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1990 cabinet documents reveal the destruction of documents and Queensland’s failed push for daylight savings
It was the year Queenslanders turned their backs on an era plagued by corruption scandals — ending three decades of conservative government.
Key points:
- 1990 cabinet documents have been officially released to the public today
- Documents reveal the then-cabinet voted to destroy evidence collected in a child abuse inquiry
- Daylight savings was introduced in Queensland by the Goss government, only to be overturned two years later
Former premier Wayne Goss and his Labor government had been elected in a landslide victory in December 1989, and got to work on an ambitious reform agenda.
It was widely agreed, even by the outgoing Nationals premier, Russell Cooper, that corruption had been the reason for their defeat.
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