terry Hogan
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00:26:47

Terry Hogan reflects on the changes to his own working circumstances when Peter Beattie won office in 1998. He recalls being approached to head a policy coordination division within the Premier's Department, resuming some of the operations of the Office of the Cabinet. He describes his work chairing a Native Title taskforce for the premier.

Terry Hogan - 00:24:59

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Terry Hogan
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00:24:59

Terry Hogan talks about appointments to public service positions, and the advent of merit- and equity-based appointments during the Goss years. He mentions his experiences of applying for positions within Queensland's public service, including successfully with the RTA.

Terry Hogan - 00:06:18

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Terry Hogan
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00:06:18

Terry Hogan compares his experiences of public sector reform under the Hawke federal government in the 1980s and the Goss Government in Queensland in the 1990s. He comments on perceptions of politicisation of the public service, and notes the recurrence of this under the recently elected Newman Government. He recalls the lack of policy capacity in many government departments, and how the PSMC attempted to encourage a more policy coordinated public sector.

John Hay - 00:28:38

Interview: 
John Hay
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00:28:38

John Hay discusses his professional relationship with Glyn Davis and Ken Smith and the personal and intellectual commitment of both men while heads of the Premier's Department.

John Sosso - 01:28:24

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John Sosso
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01:28:24

John Sosso describes his dismissal at the hands of the incoming Beattie Government. He details his difficulties in initially obtaining work, and highlights his post-government roles.

Peter Coaldrake - 00:57:47

Interview: 
Peter Coaldrake
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00:57:47
Peter Coaldrake details the skills and lessons learnt from his time in government. He discusses his involvement in a review of the university sector and his relationship with government and opposition as the Vice Chancellor of QUT.
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