The Ayes Have It: The History of the Queensland Parliament 1957-89

Abstract

Inside the Queensland Parliament -- Parliament's refusal of supply and defeat of Labor, 1957 -- The early Nicklin years, 1957-1963 -- Safely in the saddle: the Nicklin government, 1963-1968 -- The Nicklin government's legislative program -- The oppositional parties in the Parliament, 1957-1968 -- The Pizzey-Chalk interlude, 1968 -- The early Bjelke-Petersen years, 1968-1969 -- The slide towards uncertainty, 1969-1972 -- Commanding the Parliament, 1972-1975 -- All power corrupts, 1976-1980 -- The government's legislative program, 1968-1989 -- The doldrums in opposition, 1968-1989 -- The demise of the Coalition and the Nationals governing alone, 1981-1983 -- The implosion of Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 1983-1987 -- The end of an era, 1987-1989 -- Conclusion: Do the 'ayes' have it?