Career
Under the Goss Ministry, he served in the Cabinet variously as Minister for Justice, Minister for Consumer Affairs (until 18 October 1993), Minister for Corrective Services (until 18 October 1993), and Minister for Administrative Services (from 18 October 1993). He is the son of trade union activist and Labor Senator from Queensland Bertie Milliner. Like his father, he is a qualified typesetter and compositor.
He also owns a news agency.
He was first elected to the Assembly for the seat of Everton in the 1977 election, unseating Liberal incumbent Brian Lindsay. In 1992 he switched to the newly created seat of Ferny Grove where he remained till his retirement from politics.
He did not run for re-election in 1998, and was succeeded by fellow Labor member Geoff Wilson.