2 October 2008
Hidden Queensland
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Right now Queensland is flying: it's not only the fasted growing state in Australia, but also the centre of national political power with the Prime Minister, the federal Treasurer, and the Governor General all being Queenslanders. Who would have thought this twenty years ago when Queensland stood for cronyism, corruption and misconduct. So how did Queensland change from the national joke into what it is today? And does that era still affect the state?
This special Australia Talks comes to you from the recent Brisbane Writers Festival.
Guests
David Solomon, former Chairman of the Electoral and Administrative Review Committee and retired journalist and author
Wayne Goss, former Queensland Premier
Mike Ahern, former Queensland Premier
Further Information
Griffith Review: Hidden Queensland
Essay on Queensland's history by Julianne Schultz, Griffith Review
Life and times: Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Report by the FOI Independent Review Panel
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Karin Zsivanovits
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