The engine room of government: the Queensland Premier's Department, 1859-2001 by Ross Laurie, published by University of Queensland Press in 2001.
For 140 years the Premier's Department and its predecessors have been at the heart of the government of Queensland. Its activities may have been invisible, its influence unrecognised and its officials anonymous, but the department has nevertheless had a substantial impact on the state. Premiers are the public figures, the heads of the government, but they do not act alone. They need advice on what policy to adopt, and assistance in running the Cabinet and the state.
A lovely addition to your coffee table or bookshelf, and a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves history.
