Jean Kekedo discusses her time in Australia learning about Cabinet decisions and file keeping in the Prime Minister's Department and later attempts to restructure the department.
Charles Lepani discusses the formation and naming of the so-called Gang of Four (Charles Lepani, Rabbie Namaliu, Tony Siaguru, and Mekere Morauta) and the level of control they wielded in finance and spending. He outlines the criteria for priority setting and the individuals involved in determining budget priorities. He discusses the beginnings of the Rural Development Fund.
Charles Lepani discusses his high school education at Charters Towers, Queensland, which he completed in 1966, and becoming part of the second intake in 1967 into the University of Papua New Guinea where he met good friends Rabbie Namaliu, Tony Siaguru, and Mekere Morauta. He discusses the group's growing awareness regarding Independence and well as the sense of political awareness in the first generation of political leaders including Michael Somare, John Guise and his father Lepani Watson.
