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They said no lights.

Well, it's about paranoia. For God's
sake, Teddy.

Mum, I'm covered by a worker's compile.
If you drive us into a telephone call...

Look, would you just relax, all right?
You're really starting to make me

nervous. Join the club.

There. Over there.

How much is in here?

$3 ,000.

Does Gavin know you're doing this?

Hold tight, Teddy.

Will you just shut up and bring the
bloody camera?

If that dog will bear five months, I'll
lose.

Got the money?

Yep.

You can count it if you like.

Is that thing on?

Not yet.

All right, don't point it at me, all
right?

Wide shots only, Scout's honour.

And no name.

Absolutely.

All right, let's go.

Get that hose attached to the main. Now.
Let's go.

Go.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

So how long have you been tapping into
the water main?

About a year.

Ever been caught?

No. Who buys your water?

Garden nurseries, industrial people.

Whatever, really. People with pools.

Do you ever feel guilty?

Because so many people have so little
water. We've got as much right to this

water as anyone else.

Come on!

All right, all right, go!

Here in Western Sydney, stolen water can
be sold on the black market for up to

ten times its normal retail price.

With the economy in decline and
unemployment rising, it's to be expected

the incidence of water theft will only
increase.

continent on earth. Fresh water is its
lifeblood. But last year Australians

wasted 200 million litres of water just
while we were brushing our teeth.

That's a lot of water down the drain and
out the sea. My government is doing

everything we can to save and secure our
water. Our desalination plant provides

125 million litres a day to the city of
Sydney. But we still need your help. So

next time you turn on the tap... Think
hard about how much water you really

need. Let's all be smart with water.

In Western Europe, cyclonic conditions
continue to wreak havoc, causing

catastrophic flooding and mudslides in
France, Spain and Portugal.

Hey, you shafted me. I saved your ass.
You gave up my sources. Those contacts

were made in confidence. You went out
there without my approval.

Of course, if you'd have given it, come
on. Damn right, you were paying them,

for God's sake. Oh, I'm sorry, and
you've never ever paid for a story

I've never paid criminals to show me how
to break the law. Jesus, what?

Gavin, look, water is the story of the
century, okay? Did you know it costs 450

% more to drink a glass of water today
than it did even five years ago, and it

is still heading north.

There is something very wrong with the
way water is being delivered in this

town. Oh.

Well, go out and look for yourself.

Go out west, Parramatta and beyond.
Everything's dying. Okay, so people

on the coast can afford the fines better
than people living in the west. Hold

the front page.

There is something else going on here.
Yeah, what's that?

I don't know yet.

Susan, wake up for Christ's sake.

If you want a story, work out what the
bloody hell it is first. Then find

someone who knows what they're talking
about to nail their colours to your

Paying a couple of unemployed wasters to
show the world how to steal water is

just pissing in the...

I think we're done.

How'd that go?

Not a guess.

Yeah,

I've

got a teenage gang in my backyard for
some time, Roger.

Like little spores of teenagers.

I tried it in my week's grave once.

Oh, Dave, a few Christmas lights is not
going to melt the electricity grid.

Yeah, and what if everyone thought that
way?

A single strand of 50 pulls to 200
kilowatt hours over 60 days.

I can't believe I married a man who
chooses to know that stuff. Yeah, well,

did.

G'day. Hi.

Hello. That's a sad -looking train, Mum.
Well, would it be better with lights?

Speak to him.

Steady.

Hey, is it all right if Dan spends
Christmas with us?

My parents have to go to Tasmania for a
bit, so I can go home.

by yourself away.

No, we'd love to have you.

Yeah, of course.

Cool. Thanks.

Thanks. That's really good of you guys.

So,

are we sleeping together?

We've been doing that for about eight
months.

Yeah, I know. It's just I've been able
to pretend that I didn't.

David Langmore?

David.

My name's Susan Shapiro. I'm a
journalist for CPN News. I'm doing a

Sydney's water supply and I was
wondering if I could have a few minutes

time.

Who gave you this number?

I can call you on another number if that
would be more convenient.

No, I have nothing to say to you.

Mr Langmore, aren't you at least a
little concerned about the city running

of water?

If I was, I would not be speaking to the
media about it.

Mr Langmore, you're in the front line.
Your opinion is extremely important.

Look, I've got nothing to do with the
water services.

But I'm sure you could find out whatever
you needed to.

Don't call his number again.

What's news?

We've got four flare -ups. Darug
National Park, Cat Eye, Blue Mountains

Holdsworthy. No rain in the storm?

No, just 18 % humidity and a whole lot
of lightning.

Lance, how many fixed -wing aircraft
have we got working in the central west?

One reconnaissance, two bombers.

We might need them in Sydney Metro.

Put them on standby.

Yep.

G'day, mate.

G'day, mate. How you doing?

Who are we talking to? We're talking to
Amy. Amy.

Superintendent David Langmore is the
State Operations Coordinator at the

National Fire Service.

David, thanks for joining us.

Can you give us a summary of the
bushfire situation at the moment?

Yes, there's been a number of major
lightning strikes across the state in

past 24 hours.

These have started some significant
fires in the north and the west of

Susan Shapiro.

Did you make a special trip out here to
buttonhole me?

It's not so special. It's on my way
home.

I'm sure there are other people you
could harass. People who actually deal

the water supply. Yeah, and if I hear
the words commercial incompetence one

time, I'll rip out my own liver.

You look bigger on TV.

Look, just let me ask you one thing.

How do you think the city's water
shortage is going to affect the fire

My report's going to air tonight. I
thought I'd give you one last chance to

contribute.

Look, Miss Shapiro, Susan, sometimes
things aren't about conspiracy. It's

about the weather.

And shit happens when good men do
nothing.

These pipes bring water from Warragamba
Dam. Sydney's main source of drinking

water. to the prospect filtration plant.

Today, the dam is at less than 10 % of
its capacity.

Now, this raises very serious questions
about the level of water scarcity in

this city.

The quality of the water at the base of
the dam is likely to be contaminated

with whatever has sunk to the bottom
over many years.

What's this about? Is this real?

No.

No, it's sensationalist bullshit.

We've got the best drinking water in the
country. Nothing's changed in 15 years.

Andrew, get me the health minister in
here, please.

As soon as people see that, they're
going to think they're dying.

Everyone is getting pretty skittish
about this water thing, aren't they?

this girl, this reporter, what do we
know about her?

Shapiro.

She's young, ambitious.

So we can only wonder, what is the
government doing to address this crisis?

She's a headline chaser.

That's good.

Let's get her in here and make her feel
special.

Sure.

Hey, the stories are pretty good. No,
they're not.

Oh, stories, please.

Yep. Okay, fine.

What time?

You've already cut my story. Okay, done.
Where was all the stuff about the lack

of water recycling and all the water
shortages in the West? I gave you eight

minutes. You have a one -on -one
interview with the Premier.

I know you'd like me to ask someone else
to do it.

cpn late edition news full coverage of
the fires threatening the outskirts of

sydney's metropolitan area as fire crews
gear up for what looks like a very bad

fire season are there kids asleep yes
finished work yep paid you off

yep listen to that

fantasy

Be the Mormons, they don't sleep.

I'll get it, I'll get it.

Emily.

Mum kicked me out, Dad, I'm sorry.

I don't know where else to go.

Yeah, yeah, it's fine.

Come here, darling, come here.

So you guys had a fight?

Not just a fight, Dad.

Ten minutes after I finished my exam,
she was like, Em, go out and get a job.

to start paying rent.

Blah, blah, blah.

Just let me get this straight before I
call your mother, okay?

Did you leave or did she ask you to
leave?

Dad, I don't want you to call her.

I'm not going back there.

She could stay with us for a while. Can
I?

Just until I... Of course you can.

But I have to let your mother know where
you are.

Can I have something to eat, please?

Yeah.

With the state entering its 250th day
without rainfall, a total fire ban

in place.

You speak Divizious?

Yeah, yeah. The other side of the coin
is that Emily's impossible to live with.

Selfish, sullen, argumentative.

They're a train crash.

Oh, well.

I suppose this is where, for better or
for worse, kicks in, you know?

I don't mind.

It'd be good if someone helped me run
the plates for a while.

Wouldn't it be a nice surprise if Ian
turns out to be that kind of someone,

Firefighters are saying the next 24
hours are critical if they are to

three major fronts burning to the north
and south of Sydney.

Backburning is underway, areas close to
homes taking top priority.

I've got a present for you.

Christmas is two days away, you kid.

Yeah, well, this isn't a Christmas
present.

What is it then?

It's just a present.

Open it.

What have you done?

Oh, that's beautiful.

Yeah, look inside.

That's me when I was six.

Yeah, yeah, whatever.

I think I like Christmas at your place.

Can I come again next year?

You know what?

I've got a better idea.

How about next year we do Christmas at
our own place?

Really?

When he called, he wants you at the
base.

Both of us?

Yep. It's going to be an ugly night,
worse tomorrow.

I can give you a lift.

Mm -hmm.

As you were.

I think that's a brilliant idea.

Oi, hang on, where are you going? You
heard the man. He said, as you were.

The situation is serious.

We need as many containment lines in
tonight as possible before it really

up tomorrow.

I want five teams to put in fire breaks
here, here and here.

And we need to get all the fuel off the
ground.

Anyone that can use a chainsaw, grab one
off Lenny. The rest of you, brush hooks

and McLeod tools.

And please, take a lot of drinking
water. That's it.

Go.

Make these branches out of there.

Get those lines in here now.

Get in there and give these guys a hand.

Yes.

Major incident controllers are saying
she's blowing up in Caddie and the

fire's moved into Murramurra.

The Blue Mountains fire's on the move
too.

Baz, I need more ROARS data up there.
Give me the latest wind map.

That wind shift in North West.

Velocity's up 8k in the last five
minutes. Give me the National Infrared

Satellite fee from the Bureau.

It's an optic chart.

That high -pressure system's coming
through much further north than the

predicted. This low off Tasmania's going
to give us a few headaches.

Southerlies? Yep.

Big ones.

Gross. All right, let's get this place
cranked up. Start telling the world it's

going to be a shit of a day.

in the West.

The kind of Christmas Eve where you want
to get your last minute shopping done

by 8 .30 and then spend the rest of the
day inside the fridge.

Two big messages from the National Fire
Service. Don't forget the total fire ban

and clean out those gutters, folks.

I love it when I see my friends and
family for the first time and they just

wow, you've changed yourself so much.

I can smell smoke.

You okay?

I couldn't sleep.

It's so hot.

Yes, I know what you mean.

Where's Dad?

He's gone to the hospital.

I thought you said he wasn't working
today.

Yeah, he had to fill in.

He should be home soon.

Are we still going to go to the beach?

I don't know.

Okay, just try and breathe normally,
okay?

Take a seat.

She's got diarrhoea. She's not sleeping
for the heat. I think she might be

dehydrated. Okay, take her down to the
clerk and register her details and keep

giving her water from the water cooler.
Is it safe? It was the water that made

her sick in the first place. It's safe.
I promise it comes out of a bottle.

So how long till I see a doctor? Look,
ma 'am... Are you a doctor?

Look, please just do as the nurse says,
okay? We're really, really busy, yeah?

Look at this place. It's not even nine o
'clock yet. It's just as bad over at

Blacktown. The chief medical officer
should be issuing a public warning.

If we don't free some beds up in a
queue, we're going to have to go on

Sparks of shocker out there.

Emergency.

Yep, just a pic for you.

Welcome, Frenchia. Hello, it's me.

You said you'd call.

Sorry, you look so measured up here.

Come on, come on.

You have got a bloody favour complex.

I used to like that.

It's really hard to say. It's bedlam
here.

Hey!

I'll talk to you later on, OK? Are you
going to take the kids swimming today or

what? I've got to go. I'll call you
later, I promise.

What happened?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

What happened?

Oh, man, look, we're coming through some
lights up Windsor Road, right? Yeah.

And they're out.

And this frigging car comes screaming
through. I can't look at his name.

It's Bernie.

Let's get him up.

Head injuries.

It's been the car accident.

Oh,

Susan, nice to meet you.

Premier, thank you very much for making
the time.

Oh, it's a pleasure. I like meeting
smart women who lift the standards of

usual muck.

Politics and journalism aren't so
different that way.

Now, Daniel Shapiro was your father,
wasn't he?

Did you know him?

Oh, he was one of my anthropology
lecturers many years ago.

He was a wonderful man.

Thank you.

So, look, please take a seat.

Would you like a cup of tea or...? Oh,
no, I'm fine, thank you. My cameraman

sound recordist are in the foyer. Should
I ask them to come in? Oh, yeah, yeah,

shortly.

Look, I just want to put a few things on
the table first.

Now, water is difficult.

It's something people feel entitled to,
like air.

I'm sure you know it's a business that's
making politicians prematurely grey all

across the country, myself included.

Now, mistakes have been made.

I freely acknowledge that.

Do those mistakes have anything to do
with the lack of water in the west of

city?

Well, it's important that we don't use
the remaining water that we have too

quickly. That's what the restrictions
are about.

That's why we built the desal plant.

Together, they're an insurance policy
against drought.

Fostering panic leaves a stain that
won't wash out.

You're a bright young woman. You don't
need to go there.

Well, I'm not interested in creating
panic.

Good.

Neither am I.

Now, here is the latest analysis of our
drinking water from the health

department. There you go, as you can
see.

It's safe as it's ever been.

So, drink up.

It's on the house.

Thank you.

What was that supposed to mean?

I almost got my face shot off by the
water patrol.

So that you could dig into what's really
going on with this water crap.

And then you get your big chance and you
turn into Oprah bloody Winfrey. Hey,

look, I am the only journalist to have
had an interview with the Premier in

18 months.

Really? Okay, yeah. That's my big
chance.

Suze, how's it going? Good. We're just
cutting it now. Okay, they can wait.

We've got a fire in Borkham Hills.
Teddy, you too.

You know what?

Let's just move in together and be done
with it. Come on.

Four major fires in the national parks
around Sydney are burning fiercely and

could pose a serious threat.

The National Fire Service reports that
conditions have deteriorated... Winds

picking up from the northwest.

60 k's in Sydney Metro by lunchtime.
Anything over 60, the choppers won't go

We need to declare section 44's.

Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Hawkesbury, Blue
Mountains.

They'd be pre -emptive declarations.

We don't want to be playing catch -up.

Not today.

Listen up, everyone.

I am declaring now, make it warm.

Coco, section 44, section 44, we're
declaring Pennant Hills blue now. That

National Fire Service has declared a
section 44 bushfire emergency across six

Sydney local government areas, including
here in Borkham Hills.

That means that all available emergency
services, including police...

will be coordinated by the National Fire
Service in those areas.

Now, we have just heard that the fire
has crossed the Newlands Road and is

heading in the direction of Biddletown
and Arcadia.

Local crews are throwing everything
they've got at the fire, but there are

concerns that if it continues moving as
fast as it has been, many properties

will be threatened.

This live -to -air business is scary
shit.

Yeah, you were good.

Really? Yeah, yeah. I mean, compared to
your one -on -one with the Premier, you

were almost professional.

Thanks, Teddy.

The premier will be available later this
morning, but for now you've got the

monkey instead of the organ grinder.

No worries.

How's it looking?

We'll show you, David.

David. Yeah.

Tom Daly, premier secret staff. G'day,
Tom. Thanks for coming down. Thank you.

Listen, mate, we've put together a
couple of scenarios for you here. Now,

the current winded humidity conditions
as a starting point, this is probably

most likely scenario over the next six
to eight hours.

How much property damage is that?

Well, down south here, it's mostly
bushland, but you've got the Royal

Park.

Up in the north and the west, we're
talking mostly houses.

How many?

Hundreds?

Thousands.

Now, if this fire gets through Galston
Gorge up in the north and into the Brow

Valley, it's going to run through the
suburbs like a dose of salt.

Hornsby, Thornley, Pennant Hills.

Efforts in putting the bloody things
out? No, it's a worst case.

Assumed no intervention.

Thank God for that.

What wind speed have you got factored in
there?

45, building up to 60.

Crank it up to 70.

I reckon that's your worst case
scenario.

Isn't there a southerly coming through
later?

Yeah, about four this afternoon.

Well, that should help, shouldn't it?
Well, if the temperature drops,

it could make matters worse.

How much worse? Look, if these fires are
moving southeast, Big Southerly's going

to turn these fire flanks into fire
heads, like this.

Then we're talking about fast -moving
fire fronts here, here, and here that

would be, what, four or five kilometres
wide.

We're not talking thousands of
properties. We're talking tens of

It's Armageddon.

You got it.

As of 1100 hours, this is the fire
front.

It's jumped in the Peon River and it's
heading towards Moldova.

How fast is it moving, Nick?

As fast as shit off a shiny shovel.

We've got aviation crews here knocking
down the head.

We've got a crew establishing a fire
break here.

We need...

A crew here working on that flank to
protect this town.

Lenny, I want you to put a team
together.

All right.

Look, I know a lot of you have been
working out there all night, so if you

some sleep, take it now.

Okay, that's it.

I'm in, Len. All right, mate, you come
with me.

How are you going, honey? You all right?

Yeah, yeah, no dramas.

Where's Brendan?

Oh, beauty sleep.

Oh, yeah, he needs it.

The acute's full and there are 30 people
in the waiting room. Where's Simon?

Well, he can't get here because of the
fires.

Look, we're going to have to start
discharging patients who are well enough

transport themselves east away from the
smoke.

And if we get more people that are
crook, we're going to have to really

about going on bypass.

I'm not convinced of that yet. Other
hospitals are going to have to treat

because we can't. Well, for the time
being, just do what you can.

Whoever owns that bloody truck outside,
I need it moved now, please, right now.

Hey. Where's the kid who came in with
the truck driver?

No idea.

I am.

I think swimming's off.

All this, um, smoke wouldn't be good for
the kids.

Dad's still at work.

Yeah. Is there a lot these days?

He is, yep.

Is it because of me?

No. He's not happy about me being here,
I know that.

Oh, Amy, don't be silly. He loves you.
He doesn't like me.

There's a difference.

There's this look that he gets whenever
I arrive unexpected.

Like he's stepped in something.

Well, you know that you're welcome here
any time.

Team Bravo, over.

What's your position?

Over.

We're just on Littlefield Road heading
up towards the fire trail now.

Over.

Rick, I'm saying the fire's about 25
minutes from the top.

Over. Yeah, understood. Over.

Stay in visual contact. Over.

Yeah, copy that. Tell them we've got the
helmet cam.

Yeah, understood. See to you.

Can you bring me any more water up from
Shoalhaven? I'm giving everything I can,

Dave, but the Shoalhaven's almost dry as
well.

You know what I need.

Richard, when can I have a sky crane on
the Blue Mountains fire? About half an

hour, 40 minutes. Are you sure you want
to do that, boss? They're more used to

us at the Arcadia fire. They need
something. The fire's moving 50 metres a

minute. A couple of Bell 214s might be
the go. They're faster.

Load and drop out of what's left in the
Nepean. My go is about to take a

flogging. But if it gets through,
there's a couple of big roads here. In

north, they've got nothing between the
fires and 2 ,000 properties.

Okay, do that.

Kimmy, you got any visuals on those
strike teams in Malgoa? Yep.

Baz, put them up here, please.

Deanna, get on the wind support now.

Yeah, I'm on the wind support.

Defconn West, this is Strike Team Leader
Bravo.

They were in trouble.

Understood. How's your water?

Three out of five tankers are nearly
out.

Copy that, Strike Team Leader Bravo.

All right, mobilize the police and get
the old people out of Mulgoa and

Silverdale. Where's Greg? Greg, get on
to all the news directors.

Tell them to keep repeating the message.
People in affected areas should either

get out now or stay inside.

We're pulling out now, over.

Understood.

Let's go!

Come on now!

Get up!

Where's their boat?

Yeah, I've got aviation on the phone
now. They need to know where to dump it.

Get on up now! We're going!

Come on everyone, back to work.

God's sake.

it's the worst -case scenario.

Tens of thousands of houses?

Not for certain, but I've seen the
modelling.

Things are going to get a lot uglier,
that's for sure.

Okay.

Okay, well, I want to stay visible and
informed 100%, and all mainstream media

requests come to me first.

They're going to want to talk to you
about water, and I would be prepared

in case the roof comes off the
Arkandale.

Well, how's that going to happen, Tom?

Well, all I'm saying is that these
things have a habit of slipping through

cracks.

And I'm saying there are no cracks,
right?

Of course.

When did this happen?

It was about two minutes ago.

Are you sure, Dave? No one's said
anything here yet.

They will.

Look, Deanna might have gotten out. She
might be injured and she... I don't

know. She... The important thing is that
Brendan finds out from you rather than

over a two -way or when they breached
the brigade.

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

Sweetheart, I gotta go.

I will.

I love you.

Excuse me, I'm looking for Brendan,
Brendan Langmore.

Brendan? Yeah, he went with one of the
crews to Badgerish Creek.

You want me to get a message to him?

Um, no, no, no, look, it's okay.

Nick!

We lost a four -wheel drive.

I can't even trouble him.

for a tap to my formal street.

Sorry, mate, we need it. I need it to
protect the house. That's what we're

to use it for. Getting closer on these
guys? It's taken me years to say that.

You leave it, OK?

I'm not going anywhere. You leave it.

Tom!

Come with me, please, sir.

I've been here 40 years.

Stay on the top. Stay on the top. Yep,
yep.

What's happened to him? Shit!

Sir! Sir!

Hey, hey, Teddy, help me.

Can you get this bike to a hospital?

Uh... What? Yes, yes, yes.

What?

Teddy, help me!

Fires are now burning out of control in
the city's north. The National Fire

Service is saying this is likely to
impact the F3 freeway, the main northern

traffic artery connecting... Put the
fire scan 255 pictures up there for me.

...to avoid the F3.

How long till that Borough Waters fire
impacts the F3?

About half an hour. We should close it.
Check to see if those crews from the

Central Coast made it into Borough.

We've got all the Christmas traffic
heading north. Can you just bloody

Linda?

Dave.

Three confirmed fatalities.

for a few hours, will you, mate?

The Central Coast crew got into Browra
about ten minutes ago.

Good. Close the F3 now.

Tina, I need more pressure in the mains.

I'm on it, Dave.

Good. As soon as you can.

I love it so much.

Christmas with you guys was really,
really good.

I thought I should keep letting you
sleep because you probably need it.

It's going to be a big one, I think.

But I just love you so much. I just
wanted to tell you.

I think I probably better keep going.

I love you. Merry Christmas.

The Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord shine his face upon you and
be gracious unto you.

Sweetheart.

Sweetheart.

Please, don't keep working.

Fires are now burning out of control in
the city's north.

Ash from the bushfires falling from the
sky... Some areas have been abandoned

due to mortgage defaults. People try to
escape fire... ...unless it is

absolutely necessary. The death toll is
likely to be more than 50.

Although there are no confirmed numbers
to hand, the National Fire Service

reports that it's running critically
short of water to fight the fires.

Well, we'll need the Commonwealth to
come in behind it.

Right. Thank you. I will.

Things are going to get bad, Angela.

Yes, well, I can see that.

I'm not just talking about the fires.
Yeah, but the fires are what we're

with here and now.

I'm declaring a state of emergency.

Even those people who have chosen to
stay and protect their homes have not

been successful as the fires rage out of
control.

Some interstate fire crews from
Queensland, Victoria and South Australia

assisting local crews.

But many have been unable to get where
they're needed because of the fires.

Mum, we'll just slow down a little bit.

Can I speak to Jenny?

From the front desk, Mum, can I speak to
Jenny?

Billy! Shush!

I am declaring a state of emergency in
New South Wales.

I am from next door. They are saying on
the radio that people should leave their

houses, but I'll have to leave with
someone else because I don't drive

Did you want to come in? The armed
services will now be deployed to protect

and property within the city of Sydney.
Thank you very much.

Bye -bye.

Is your mum okay?

Oh, there's talk of evacuating a nurse
at home. She's panicking.

Dillip. They are saying we might have to
leave, and if we do, I'm going to need

some help. Who's saying? The radio.

Affected areas, they said.

Relax. We're not affected yet. You take
a seat. I'll get you a glass of water.

The fire's already gone through Arcadia.

That's 12 kilometres away.

Ben.

Can you take video outside for me,
darling?

Thank you.

Where's your mum's nursing home?

Way down in Bloody Canania?

What's the name of it?

Joseph, why?

Well, I could go and get her.

I think it's better that you stay here
with us.

Come on, matey, have a drink of water.

Come on.

Come on.

Oh, Jesus, Suze, I think he's stopped
breathing. Okay, well, check his pulse.

Well, I look like a doctor to you. Just
drive that light up to the front door.

Okay, okay, I am.

Quickly!

Okay, got him. One, two, three, go!

Okay, what's his name? Ruben. What
happened?

He collapsed and the fire came through
Arcadia.

You said you're getting more pressure in
the mains. Where is it? I'm trying,

Dave, but the valves are being
recalibrated. We're filling the local

as fast as they'll go. Well, that's
bullshit because there's nothing out

Pressure's been down for months to save
consumption. So wind the pressure back

up. You're supposed to have 25 million
litres coming into the mains from the

desalination plant. Where is it? I'm
doing my best.

It's not bloody good enough.

Get it sorted.

Don't get too proud if the emergency
service vehicles can't get access to the

areas they need to go to.

Minister announced that the armed
services would establish field hospitals

North Park.

Well, I think we should try and get some
shots inside the hospital. I don't

know. I think we should just get out of
here, man. Katie, we're already here. We

just need a couple of shots. I haven't
got anything on pace yet. Is there

anywhere to shoot in there? You guys
know how fast the Arcadia fire is

travelling? No, not exactly, but it's
pretty fast. Because my wife and kids

in Excelsior. Well, if they're not up to
fighting it, they should get out now.

Beat the rush. Really? Yeah, tell them
to get out. Seriously, man.

Look, wait, wait, what, what, what? What
if we ask him if we can shoot?

No, no, no, forgiveness is easy to get
them permission. Trust me. Who said

Yeah, I'm the news reporter. Yeah, she's
just been in Arcadia.

Yeah, it's really bad, Lizzie. Look, on
the TV they're saying that we should

stay here unless the police... No, no,
no, you've got to leave.

Please, just leave.

OK, thank you so much.

Lizzie, you ready? Yeah, OK, I'll be
back in about 10 minutes.

OK.

Michael, you've got the car.

Who's Emily's car?

We can't. You've gone to get Mum.

What? In Panelia?

Have you got them in, Frank?

Yeah, let me show her. All right.

Jesus, Lizzie, how could you let her do
that?

Well, I didn't let her. I told her not
to go and she went anyway.

Here at Borkham Hills Hospital, doctors
are strained to... Look, I'm coming to

get you, OK? You stay there. You hear
me?

We can't redirect the water from the
depot plant into the main. Wait, what do

you mean you can't? I don't know. It's
not my fault.

Don't yell at me.

Get me the utilities minister on the
phone. He's overseas.

So what? He's got a phone, doesn't he?
Day. Well, get me the head of water

operations. Get me someone who can tell
me where the damn water is.

Hey, Richard.

Every house with swimming pool get a
white sheet tied to the front gate.

available cement truck and tanker in the
city I want filled with seawater and

ready to go. Okay, I'm on to the boss.

Turn

left

in 20 metres.

Turn around now.

Turn back now.

Down south where outbreaks of
wildfire...

Here, bring it through.

Get the ambulance to the back entrance,
okay?

Push it through, push it through.

Let's move this along. Go, go, go, go,
go.

Let's bring it over here.

Just lie back, mate. Listen, man, can
you put that camera down and give us a

hand? Watch his head, watch his head.
Put him up, put him up here. Put him up.

Oh, Zilip, I don't know. I can't see any
photos in here.

It could be a box. They'll have a label.

Let's see.

Here you go.

Thanks.

I don't know if there's going to be
enough room in the car for all of this,

Doug. I need to get my wife's things.

No, no, but with all of us and when
Michael gets here... My son's car is in

garage. I just can't drive it because of
my age.

All right, OK. When he gets here, we'll
all leave together.

OK?

It's a call for 12 more earthmovers to
put in brakes here just east of Ludnam.

How long till I can get those? Could be
an hour.

Well, that's too long. It's far beyond
them by then.

Find some bulldozers closer.

It's like half a dozen now by Twin Lakes
Golf Course last week. I saw them.

They're out there.

Dave, we've got to have a look at these
windmaps.

Up to 50km in Hawkesbury and Balcombe
Hills. We've got to bring down the

choppers working in those districts.
Richard, if we take the choppers out of

Balcombe Hills and Hawkesbury, how many
fixed wind can we get in there to take

over? I'll check.

Get through.

We're pretty desperate down here. How
long is that going to take?

It's getting through.

Keep them coming.

You're that TV reporter, aren't you?

Yeah, hi.

I saw that report you did about the
water.

This government is a disaster.

In every bloody area.

How did you get them to work here?

Yeah, they're assisting all non
-critical patients for evacuation.

three staff down there. Okay.

Okay, we've got a mess over here. My
brother ran against the Premier in her

seat. He reckoned she was in deep shit
until about a month before the election.

Then she got a huge injection of money
into the campaign.

And where did she get the money from?

Don't know. But my brother reckoned
she'd have been screwed without it.

I'm joined now by John Graham, the CEO
of Argon Energy.

Mr. Graham, can you update us on what's
happening with Sydney's power supply?

Well, a number of our towers, which
support the large cables bringing power

the city, have been damaged by the
fires.

This has resulted in blackouts in
several regions within the metropolitan

However, Argon Energy maintenance crews
are working hard to repair it. Dave,

fixed wind support can be loaded and
it's balking wheels in 15 minutes.

20 for the Hawkesbury. Okay, get them
out of the sky except for 214s. Redeploy

them to Bankstown.

Dave, have a look at this.

This is Northwest Substation.

Jesus!

Where's the power from the emergency
generator?

Okay, everyone, we have 10 hours on the
emergency generator.

All essential machinery will come out of
the red and blue power outlets.

Let's prioritise all life support
equipment out of blue, everything else

red.

Hi, Tom, this is Susan Shapiro from CPN
News.

Hi, Tom, this is Susan Shapiro from CPN
News. I was wondering if I could get a

statement from the Premier regarding a
large injection of funds into her

campaign a month before the election.

You can call me back on this.

What? You, uh, go fishing much, Suze?

Oh, shut up, Danny.

It's a bloody nightmare.

The car's waiting downstairs to take us
out to ambush.

Michael. Lizzie, I'm lost.

Em, is that you?

I'm lost. Lizzie, can you get my
message?

Em, I can hardly hear you. Where are
you?

I don't know. I'm near Liverpool.

I'm in the pool. Is Mum with you?

Come on, Lizzie. Come on.

He's dropping out. Is Mum with you?

He's in the pool.

Emily, it's Dad. Can you call me back?

This is really hard.

Because

I

can't do anything without power, that's
why.

Tina, what have you got for me? I'm
chasing the chairman of the water

board. Dave, emergency generator's
kicking in now. About bloody time.

Whoa, there it is.

All right, we're back on.

these houses.

These cement trucks here are filled with
sea water, which could do long -term

damage to bushland.

It's a last resort after all fresh water
options have been exhausted.

It's become necessary, however, as
there's just no water left in the mains

fight these fires.

So we do need to ask, where is all the
water that the Premier has been talking

about? But she's actually got something.

Well, whatever she thinks she's got, we
ride it out. Angela. We ride it out.

Listen to what I'm saying.

What if it can be proved?

Well, how is she going to do that, Tom?

There was only three people in that
room. If you want to take the fall for

you'd be my guest.

But I'll deny I was ever there.

Lance, any news on those choppers coming
up from Canberra? They're on the way.

Can you get me anything for Holdsworth?

Every plane and chopper is accounted
for. If things wind down in the north,

be able to get you some more ordnance,
but no sooner than an hour or two hours,

OK? All right, we'll chase up those
heavies, put a rocket under them. Baz,

me the south coast wind map. Yeah, yeah,
I'm bringing that up.

It's like they've moved into the
national park.

The fire's near Excelsior Park.

You need to go.

Be with your family.

We're fine. We've got Simon here. We've
got it covered.

Go. Sure.

Sure. Go.

Let's go. Let's go. On the bus. On the
bus. Let's go. Let's go.

Move. Move. Come on.

Mate, where are you going? Mate, what's
happening in Excelsior Park?

Mate, I'm not sure, but the fire's
close.

Mate, you'll never get through that way,
okay?

I have to go to my family.

Okay, darling, let's go.

Where's Ben?

Okay, I want you to stay here. Don't
move, okay?

Ben?

You'll have to take your car if that's
all right. Yes, yes, yes.

What?

Okay, can we just see you doing so well,
you two? I want you to stick that on.

Pop that in for me, darling.

Do you know anything about cars?

Okay. All right, grab everything you
can. We'll get a lift with someone else.

Come on, kids.

Take your seatbelts off.

All the bushfires around Sydney are now
burning out of control.

The National Fire Service is reporting
that there has been a devastating loss

life and property.

And the tragedy continues.

Just half an hour ago, it's believed
that 11 people were killed in Mount

when their homes were engulfed by fire
and they had no time to escape.

There are power blackouts right across
the city and most... Gav,

I want to go out again. Can you give me
the chopper? No.

Don't be a prick. You've been on deck 15
hours. I'm fine.

If it's safe, Pete's going up. Just let
me do a pass over the Hills District.

No. Come on, Excelsior Park is about to
explode.

Just give me one more shot, I'll be an
hour and a half top. You bloody won't.

Please, Gavin, I really need to do this.

Thanks. Teddy, come on, we're going out
again.

Really? That's great.

Come on.

Coming.

Okay, in the north, we've got three
fireheads here, here and here.

In the west, the wind's whipping another
front towards Camden and Campbelltown.

And the Holdsworthy fires jump the
freeway into the National Park. Close

Great Western Highway.

Valley Heights and... Are the interstate
crews making much difference?

A lot of them can't get through because
the road closes.

Well, your people will be wanting relief
soon, won't they?

It'd be a bloody relief if they had some
water in their hoses.

Yes, it's like working with one hand
tied behind your back.

Actually, it's worse than that.

We've lost eight volunteers.

Possibly more.

That's a tragedy.

Well, if they had some water in their
hoses, they might have been able to save

themselves. You speak to the business at
hand. Do you want the business at hand?

Half the city's on fire. Mobile networks
are going down. The electricity grid is

dying in the arse. And we've got a
southerly on the way that's going to

these flanks into fire heads. And then
it's really going to turn to shit

we've got no water. Now, what are you
going to do about that? Are you asking

to make it rain? I'm asking you... I'm
asking you where the pressure is.

Where is the water from the desalination
plant? The call on the water

distribution network on a day like today
is immense. You know that, don't you? I

mean, it's so naive to expect simple
answers.

With all... Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey. How much trouble do you want, mate,

huh? You've got enough on your plate.

Do you understand how many people are
going to die out there today? We've

already got reports. It's over 300.

300? 300. And by the end of the day, it
could be double that.

Um, Tom, we've got press conference.

You should have a look at this.

The areas in red are where the water
pressure's below 15 head.

That's low.

Yeah.

And it's where the fire fronts are.

The system's gravity -fed, Dave.

If there's no water in the dams in the
west, the pressure's going to be lower

there.

Where does the desal plant feed into the
system?

Here. Shaft 11.

Waterloo.

But the pressure tunnel that feeds the
western suburbs is supposed to be

Erskineville pumping station, shaft 17.

You asked me where it feeds into the
system, I'm just telling you. That means

the desal plant isn't even connected to
the mains in the western suburbs.

It's completely useless west of the
harbour bridge.

I want Langmore removed.

On what grounds? I don't care.

If you do that, you're going to have one
hell of a loose cannon on your hands.

You'll have nothing to lose. A
disaffected ex -employee is easier to

300 people, Angela.

That's a separate issue, Tom.

to get away from the fire and the smoke,
but there's widespread panic because no

one is entirely sure which direction the
fire is going to come from.

Sores of foam continue to burn as the
jet coal rises.

Now, as you can see...

Roger that.

Confirming tickets to be collected at
Parramatta and then move to North Rocks.

The desalination plant is costing us a
fortune in electricity.

But you're asking for a discount on your
power costs. Well, why not? I mean, you

get plenty of fresh water for nothing.

Many hundreds of volunteer firefighters
have contributed a mammoth effort to

controlling these fires. In the process,
they've lost many members.

Despite their heroic efforts under the
most difficult conditions in living

memory, the fires have still penetrated
deep into suburban areas, causing

massive damage.

We can only imagine how much more damage
might have been...

First of all, I want to express my
profound sadness and regret at the lives

have been lost in the fire today. I
extend my deepest condolences to the

families and friends of the victims.

Dave?

Brendan's okay.

Dave?

Dave, what do you think about pulling
both sky cranes out of Bankstown to

and then to Kuringai Chase?

They can pull water out of the Kowang
Creek.

That's a good idea, mate.

Thanks, mate.

There's an eerie sense of calm here in
North Rock.

The wind has died down and the
temperature has dropped enormously.

Now, police have blocked off the area
and evacuated residents because of the

fire that's threatening the detergent
factory you can see behind me.

Now, I did speak to the fire chief about
20 minutes ago about the likelihood...

God, did you get that? You all right?
Yeah, yeah,

yeah. Keep rolling, keep rolling.

As you can see, there was a very large
explosion that just happened behind us.

Obviously, something very flammable...
Excuse me.

Obviously, something very flammable has
gone up.

Now,

this doesn't seem to be any... Jesus,

Lucy, guys, let's get out of here.

that due to the high humidity and
yesterday's southerly winds, they have

brought the fires under control and they
are behind containment lines.

According to a statement issued by the
NFS earlier today, the only good thing

about fires of this size and intensity
is that they burn the available fuel

quickly and therefore burn themselves
out faster than the fires Australia

endured in the past.

Now begins the grisly task of counting
the cost.

And although we can put a value on the
loss of property, we can never count the

cost of the lives lost and the pain and
suffering of those left behind to grieve

them.

Do you like me, Dad?

I like you with all my heart.

Can you feel the sun

with me?

You know, the desalination plant is
costing us a fortune in electricity.

Are you asking for a discount on your
power costs?

I am.

You want Argon to supply your desal
plant for nothing?

Well, why not? I mean, you use fresh
water for nothing. It seems fair.

Well, is this a quid pro quo?

You can call it whatever you like.

I'd have to take it to the board. Well,
yes, you do that, and you tell them that

I'm a competitor of the terms of the
original contract with Argon Energy for

sale of the power plants that should get
their attention.

That really would cost you a fortune.

Well, I think if the punters knew that
you were using 50 million litres of

drinking water a day for free, that
could cost you a fortune, too.

Well, you signed the contract.

Well, then we could all go down in a
hail of gunfire.

It could be fun.

Well, the board might want to wait till
the election.

See if you win. Ladies and gentlemen,
the Premier will be with you shortly.

I'll be a lot easier to deal with than
the other mob.

You know, all those easements through
the National Park for your

the local council headaches, the stamp
duty problems with your asset

acquisitions, all that could be dealt
with.

Just for cutting a deal on power to your
diesel plant?

Oh, well, we might need to add a little
sweetener.

How much of a sweetener?

A million.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for
coming.

This is the saddest day in our nation's
history.

Over the last 48 hours, we have seen an
unprecedented loss of life and the

destruction of many thousands of homes
and livelihoods.

On behalf of the people of New South
Wales, I offer up our prayers to those

have lost their loved ones.

I also offer my sincere thanks and
respect to the men and women of the fire

service who have performed
magnificently, often without regard to

safety. Without their efforts, the loss
of life would certainly have been much

greater.

Yes. There was a severe lack of water to
fight the fires. Do you have any

comment on that?

Well, the whole country's been short of
water for a while. This is not unique to

New South Wales. How many people are
confirmed dead?

386 people are confirmed dead at the
moment. It's a mammoth disaster.

Premier, can you explain the
relationship between Argon Energy and

desalination plant?

I'm sorry, I don't really see how that's
relevant to the current disaster. Argon

Energy supplies electricity to the
desalination plant, and in turn, Argon

major consumer of fresh water.

the cooling of the power stations. Is
that correct? I don't really see how

are. I mean, there's not a time or a
place. Is it true, Premier, that you

deal in place with Argon Energy where
you guaranteed them unlimited supplies

free water from the catchment areas?

David, isn't it? David Langmore,
correct?

Yes. Premier,

how long have you had knowledge of this?

Look, I don't have the exact details of
those commercial arrangements with me,

David. Premier, is it true?

that the fresh water coming out of the
desalination plant was never going to be

available to the people west of the
Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Listen, listen.

Without that desalination plant, we
would have run out of fresh water two

ago.

Did Argon Energy contribute $1 million
to your electoral campaign one month

before the last election?

No, that is...

You are a liar.

I have a recording of you making that
exact agreement with John Graham, CEO of

Argon Energy.

Don't be shy, everybody.