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They said no lights.

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

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

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

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nervous. Join the club.

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There. Over there.

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How much is in here?

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$3 ,000.

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Does Gavin know you're doing this?

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Hold tight, Teddy.

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Will you just shut up and bring the
bloody camera?

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

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Got the money?

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Yep.

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You can count it if you like.

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Is that thing on?

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Not yet.

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

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Wide shots only, Scout's honour.

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And no name.

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Absolutely.

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All right, let's go.

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

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Go.

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

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

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About a year.

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Ever been caught?

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No. Who buys your water?

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Garden nurseries, industrial people.

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Whatever, really. People with pools.

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Do you ever feel guilty?

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

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water as anyone else.

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Come on!

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All right, all right, go!

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

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ten times its normal retail price.

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

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the incidence of water theft will only
increase.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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need. Let's all be smart with water.

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

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catastrophic flooding and mudslides in
France, Spain and Portugal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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is still heading north.

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

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town. Oh.

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Well, go out and look for yourself.

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

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

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the front page.

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

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I don't know yet.

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Susan, wake up for Christ's sake.

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

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

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

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just pissing in the...

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I think we're done.

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How'd that go?

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Not a guess.

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Yeah,

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I've

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

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Like little spores of teenagers.

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I tried it in my week's grave once.

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

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Yeah, and what if everyone thought that
way?

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

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

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did.

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G'day. Hi.

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

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Speak to him.

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Steady.

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

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

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by yourself away.

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No, we'd love to have you.

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Yeah, of course.

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Cool. Thanks.

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Thanks. That's really good of you guys.

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So,

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are we sleeping together?

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We've been doing that for about eight
months.

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

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David Langmore?

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David.

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

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

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time.

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Who gave you this number?

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

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No, I have nothing to say to you.

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

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of water?

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

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

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

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

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Don't call his number again.

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What's news?

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

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Holdsworthy. No rain in the storm?

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

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

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One reconnaissance, two bombers.

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We might need them in Sydney Metro.

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Put them on standby.

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Yep.

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G'day, mate.

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G'day, mate. How you doing?

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

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Superintendent David Langmore is the
State Operations Coordinator at the

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National Fire Service.

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David, thanks for joining us.

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

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

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past 24 hours.

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

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Susan Shapiro.

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

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

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

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

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time, I'll rip out my own liver.

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You look bigger on TV.

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Look, just let me ask you one thing.

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

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

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contribute.

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

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about the weather.

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And shit happens when good men do
nothing.

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

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water. to the prospect filtration plant.

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

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

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this city.

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

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with whatever has sunk to the bottom
over many years.

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What's this about? Is this real?

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No.

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No, it's sensationalist bullshit.

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

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

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

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

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

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Shapiro.

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She's young, ambitious.

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

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She's a headline chaser.

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That's good.

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

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Sure.

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

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Oh, stories, please.

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Yep. Okay, fine.

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What time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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yep listen to that

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fantasy

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Be the Mormons, they don't sleep.

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

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Emily.

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

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I don't know where else to go.

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Yeah, yeah, it's fine.

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Come here, darling, come here.

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So you guys had a fight?

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Not just a fight, Dad.

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

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to start paying rent.

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Blah, blah, blah.

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

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Did you leave or did she ask you to
leave?

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

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I'm not going back there.

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

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Just until I... Of course you can.

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

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Can I have something to eat, please?

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Yeah.

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

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in place.

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You speak Divizious?

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

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Selfish, sullen, argumentative.

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They're a train crash.

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Oh, well.

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

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I don't mind.

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

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

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

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

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

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I've got a present for you.

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Christmas is two days away, you kid.

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

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What is it then?

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It's just a present.

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Open it.

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What have you done?

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Oh, that's beautiful.

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Yeah, look inside.

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That's me when I was six.

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Yeah, yeah, whatever.

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I think I like Christmas at your place.

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Can I come again next year?

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You know what?

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I've got a better idea.

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

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Really?

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When he called, he wants you at the
base.

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Both of us?

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

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I can give you a lift.

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Mm -hmm.

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As you were.

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I think that's a brilliant idea.

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

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The situation is serious.

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

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up tomorrow.

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

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

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

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and McLeod tools.

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

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Go.

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Make these branches out of there.

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Get those lines in here now.

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Get in there and give these guys a hand.

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Yes.

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

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fire's moved into Murramurra.

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The Blue Mountains fire's on the move
too.

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

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That wind shift in North West.

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

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Satellite fee from the Bureau.

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It's an optic chart.

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

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

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Southerlies? Yep.

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Big ones.

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

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going to be a shit of a day.

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in the West.

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

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

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

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and clean out those gutters, folks.

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

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wow, you've changed yourself so much.

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I can smell smoke.

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You okay?

278
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I couldn't sleep.

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It's so hot.

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Yes, I know what you mean.

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Where's Dad?

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He's gone to the hospital.

283
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I thought you said he wasn't working
today.

284
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Yeah, he had to fill in.

285
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He should be home soon.

286
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Are we still going to go to the beach?

287
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I don't know.

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Okay, just try and breathe normally,
okay?

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Take a seat.

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

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

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

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

294
00:20:18,670 --> 00:20:21,470
So how long till I see a doctor? Look,
ma 'am... Are you a doctor?

295
00:20:22,010 --> 00:20:24,910
Look, please just do as the nurse says,
okay? We're really, really busy, yeah?

296
00:20:25,950 --> 00:20:29,330
Look at this place. It's not even nine o
'clock yet. It's just as bad over at

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

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

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Sparks of shocker out there.

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Emergency.

301
00:20:45,620 --> 00:20:47,440
Yep, just a pic for you.

302
00:20:47,940 --> 00:20:50,000
Welcome, Frenchia. Hello, it's me.

303
00:20:50,700 --> 00:20:51,820
You said you'd call.

304
00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:54,060
Sorry, you look so measured up here.

305
00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,140
Come on, come on.

306
00:20:57,980 --> 00:21:02,380
You have got a bloody favour complex.

307
00:21:02,780 --> 00:21:03,780
I used to like that.

308
00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:08,800
It's really hard to say. It's bedlam
here.

309
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,000
Hey!

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

311
00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,680
what? I've got to go. I'll call you
later, I promise.

312
00:21:23,260 --> 00:21:24,260
What happened?

313
00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:25,640
Whoa, whoa, whoa.

314
00:21:25,900 --> 00:21:26,599
What happened?

315
00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,200
Oh, man, look, we're coming through some
lights up Windsor Road, right? Yeah.

316
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:30,240
And they're out.

317
00:21:30,260 --> 00:21:34,320
And this frigging car comes screaming
through. I can't look at his name.

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00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,519
It's Bernie.

319
00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,520
Let's get him up.

320
00:21:36,540 --> 00:21:37,239
Head injuries.

321
00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,320
It's been the car accident.

322
00:21:43,360 --> 00:21:44,360
Oh,

323
00:21:50,620 --> 00:21:53,780
Susan, nice to meet you.

324
00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:55,740
Premier, thank you very much for making
the time.

325
00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,900
Oh, it's a pleasure. I like meeting
smart women who lift the standards of

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00:21:58,900 --> 00:21:59,900
usual muck.

327
00:21:59,980 --> 00:22:02,220
Politics and journalism aren't so
different that way.

328
00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,740
Now, Daniel Shapiro was your father,
wasn't he?

329
00:22:06,190 --> 00:22:07,169
Did you know him?

330
00:22:07,170 --> 00:22:10,530
Oh, he was one of my anthropology
lecturers many years ago.

331
00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,190
He was a wonderful man.

332
00:22:12,910 --> 00:22:13,910
Thank you.

333
00:22:14,490 --> 00:22:15,770
So, look, please take a seat.

334
00:22:16,510 --> 00:22:21,010
Would you like a cup of tea or...? Oh,
no, I'm fine, thank you. My cameraman

335
00:22:21,010 --> 00:22:24,390
sound recordist are in the foyer. Should
I ask them to come in? Oh, yeah, yeah,

336
00:22:24,390 --> 00:22:25,390
shortly.

337
00:22:26,150 --> 00:22:28,550
Look, I just want to put a few things on
the table first.

338
00:22:31,030 --> 00:22:32,170
Now, water is difficult.

339
00:22:33,710 --> 00:22:37,450
It's something people feel entitled to,
like air.

340
00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:42,270
I'm sure you know it's a business that's
making politicians prematurely grey all

341
00:22:42,270 --> 00:22:43,630
across the country, myself included.

342
00:22:44,410 --> 00:22:46,150
Now, mistakes have been made.

343
00:22:46,690 --> 00:22:48,130
I freely acknowledge that.

344
00:22:48,450 --> 00:22:51,550
Do those mistakes have anything to do
with the lack of water in the west of

345
00:22:51,550 --> 00:22:52,550
city?

346
00:22:52,570 --> 00:22:56,010
Well, it's important that we don't use
the remaining water that we have too

347
00:22:56,010 --> 00:22:58,510
quickly. That's what the restrictions
are about.

348
00:22:58,790 --> 00:23:00,690
That's why we built the desal plant.

349
00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:03,680
Together, they're an insurance policy
against drought.

350
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,800
Fostering panic leaves a stain that
won't wash out.

351
00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,600
You're a bright young woman. You don't
need to go there.

352
00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:16,620
Well, I'm not interested in creating
panic.

353
00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:17,840
Good.

354
00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:19,100
Neither am I.

355
00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:27,660
Now, here is the latest analysis of our
drinking water from the health

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00:23:27,660 --> 00:23:29,460
department. There you go, as you can
see.

357
00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,540
It's safe as it's ever been.

358
00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:41,800
So, drink up.

359
00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:43,960
It's on the house.

360
00:23:46,060 --> 00:23:47,060
Thank you.

361
00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:01,120
What was that supposed to mean?

362
00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,660
I almost got my face shot off by the
water patrol.

363
00:24:05,220 --> 00:24:08,140
So that you could dig into what's really
going on with this water crap.

364
00:24:08,420 --> 00:24:12,440
And then you get your big chance and you
turn into Oprah bloody Winfrey. Hey,

365
00:24:12,460 --> 00:24:15,500
look, I am the only journalist to have
had an interview with the Premier in

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00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:16,459
18 months.

367
00:24:16,460 --> 00:24:18,160
Really? Okay, yeah. That's my big
chance.

368
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,320
Suze, how's it going? Good. We're just
cutting it now. Okay, they can wait.

369
00:24:21,380 --> 00:24:23,320
We've got a fire in Borkham Hills.
Teddy, you too.

370
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,400
You know what?

371
00:24:26,620 --> 00:24:29,260
Let's just move in together and be done
with it. Come on.

372
00:24:30,570 --> 00:24:34,990
Four major fires in the national parks
around Sydney are burning fiercely and

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00:24:34,990 --> 00:24:36,630
could pose a serious threat.

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00:24:36,910 --> 00:24:40,450
The National Fire Service reports that
conditions have deteriorated... Winds

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00:24:40,450 --> 00:24:41,450
picking up from the northwest.

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00:24:42,110 --> 00:24:46,390
60 k's in Sydney Metro by lunchtime.
Anything over 60, the choppers won't go

377
00:24:50,550 --> 00:24:52,670
We need to declare section 44's.

378
00:24:53,010 --> 00:24:55,490
Hornsby, Pennant Hills, Hawkesbury, Blue
Mountains.

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00:24:56,090 --> 00:24:57,810
They'd be pre -emptive declarations.

380
00:24:58,050 --> 00:24:59,330
We don't want to be playing catch -up.

381
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:00,720
Not today.

382
00:25:01,620 --> 00:25:03,020
Listen up, everyone.

383
00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:06,100
I am declaring now, make it warm.

384
00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:12,960
Coco, section 44, section 44, we're
declaring Pennant Hills blue now. That

385
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:18,540
National Fire Service has declared a
section 44 bushfire emergency across six

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00:25:18,540 --> 00:25:22,660
Sydney local government areas, including
here in Borkham Hills.

387
00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:27,200
That means that all available emergency
services, including police...

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00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:33,520
will be coordinated by the National Fire
Service in those areas.

389
00:25:33,860 --> 00:25:38,320
Now, we have just heard that the fire
has crossed the Newlands Road and is

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00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,260
heading in the direction of Biddletown
and Arcadia.

391
00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:45,300
Local crews are throwing everything
they've got at the fire, but there are

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00:25:45,300 --> 00:25:49,540
concerns that if it continues moving as
fast as it has been, many properties

393
00:25:49,540 --> 00:25:50,540
will be threatened.

394
00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:53,820
This live -to -air business is scary
shit.

395
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:54,999
Yeah, you were good.

396
00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,240
Really? Yeah, yeah. I mean, compared to
your one -on -one with the Premier, you

397
00:25:58,240 --> 00:25:59,240
were almost professional.

398
00:25:59,370 --> 00:26:00,370
Thanks, Teddy.

399
00:26:03,350 --> 00:26:07,150
The premier will be available later this
morning, but for now you've got the

400
00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:08,550
monkey instead of the organ grinder.

401
00:26:08,790 --> 00:26:09,689
No worries.

402
00:26:09,690 --> 00:26:10,489
How's it looking?

403
00:26:10,490 --> 00:26:11,490
We'll show you, David.

404
00:26:13,070 --> 00:26:14,070
David. Yeah.

405
00:26:14,090 --> 00:26:17,430
Tom Daly, premier secret staff. G'day,
Tom. Thanks for coming down. Thank you.

406
00:26:17,770 --> 00:26:21,270
Listen, mate, we've put together a
couple of scenarios for you here. Now,

407
00:26:21,270 --> 00:26:25,050
the current winded humidity conditions
as a starting point, this is probably

408
00:26:25,050 --> 00:26:27,290
most likely scenario over the next six
to eight hours.

409
00:26:29,740 --> 00:26:30,940
How much property damage is that?

410
00:26:31,700 --> 00:26:34,420
Well, down south here, it's mostly
bushland, but you've got the Royal

411
00:26:34,420 --> 00:26:35,420
Park.

412
00:26:36,180 --> 00:26:39,560
Up in the north and the west, we're
talking mostly houses.

413
00:26:42,060 --> 00:26:42,899
How many?

414
00:26:42,900 --> 00:26:43,900
Hundreds?

415
00:26:44,260 --> 00:26:45,260
Thousands.

416
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,000
Now, if this fire gets through Galston
Gorge up in the north and into the Brow

417
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,400
Valley, it's going to run through the
suburbs like a dose of salt.

418
00:26:55,900 --> 00:26:57,820
Hornsby, Thornley, Pennant Hills.

419
00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,640
Efforts in putting the bloody things
out? No, it's a worst case.

420
00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,000
Assumed no intervention.

421
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:05,440
Thank God for that.

422
00:27:05,980 --> 00:27:07,600
What wind speed have you got factored in
there?

423
00:27:08,060 --> 00:27:09,580
45, building up to 60.

424
00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:10,960
Crank it up to 70.

425
00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:17,600
I reckon that's your worst case
scenario.

426
00:27:26,990 --> 00:27:28,570
Isn't there a southerly coming through
later?

427
00:27:28,770 --> 00:27:29,970
Yeah, about four this afternoon.

428
00:27:30,230 --> 00:27:32,690
Well, that should help, shouldn't it?
Well, if the temperature drops,

429
00:27:32,690 --> 00:27:33,890
it could make matters worse.

430
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:37,710
How much worse? Look, if these fires are
moving southeast, Big Southerly's going

431
00:27:37,710 --> 00:27:40,130
to turn these fire flanks into fire
heads, like this.

432
00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:44,830
Then we're talking about fast -moving
fire fronts here, here, and here that

433
00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:46,750
would be, what, four or five kilometres
wide.

434
00:27:50,090 --> 00:27:52,930
We're not talking thousands of
properties. We're talking tens of

435
00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,000
It's Armageddon.

436
00:27:58,340 --> 00:27:59,340
You got it.

437
00:28:05,420 --> 00:28:08,980
As of 1100 hours, this is the fire
front.

438
00:28:09,420 --> 00:28:13,000
It's jumped in the Peon River and it's
heading towards Moldova.

439
00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:14,560
How fast is it moving, Nick?

440
00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:16,820
As fast as shit off a shiny shovel.

441
00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,100
We've got aviation crews here knocking
down the head.

442
00:28:21,860 --> 00:28:24,780
We've got a crew establishing a fire
break here.

443
00:28:25,140 --> 00:28:26,500
We need...

444
00:28:26,810 --> 00:28:30,490
A crew here working on that flank to
protect this town.

445
00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:34,030
Lenny, I want you to put a team
together.

446
00:28:34,410 --> 00:28:35,410
All right.

447
00:28:35,430 --> 00:28:39,490
Look, I know a lot of you have been
working out there all night, so if you

448
00:28:39,490 --> 00:28:41,290
some sleep, take it now.

449
00:28:41,710 --> 00:28:43,030
Okay, that's it.

450
00:28:43,770 --> 00:28:45,690
I'm in, Len. All right, mate, you come
with me.

451
00:28:45,970 --> 00:28:48,370
How are you going, honey? You all right?

452
00:28:48,570 --> 00:28:49,770
Yeah, yeah, no dramas.

453
00:28:50,810 --> 00:28:51,809
Where's Brendan?

454
00:28:51,810 --> 00:28:52,930
Oh, beauty sleep.

455
00:28:53,810 --> 00:28:55,470
Oh, yeah, he needs it.

456
00:29:31,530 --> 00:29:34,470
The acute's full and there are 30 people
in the waiting room. Where's Simon?

457
00:29:34,750 --> 00:29:36,530
Well, he can't get here because of the
fires.

458
00:29:37,010 --> 00:29:39,930
Look, we're going to have to start
discharging patients who are well enough

459
00:29:39,930 --> 00:29:41,870
transport themselves east away from the
smoke.

460
00:29:42,250 --> 00:29:44,770
And if we get more people that are
crook, we're going to have to really

461
00:29:44,770 --> 00:29:45,729
about going on bypass.

462
00:29:45,730 --> 00:29:48,310
I'm not convinced of that yet. Other
hospitals are going to have to treat

463
00:29:48,310 --> 00:29:51,190
because we can't. Well, for the time
being, just do what you can.

464
00:29:54,210 --> 00:29:58,130
Whoever owns that bloody truck outside,
I need it moved now, please, right now.

465
00:29:59,450 --> 00:30:01,870
Hey. Where's the kid who came in with
the truck driver?

466
00:30:02,650 --> 00:30:03,650
No idea.

467
00:30:07,650 --> 00:30:08,650
I am.

468
00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:13,550
I think swimming's off.

469
00:30:14,870 --> 00:30:17,730
All this, um, smoke wouldn't be good for
the kids.

470
00:30:18,310 --> 00:30:19,550
Dad's still at work.

471
00:30:19,910 --> 00:30:21,510
Yeah. Is there a lot these days?

472
00:30:21,910 --> 00:30:22,930
He is, yep.

473
00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:25,230
Is it because of me?

474
00:30:26,290 --> 00:30:29,210
No. He's not happy about me being here,
I know that.

475
00:30:29,420 --> 00:30:32,300
Oh, Amy, don't be silly. He loves you.
He doesn't like me.

476
00:30:32,740 --> 00:30:33,740
There's a difference.

477
00:30:35,740 --> 00:30:38,380
There's this look that he gets whenever
I arrive unexpected.

478
00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,020
Like he's stepped in something.

479
00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,900
Well, you know that you're welcome here
any time.

480
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:08,840
Team Bravo, over.

481
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,200
What's your position?

482
00:31:10,300 --> 00:31:11,300
Over.

483
00:31:11,460 --> 00:31:14,540
We're just on Littlefield Road heading
up towards the fire trail now.

484
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:15,740
Over.

485
00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:19,060
Rick, I'm saying the fire's about 25
minutes from the top.

486
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,440
Over. Yeah, understood. Over.

487
00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,080
Stay in visual contact. Over.

488
00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:26,020
Yeah, copy that. Tell them we've got the
helmet cam.

489
00:31:27,620 --> 00:31:28,980
Yeah, understood. See to you.

490
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,920
Can you bring me any more water up from
Shoalhaven? I'm giving everything I can,

491
00:32:07,020 --> 00:32:09,080
Dave, but the Shoalhaven's almost dry as
well.

492
00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:10,460
You know what I need.

493
00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,560
Richard, when can I have a sky crane on
the Blue Mountains fire? About half an

494
00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,220
hour, 40 minutes. Are you sure you want
to do that, boss? They're more used to

495
00:32:17,220 --> 00:32:20,520
us at the Arcadia fire. They need
something. The fire's moving 50 metres a

496
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:23,440
minute. A couple of Bell 214s might be
the go. They're faster.

497
00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,860
Load and drop out of what's left in the
Nepean. My go is about to take a

498
00:32:26,860 --> 00:32:29,720
flogging. But if it gets through,
there's a couple of big roads here. In

499
00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,140
north, they've got nothing between the
fires and 2 ,000 properties.

500
00:32:33,139 --> 00:32:34,139
Okay, do that.

501
00:32:34,860 --> 00:32:37,780
Kimmy, you got any visuals on those
strike teams in Malgoa? Yep.

502
00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:39,360
Baz, put them up here, please.

503
00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,500
Deanna, get on the wind support now.

504
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,020
Yeah, I'm on the wind support.

505
00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,220
Defconn West, this is Strike Team Leader
Bravo.

506
00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,040
They were in trouble.

507
00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,160
Understood. How's your water?

508
00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,940
Three out of five tankers are nearly
out.

509
00:32:58,180 --> 00:32:59,480
Copy that, Strike Team Leader Bravo.

510
00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,120
All right, mobilize the police and get
the old people out of Mulgoa and

511
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,700
Silverdale. Where's Greg? Greg, get on
to all the news directors.

512
00:33:18,980 --> 00:33:21,960
Tell them to keep repeating the message.
People in affected areas should either

513
00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:23,620
get out now or stay inside.

514
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,300
We're pulling out now, over.

515
00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:26,920
Understood.

516
00:33:27,140 --> 00:33:28,059
Let's go!

517
00:33:28,060 --> 00:33:29,060
Come on now!

518
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:30,200
Get up!

519
00:33:30,460 --> 00:33:31,460
Where's their boat?

520
00:33:31,700 --> 00:33:34,040
Yeah, I've got aviation on the phone
now. They need to know where to dump it.

521
00:33:34,220 --> 00:33:35,220
Get on up now! We're going!

522
00:34:13,710 --> 00:34:14,730
Come on everyone, back to work.

523
00:34:50,219 --> 00:34:51,219
God's sake.

524
00:36:00,590 --> 00:36:01,590
it's the worst -case scenario.

525
00:36:03,550 --> 00:36:05,790
Tens of thousands of houses?

526
00:36:06,150 --> 00:36:08,770
Not for certain, but I've seen the
modelling.

527
00:36:09,650 --> 00:36:11,830
Things are going to get a lot uglier,
that's for sure.

528
00:36:13,190 --> 00:36:14,190
Okay.

529
00:36:16,030 --> 00:36:20,430
Okay, well, I want to stay visible and
informed 100%, and all mainstream media

530
00:36:20,430 --> 00:36:21,730
requests come to me first.

531
00:36:22,050 --> 00:36:28,010
They're going to want to talk to you
about water, and I would be prepared

532
00:36:28,010 --> 00:36:29,870
in case the roof comes off the
Arkandale.

533
00:36:31,980 --> 00:36:33,420
Well, how's that going to happen, Tom?

534
00:36:35,860 --> 00:36:40,220
Well, all I'm saying is that these
things have a habit of slipping through

535
00:36:40,220 --> 00:36:41,220
cracks.

536
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:48,360
And I'm saying there are no cracks,
right?

537
00:36:52,980 --> 00:36:53,980
Of course.

538
00:37:08,170 --> 00:37:09,170
When did this happen?

539
00:37:09,610 --> 00:37:10,810
It was about two minutes ago.

540
00:37:12,410 --> 00:37:15,230
Are you sure, Dave? No one's said
anything here yet.

541
00:37:15,470 --> 00:37:16,470
They will.

542
00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:22,730
Look, Deanna might have gotten out. She
might be injured and she... I don't

543
00:37:22,730 --> 00:37:27,490
know. She... The important thing is that
Brendan finds out from you rather than

544
00:37:27,490 --> 00:37:28,990
over a two -way or when they breached
the brigade.

545
00:37:29,290 --> 00:37:29,928
Oh, yeah.

546
00:37:29,930 --> 00:37:30,930
Okay.

547
00:37:34,470 --> 00:37:35,470
Sweetheart, I gotta go.

548
00:37:37,260 --> 00:37:38,218
I will.

549
00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:39,220
I love you.

550
00:37:46,720 --> 00:37:49,180
Excuse me, I'm looking for Brendan,
Brendan Langmore.

551
00:37:49,740 --> 00:37:53,080
Brendan? Yeah, he went with one of the
crews to Badgerish Creek.

552
00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:54,800
You want me to get a message to him?

553
00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:56,920
Um, no, no, no, look, it's okay.

554
00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:58,320
Nick!

555
00:37:58,540 --> 00:37:59,820
We lost a four -wheel drive.

556
00:38:10,930 --> 00:38:12,090
I can't even trouble him.

557
00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:51,400
for a tap to my formal street.

558
00:39:53,320 --> 00:39:56,720
Sorry, mate, we need it. I need it to
protect the house. That's what we're

559
00:39:56,720 --> 00:39:59,980
to use it for. Getting closer on these
guys? It's taken me years to say that.

560
00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:01,340
You leave it, OK?

561
00:40:01,740 --> 00:40:03,740
I'm not going anywhere. You leave it.

562
00:40:04,140 --> 00:40:05,140
Tom!

563
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,000
Come with me, please, sir.

564
00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:11,640
I've been here 40 years.

565
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:13,340
Stay on the top. Stay on the top. Yep,
yep.

566
00:40:24,940 --> 00:40:25,940
What's happened to him? Shit!

567
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:27,480
Sir! Sir!

568
00:40:28,240 --> 00:40:29,400
Hey, hey, Teddy, help me.

569
00:40:30,520 --> 00:40:32,080
Can you get this bike to a hospital?

570
00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:34,960
Uh... What? Yes, yes, yes.

571
00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:36,300
What?

572
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:37,800
Teddy, help me!

573
00:40:38,860 --> 00:40:42,960
Fires are now burning out of control in
the city's north. The National Fire

574
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:47,300
Service is saying this is likely to
impact the F3 freeway, the main northern

575
00:40:47,300 --> 00:40:51,340
traffic artery connecting... Put the
fire scan 255 pictures up there for me.

576
00:40:51,460 --> 00:40:53,460
...to avoid the F3.

577
00:40:54,730 --> 00:40:57,070
How long till that Borough Waters fire
impacts the F3?

578
00:40:57,490 --> 00:41:00,830
About half an hour. We should close it.
Check to see if those crews from the

579
00:41:00,830 --> 00:41:02,070
Central Coast made it into Borough.

580
00:41:02,990 --> 00:41:05,990
We've got all the Christmas traffic
heading north. Can you just bloody

581
00:41:06,070 --> 00:41:07,070
Linda?

582
00:41:11,170 --> 00:41:12,170
Dave.

583
00:41:13,230 --> 00:41:14,530
Three confirmed fatalities.

584
00:41:39,850 --> 00:41:40,870
for a few hours, will you, mate?

585
00:41:44,490 --> 00:41:47,970
The Central Coast crew got into Browra
about ten minutes ago.

586
00:41:48,190 --> 00:41:50,070
Good. Close the F3 now.

587
00:41:53,230 --> 00:41:54,990
Tina, I need more pressure in the mains.

588
00:41:55,210 --> 00:41:56,210
I'm on it, Dave.

589
00:41:56,310 --> 00:41:57,310
Good. As soon as you can.

590
00:43:33,670 --> 00:43:34,670
I love it so much.

591
00:43:35,530 --> 00:43:37,730
Christmas with you guys was really,
really good.

592
00:43:38,570 --> 00:43:41,590
I thought I should keep letting you
sleep because you probably need it.

593
00:43:42,290 --> 00:43:43,750
It's going to be a big one, I think.

594
00:43:44,730 --> 00:43:47,150
But I just love you so much. I just
wanted to tell you.

595
00:43:47,690 --> 00:43:49,230
I think I probably better keep going.

596
00:43:50,110 --> 00:43:51,370
I love you. Merry Christmas.

597
00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:12,520
The Lord bless you and keep you.

598
00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:19,300
May the Lord shine his face upon you and
be gracious unto you.

599
00:44:31,580 --> 00:44:32,580
Sweetheart.

600
00:44:34,260 --> 00:44:35,260
Sweetheart.

601
00:44:50,190 --> 00:44:51,990
Please, don't keep working.

602
00:45:18,280 --> 00:45:21,500
Fires are now burning out of control in
the city's north.

603
00:45:21,920 --> 00:45:25,780
Ash from the bushfires falling from the
sky... Some areas have been abandoned

604
00:45:25,780 --> 00:45:32,500
due to mortgage defaults. People try to
escape fire... ...unless it is

605
00:45:32,500 --> 00:45:36,500
absolutely necessary. The death toll is
likely to be more than 50.

606
00:45:36,760 --> 00:45:40,700
Although there are no confirmed numbers
to hand, the National Fire Service

607
00:45:40,700 --> 00:45:43,880
reports that it's running critically
short of water to fight the fires.

608
00:45:44,100 --> 00:45:46,200
Well, we'll need the Commonwealth to
come in behind it.

609
00:45:46,860 --> 00:45:48,240
Right. Thank you. I will.

610
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:02,560
Things are going to get bad, Angela.

611
00:46:02,820 --> 00:46:04,200
Yes, well, I can see that.

612
00:46:06,740 --> 00:46:09,200
I'm not just talking about the fires.
Yeah, but the fires are what we're

613
00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:10,200
with here and now.

614
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:13,560
I'm declaring a state of emergency.

615
00:46:14,540 --> 00:46:18,400
Even those people who have chosen to
stay and protect their homes have not

616
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:21,400
been successful as the fires rage out of
control.

617
00:46:21,780 --> 00:46:26,620
Some interstate fire crews from
Queensland, Victoria and South Australia

618
00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:27,700
assisting local crews.

619
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:31,680
But many have been unable to get where
they're needed because of the fires.

620
00:46:31,980 --> 00:46:35,420
Mum, we'll just slow down a little bit.

621
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:36,960
Can I speak to Jenny?

622
00:46:38,020 --> 00:46:40,520
From the front desk, Mum, can I speak to
Jenny?

623
00:46:41,180 --> 00:46:42,540
Billy! Shush!

624
00:46:48,180 --> 00:46:51,620
I am declaring a state of emergency in
New South Wales.

625
00:46:52,620 --> 00:46:56,660
I am from next door. They are saying on
the radio that people should leave their

626
00:46:56,660 --> 00:47:01,140
houses, but I'll have to leave with
someone else because I don't drive

627
00:47:01,640 --> 00:47:05,740
Did you want to come in? The armed
services will now be deployed to protect

628
00:47:05,740 --> 00:47:09,500
and property within the city of Sydney.
Thank you very much.

629
00:47:20,750 --> 00:47:21,428
Bye -bye.

630
00:47:21,430 --> 00:47:22,430
Is your mum okay?

631
00:47:22,730 --> 00:47:25,910
Oh, there's talk of evacuating a nurse
at home. She's panicking.

632
00:47:26,170 --> 00:47:29,690
Dillip. They are saying we might have to
leave, and if we do, I'm going to need

633
00:47:29,690 --> 00:47:31,150
some help. Who's saying? The radio.

634
00:47:31,470 --> 00:47:32,870
Affected areas, they said.

635
00:47:33,230 --> 00:47:36,250
Relax. We're not affected yet. You take
a seat. I'll get you a glass of water.

636
00:47:36,770 --> 00:47:39,070
The fire's already gone through Arcadia.

637
00:47:40,370 --> 00:47:42,190
That's 12 kilometres away.

638
00:47:42,810 --> 00:47:43,810
Ben.

639
00:47:44,510 --> 00:47:46,470
Can you take video outside for me,
darling?

640
00:47:46,730 --> 00:47:47,729
Thank you.

641
00:47:47,730 --> 00:47:48,990
Where's your mum's nursing home?

642
00:47:49,480 --> 00:47:50,580
Way down in Bloody Canania?

643
00:47:50,860 --> 00:47:51,860
What's the name of it?

644
00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:53,280
Joseph, why?

645
00:47:53,340 --> 00:47:54,540
Well, I could go and get her.

646
00:47:54,940 --> 00:47:56,580
I think it's better that you stay here
with us.

647
00:48:01,260 --> 00:48:02,460
Come on, matey, have a drink of water.

648
00:48:02,700 --> 00:48:03,700
Come on.

649
00:48:04,200 --> 00:48:05,200
Come on.

650
00:48:05,480 --> 00:48:08,440
Oh, Jesus, Suze, I think he's stopped
breathing. Okay, well, check his pulse.

651
00:48:08,680 --> 00:48:11,800
Well, I look like a doctor to you. Just
drive that light up to the front door.

652
00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:12,800
Okay, okay, I am.

653
00:48:36,570 --> 00:48:37,570
Quickly!

654
00:48:37,850 --> 00:48:43,970
Okay, got him. One, two, three, go!

655
00:48:44,910 --> 00:48:46,710
Okay, what's his name? Ruben. What
happened?

656
00:48:46,930 --> 00:48:48,810
He collapsed and the fire came through
Arcadia.

657
00:49:01,130 --> 00:49:03,910
You said you're getting more pressure in
the mains. Where is it? I'm trying,

658
00:49:03,970 --> 00:49:07,350
Dave, but the valves are being
recalibrated. We're filling the local

659
00:49:07,350 --> 00:49:10,190
as fast as they'll go. Well, that's
bullshit because there's nothing out

660
00:49:10,270 --> 00:49:13,810
Pressure's been down for months to save
consumption. So wind the pressure back

661
00:49:13,810 --> 00:49:17,110
up. You're supposed to have 25 million
litres coming into the mains from the

662
00:49:17,110 --> 00:49:19,630
desalination plant. Where is it? I'm
doing my best.

663
00:49:19,870 --> 00:49:20,930
It's not bloody good enough.

664
00:49:22,370 --> 00:49:23,370
Get it sorted.

665
00:49:38,990 --> 00:49:43,090
Don't get too proud if the emergency
service vehicles can't get access to the

666
00:49:43,090 --> 00:49:44,410
areas they need to go to.

667
00:50:17,520 --> 00:50:21,300
Minister announced that the armed
services would establish field hospitals

668
00:50:21,300 --> 00:50:22,300
North Park.

669
00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:25,020
Well, I think we should try and get some
shots inside the hospital. I don't

670
00:50:25,020 --> 00:50:27,420
know. I think we should just get out of
here, man. Katie, we're already here. We

671
00:50:27,420 --> 00:50:29,380
just need a couple of shots. I haven't
got anything on pace yet. Is there

672
00:50:29,380 --> 00:50:32,640
anywhere to shoot in there? You guys
know how fast the Arcadia fire is

673
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:35,160
travelling? No, not exactly, but it's
pretty fast. Because my wife and kids

674
00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:37,620
in Excelsior. Well, if they're not up to
fighting it, they should get out now.

675
00:50:37,780 --> 00:50:40,500
Beat the rush. Really? Yeah, tell them
to get out. Seriously, man.

676
00:50:41,490 --> 00:50:43,870
Look, wait, wait, what, what, what? What
if we ask him if we can shoot?

677
00:50:44,070 --> 00:50:47,470
No, no, no, forgiveness is easy to get
them permission. Trust me. Who said

678
00:50:47,570 --> 00:50:49,690
Yeah, I'm the news reporter. Yeah, she's
just been in Arcadia.

679
00:50:49,910 --> 00:50:52,970
Yeah, it's really bad, Lizzie. Look, on
the TV they're saying that we should

680
00:50:52,970 --> 00:50:55,830
stay here unless the police... No, no,
no, you've got to leave.

681
00:50:56,030 --> 00:50:57,030
Please, just leave.

682
00:50:58,890 --> 00:51:00,370
OK, thank you so much.

683
00:51:00,590 --> 00:51:02,930
Lizzie, you ready? Yeah, OK, I'll be
back in about 10 minutes.

684
00:51:03,830 --> 00:51:04,830
OK.

685
00:51:06,010 --> 00:51:07,750
Michael, you've got the car.

686
00:51:08,050 --> 00:51:09,050
Who's Emily's car?

687
00:51:09,230 --> 00:51:10,710
We can't. You've gone to get Mum.

688
00:51:11,210 --> 00:51:12,310
What? In Panelia?

689
00:51:12,950 --> 00:51:13,950
Have you got them in, Frank?

690
00:51:14,090 --> 00:51:16,290
Yeah, let me show her. All right.

691
00:51:16,810 --> 00:51:18,570
Jesus, Lizzie, how could you let her do
that?

692
00:51:19,510 --> 00:51:22,970
Well, I didn't let her. I told her not
to go and she went anyway.

693
00:51:24,450 --> 00:51:28,110
Here at Borkham Hills Hospital, doctors
are strained to... Look, I'm coming to

694
00:51:28,110 --> 00:51:30,250
get you, OK? You stay there. You hear
me?

695
00:52:50,930 --> 00:52:54,610
We can't redirect the water from the
depot plant into the main. Wait, what do

696
00:52:54,610 --> 00:52:57,230
you mean you can't? I don't know. It's
not my fault.

697
00:52:57,490 --> 00:52:58,490
Don't yell at me.

698
00:52:59,690 --> 00:53:02,070
Get me the utilities minister on the
phone. He's overseas.

699
00:53:02,310 --> 00:53:05,270
So what? He's got a phone, doesn't he?
Day. Well, get me the head of water

700
00:53:05,270 --> 00:53:08,490
operations. Get me someone who can tell
me where the damn water is.

701
00:53:14,410 --> 00:53:15,410
Hey, Richard.

702
00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:19,700
Every house with swimming pool get a
white sheet tied to the front gate.

703
00:53:19,700 --> 00:53:23,060
available cement truck and tanker in the
city I want filled with seawater and

704
00:53:23,060 --> 00:53:24,280
ready to go. Okay, I'm on to the boss.

705
00:53:28,300 --> 00:53:28,660
Turn

706
00:53:28,660 --> 00:53:43,100
left

707
00:53:43,100 --> 00:53:44,460
in 20 metres.

708
00:53:54,870 --> 00:54:00,750
Turn around now.

709
00:54:00,990 --> 00:54:03,310
Turn back now.

710
00:54:27,850 --> 00:54:30,590
Down south where outbreaks of
wildfire...

711
00:55:25,520 --> 00:55:26,520
Here, bring it through.

712
00:55:26,840 --> 00:55:29,600
Get the ambulance to the back entrance,
okay?

713
00:55:29,840 --> 00:55:30,840
Push it through, push it through.

714
00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:33,260
Let's move this along. Go, go, go, go,
go.

715
00:55:33,660 --> 00:55:34,660
Let's bring it over here.

716
00:55:34,960 --> 00:55:37,800
Just lie back, mate. Listen, man, can
you put that camera down and give us a

717
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,040
hand? Watch his head, watch his head.
Put him up, put him up here. Put him up.

718
00:55:45,360 --> 00:55:48,140
Oh, Zilip, I don't know. I can't see any
photos in here.

719
00:55:48,460 --> 00:55:50,520
It could be a box. They'll have a label.

720
00:55:50,780 --> 00:55:51,259
Let's see.

721
00:55:51,260 --> 00:55:52,580
Here you go.

722
00:55:52,820 --> 00:55:53,820
Thanks.

723
00:55:53,930 --> 00:55:55,830
I don't know if there's going to be
enough room in the car for all of this,

724
00:55:55,830 --> 00:55:57,910
Doug. I need to get my wife's things.

725
00:55:58,130 --> 00:56:01,650
No, no, but with all of us and when
Michael gets here... My son's car is in

726
00:56:01,650 --> 00:56:04,170
garage. I just can't drive it because of
my age.

727
00:56:04,550 --> 00:56:06,750
All right, OK. When he gets here, we'll
all leave together.

728
00:56:07,250 --> 00:56:08,250
OK?

729
00:56:09,270 --> 00:56:12,570
It's a call for 12 more earthmovers to
put in brakes here just east of Ludnam.

730
00:56:12,670 --> 00:56:14,610
How long till I can get those? Could be
an hour.

731
00:56:14,830 --> 00:56:16,650
Well, that's too long. It's far beyond
them by then.

732
00:56:16,990 --> 00:56:18,250
Find some bulldozers closer.

733
00:56:19,050 --> 00:56:22,190
It's like half a dozen now by Twin Lakes
Golf Course last week. I saw them.

734
00:56:22,210 --> 00:56:23,210
They're out there.

735
00:56:23,519 --> 00:56:25,360
Dave, we've got to have a look at these
windmaps.

736
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:28,620
Up to 50km in Hawkesbury and Balcombe
Hills. We've got to bring down the

737
00:56:28,620 --> 00:56:31,140
choppers working in those districts.
Richard, if we take the choppers out of

738
00:56:31,140 --> 00:56:33,940
Balcombe Hills and Hawkesbury, how many
fixed wind can we get in there to take

739
00:56:33,940 --> 00:56:35,200
over? I'll check.

740
00:56:36,780 --> 00:56:37,780
Get through.

741
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:40,100
We're pretty desperate down here. How
long is that going to take?

742
00:56:40,760 --> 00:56:41,718
It's getting through.

743
00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:43,060
Keep them coming.

744
00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:46,880
You're that TV reporter, aren't you?

745
00:56:47,220 --> 00:56:48,038
Yeah, hi.

746
00:56:48,040 --> 00:56:49,900
I saw that report you did about the
water.

747
00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:51,560
This government is a disaster.

748
00:56:52,270 --> 00:56:53,550
In every bloody area.

749
00:56:53,830 --> 00:56:54,830
How did you get them to work here?

750
00:56:54,970 --> 00:56:57,510
Yeah, they're assisting all non
-critical patients for evacuation.

751
00:56:57,510 --> 00:56:59,050
three staff down there. Okay.

752
00:56:59,390 --> 00:57:02,550
Okay, we've got a mess over here. My
brother ran against the Premier in her

753
00:57:02,550 --> 00:57:07,030
seat. He reckoned she was in deep shit
until about a month before the election.

754
00:57:07,590 --> 00:57:10,130
Then she got a huge injection of money
into the campaign.

755
00:57:10,710 --> 00:57:11,890
And where did she get the money from?

756
00:57:12,170 --> 00:57:15,010
Don't know. But my brother reckoned
she'd have been screwed without it.

757
00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:23,160
I'm joined now by John Graham, the CEO
of Argon Energy.

758
00:57:24,500 --> 00:57:28,500
Mr. Graham, can you update us on what's
happening with Sydney's power supply?

759
00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:33,340
Well, a number of our towers, which
support the large cables bringing power

760
00:57:33,340 --> 00:57:35,700
the city, have been damaged by the
fires.

761
00:57:35,900 --> 00:57:41,340
This has resulted in blackouts in
several regions within the metropolitan

762
00:57:42,170 --> 00:57:46,750
However, Argon Energy maintenance crews
are working hard to repair it. Dave,

763
00:57:46,750 --> 00:57:50,230
fixed wind support can be loaded and
it's balking wheels in 15 minutes.

764
00:57:50,750 --> 00:57:54,310
20 for the Hawkesbury. Okay, get them
out of the sky except for 214s. Redeploy

765
00:57:54,310 --> 00:57:55,310
them to Bankstown.

766
00:57:55,350 --> 00:57:56,930
Dave, have a look at this.

767
00:57:59,870 --> 00:58:01,350
This is Northwest Substation.

768
00:58:03,410 --> 00:58:04,410
Jesus!

769
00:58:05,210 --> 00:58:07,090
Where's the power from the emergency
generator?

770
00:58:08,170 --> 00:58:10,850
Okay, everyone, we have 10 hours on the
emergency generator.

771
00:58:11,480 --> 00:58:16,280
All essential machinery will come out of
the red and blue power outlets.

772
00:58:16,680 --> 00:58:21,480
Let's prioritise all life support
equipment out of blue, everything else

773
00:58:21,480 --> 00:58:22,480
red.

774
00:58:46,860 --> 00:58:49,520
Hi, Tom, this is Susan Shapiro from CPN
News.

775
00:58:51,640 --> 00:58:55,720
Hi, Tom, this is Susan Shapiro from CPN
News. I was wondering if I could get a

776
00:58:55,720 --> 00:58:58,960
statement from the Premier regarding a
large injection of funds into her

777
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:00,580
campaign a month before the election.

778
00:59:00,840 --> 00:59:02,020
You can call me back on this.

779
00:59:05,880 --> 00:59:08,160
What? You, uh, go fishing much, Suze?

780
00:59:08,380 --> 00:59:09,380
Oh, shut up, Danny.

781
00:59:14,900 --> 00:59:15,920
It's a bloody nightmare.

782
00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:20,980
The car's waiting downstairs to take us
out to ambush.

783
01:00:23,920 --> 01:00:26,460
Michael. Lizzie, I'm lost.

784
01:00:27,340 --> 01:00:28,340
Em, is that you?

785
01:00:29,160 --> 01:00:32,360
I'm lost. Lizzie, can you get my
message?

786
01:00:32,660 --> 01:00:34,520
Em, I can hardly hear you. Where are
you?

787
01:00:35,180 --> 01:00:37,020
I don't know. I'm near Liverpool.

788
01:00:37,240 --> 01:00:39,360
I'm in the pool. Is Mum with you?

789
01:00:44,300 --> 01:00:46,340
Come on, Lizzie. Come on.

790
01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:49,720
He's dropping out. Is Mum with you?

791
01:00:49,960 --> 01:00:51,020
He's in the pool.

792
01:00:57,009 --> 01:00:58,530
Emily, it's Dad. Can you call me back?

793
01:00:58,830 --> 01:01:00,470
This is really hard.

794
01:01:03,930 --> 01:01:04,330
Because

795
01:01:04,330 --> 01:01:11,550
I

796
01:01:11,550 --> 01:01:13,590
can't do anything without power, that's
why.

797
01:01:16,090 --> 01:01:18,910
Tina, what have you got for me? I'm
chasing the chairman of the water

798
01:01:18,910 --> 01:01:22,030
board. Dave, emergency generator's
kicking in now. About bloody time.

799
01:01:23,670 --> 01:01:24,870
Whoa, there it is.

800
01:01:25,130 --> 01:01:26,190
All right, we're back on.

801
01:01:30,540 --> 01:01:31,540
these houses.

802
01:01:31,580 --> 01:01:36,780
These cement trucks here are filled with
sea water, which could do long -term

803
01:01:36,780 --> 01:01:37,800
damage to bushland.

804
01:01:38,120 --> 01:01:42,640
It's a last resort after all fresh water
options have been exhausted.

805
01:01:42,980 --> 01:01:48,100
It's become necessary, however, as
there's just no water left in the mains

806
01:01:48,100 --> 01:01:49,140
fight these fires.

807
01:01:49,380 --> 01:01:54,680
So we do need to ask, where is all the
water that the Premier has been talking

808
01:01:54,680 --> 01:01:56,400
about? But she's actually got something.

809
01:01:57,640 --> 01:02:01,080
Well, whatever she thinks she's got, we
ride it out. Angela. We ride it out.

810
01:02:01,160 --> 01:02:02,160
Listen to what I'm saying.

811
01:02:04,900 --> 01:02:06,860
What if it can be proved?

812
01:02:08,260 --> 01:02:09,900
Well, how is she going to do that, Tom?

813
01:02:11,420 --> 01:02:15,060
There was only three people in that
room. If you want to take the fall for

814
01:02:15,100 --> 01:02:16,100
you'd be my guest.

815
01:02:16,540 --> 01:02:18,420
But I'll deny I was ever there.

816
01:02:52,330 --> 01:02:55,110
Lance, any news on those choppers coming
up from Canberra? They're on the way.

817
01:02:55,230 --> 01:02:57,110
Can you get me anything for Holdsworth?

818
01:02:57,510 --> 01:03:01,390
Every plane and chopper is accounted
for. If things wind down in the north,

819
01:03:01,390 --> 01:03:04,710
be able to get you some more ordnance,
but no sooner than an hour or two hours,

820
01:03:04,850 --> 01:03:07,750
OK? All right, we'll chase up those
heavies, put a rocket under them. Baz,

821
01:03:07,750 --> 01:03:10,050
me the south coast wind map. Yeah, yeah,
I'm bringing that up.

822
01:03:12,730 --> 01:03:14,450
It's like they've moved into the
national park.

823
01:05:32,940 --> 01:05:34,240
The fire's near Excelsior Park.

824
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:35,480
You need to go.

825
01:05:35,700 --> 01:05:36,700
Be with your family.

826
01:05:37,020 --> 01:05:39,740
We're fine. We've got Simon here. We've
got it covered.

827
01:05:40,120 --> 01:05:41,118
Go. Sure.

828
01:05:41,120 --> 01:05:42,120
Sure. Go.

829
01:05:42,420 --> 01:05:45,800
Let's go. Let's go. On the bus. On the
bus. Let's go. Let's go.

830
01:05:46,300 --> 01:05:47,600
Move. Move. Come on.

831
01:05:49,460 --> 01:05:52,560
Mate, where are you going? Mate, what's
happening in Excelsior Park?

832
01:05:52,860 --> 01:05:54,620
Mate, I'm not sure, but the fire's
close.

833
01:05:55,640 --> 01:05:57,620
Mate, you'll never get through that way,
okay?

834
01:05:58,000 --> 01:05:59,000
I have to go to my family.

835
01:07:03,210 --> 01:07:04,310
Okay, darling, let's go.

836
01:07:04,630 --> 01:07:05,630
Where's Ben?

837
01:07:09,810 --> 01:07:11,910
Okay, I want you to stay here. Don't
move, okay?

838
01:07:12,710 --> 01:07:13,710
Ben?

839
01:08:16,359 --> 01:08:18,660
You'll have to take your car if that's
all right. Yes, yes, yes.

840
01:08:20,800 --> 01:08:21,800
What?

841
01:08:27,600 --> 01:08:31,479
Okay, can we just see you doing so well,
you two? I want you to stick that on.

842
01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:36,080
Pop that in for me, darling.

843
01:09:02,220 --> 01:09:03,479
Do you know anything about cars?

844
01:09:05,460 --> 01:09:08,880
Okay. All right, grab everything you
can. We'll get a lift with someone else.

845
01:09:08,939 --> 01:09:09,759
Come on, kids.

846
01:09:09,760 --> 01:09:10,840
Take your seatbelts off.

847
01:09:20,460 --> 01:09:25,200
All the bushfires around Sydney are now
burning out of control.

848
01:09:25,560 --> 01:09:29,720
The National Fire Service is reporting
that there has been a devastating loss

849
01:09:29,720 --> 01:09:30,720
life and property.

850
01:09:31,319 --> 01:09:32,319
And the tragedy continues.

851
01:09:32,680 --> 01:09:37,460
Just half an hour ago, it's believed
that 11 people were killed in Mount

852
01:09:37,460 --> 01:09:41,180
when their homes were engulfed by fire
and they had no time to escape.

853
01:09:58,190 --> 01:10:01,230
There are power blackouts right across
the city and most... Gav,

854
01:10:01,970 --> 01:10:03,690
I want to go out again. Can you give me
the chopper? No.

855
01:10:04,150 --> 01:10:06,930
Don't be a prick. You've been on deck 15
hours. I'm fine.

856
01:10:07,290 --> 01:10:10,230
If it's safe, Pete's going up. Just let
me do a pass over the Hills District.

857
01:10:10,570 --> 01:10:12,930
No. Come on, Excelsior Park is about to
explode.

858
01:10:13,270 --> 01:10:16,190
Just give me one more shot, I'll be an
hour and a half top. You bloody won't.

859
01:10:16,310 --> 01:10:18,770
Please, Gavin, I really need to do this.

860
01:10:33,050 --> 01:10:35,570
Thanks. Teddy, come on, we're going out
again.

861
01:10:36,010 --> 01:10:37,970
Really? That's great.

862
01:10:39,070 --> 01:10:40,070
Come on.

863
01:10:40,190 --> 01:10:41,190
Coming.

864
01:10:44,450 --> 01:10:47,910
Okay, in the north, we've got three
fireheads here, here and here.

865
01:10:48,230 --> 01:10:51,350
In the west, the wind's whipping another
front towards Camden and Campbelltown.

866
01:10:51,750 --> 01:10:54,870
And the Holdsworthy fires jump the
freeway into the National Park. Close

867
01:10:54,870 --> 01:10:55,870
Great Western Highway.

868
01:10:55,910 --> 01:10:59,540
Valley Heights and... Are the interstate
crews making much difference?

869
01:11:01,060 --> 01:11:03,180
A lot of them can't get through because
the road closes.

870
01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:06,900
Well, your people will be wanting relief
soon, won't they?

871
01:11:07,100 --> 01:11:09,080
It'd be a bloody relief if they had some
water in their hoses.

872
01:11:10,500 --> 01:11:13,060
Yes, it's like working with one hand
tied behind your back.

873
01:11:13,420 --> 01:11:14,460
Actually, it's worse than that.

874
01:11:15,740 --> 01:11:16,920
We've lost eight volunteers.

875
01:11:18,640 --> 01:11:19,640
Possibly more.

876
01:11:19,860 --> 01:11:20,860
That's a tragedy.

877
01:11:20,960 --> 01:11:23,400
Well, if they had some water in their
hoses, they might have been able to save

878
01:11:23,400 --> 01:11:26,380
themselves. You speak to the business at
hand. Do you want the business at hand?

879
01:11:26,860 --> 01:11:31,020
Half the city's on fire. Mobile networks
are going down. The electricity grid is

880
01:11:31,020 --> 01:11:33,880
dying in the arse. And we've got a
southerly on the way that's going to

881
01:11:33,880 --> 01:11:37,160
these flanks into fire heads. And then
it's really going to turn to shit

882
01:11:37,160 --> 01:11:39,440
we've got no water. Now, what are you
going to do about that? Are you asking

883
01:11:39,440 --> 01:11:44,980
to make it rain? I'm asking you... I'm
asking you where the pressure is.

884
01:11:45,200 --> 01:11:47,960
Where is the water from the desalination
plant? The call on the water

885
01:11:47,960 --> 01:11:51,800
distribution network on a day like today
is immense. You know that, don't you? I

886
01:11:51,800 --> 01:11:55,280
mean, it's so naive to expect simple
answers.

887
01:11:56,130 --> 01:11:59,070
With all... Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey. How much trouble do you want, mate,

888
01:11:59,090 --> 01:12:00,830
huh? You've got enough on your plate.

889
01:12:01,370 --> 01:12:04,530
Do you understand how many people are
going to die out there today? We've

890
01:12:04,530 --> 01:12:06,130
already got reports. It's over 300.

891
01:12:07,470 --> 01:12:10,630
300? 300. And by the end of the day, it
could be double that.

892
01:12:10,990 --> 01:12:12,630
Um, Tom, we've got press conference.

893
01:12:30,760 --> 01:12:31,780
You should have a look at this.

894
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:36,700
The areas in red are where the water
pressure's below 15 head.

895
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:38,039
That's low.

896
01:12:38,040 --> 01:12:39,040
Yeah.

897
01:12:39,480 --> 01:12:41,040
And it's where the fire fronts are.

898
01:12:41,420 --> 01:12:43,080
The system's gravity -fed, Dave.

899
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:46,820
If there's no water in the dams in the
west, the pressure's going to be lower

900
01:12:46,820 --> 01:12:47,820
there.

901
01:12:50,580 --> 01:12:52,660
Where does the desal plant feed into the
system?

902
01:12:56,640 --> 01:12:57,980
Here. Shaft 11.

903
01:12:58,900 --> 01:12:59,900
Waterloo.

904
01:13:01,130 --> 01:13:03,910
But the pressure tunnel that feeds the
western suburbs is supposed to be

905
01:13:03,910 --> 01:13:05,870
Erskineville pumping station, shaft 17.

906
01:13:06,250 --> 01:13:09,210
You asked me where it feeds into the
system, I'm just telling you. That means

907
01:13:09,210 --> 01:13:12,550
the desal plant isn't even connected to
the mains in the western suburbs.

908
01:13:14,130 --> 01:13:16,330
It's completely useless west of the
harbour bridge.

909
01:13:36,200 --> 01:13:37,260
I want Langmore removed.

910
01:13:38,620 --> 01:13:40,060
On what grounds? I don't care.

911
01:13:42,060 --> 01:13:44,860
If you do that, you're going to have one
hell of a loose cannon on your hands.

912
01:13:44,980 --> 01:13:50,640
You'll have nothing to lose. A
disaffected ex -employee is easier to

913
01:13:52,700 --> 01:13:54,240
300 people, Angela.

914
01:13:55,400 --> 01:13:56,620
That's a separate issue, Tom.

915
01:14:09,000 --> 01:14:13,440
to get away from the fire and the smoke,
but there's widespread panic because no

916
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:17,280
one is entirely sure which direction the
fire is going to come from.

917
01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:22,060
Sores of foam continue to burn as the
jet coal rises.

918
01:14:22,680 --> 01:14:24,240
Now, as you can see...

919
01:16:09,350 --> 01:16:10,188
Roger that.

920
01:16:10,190 --> 01:16:13,590
Confirming tickets to be collected at
Parramatta and then move to North Rocks.

921
01:16:32,240 --> 01:16:36,320
The desalination plant is costing us a
fortune in electricity.

922
01:16:36,900 --> 01:16:39,940
But you're asking for a discount on your
power costs. Well, why not? I mean, you

923
01:16:39,940 --> 01:16:41,900
get plenty of fresh water for nothing.

924
01:16:50,800 --> 01:16:55,480
Many hundreds of volunteer firefighters
have contributed a mammoth effort to

925
01:16:55,480 --> 01:16:59,420
controlling these fires. In the process,
they've lost many members.

926
01:17:00,510 --> 01:17:03,990
Despite their heroic efforts under the
most difficult conditions in living

927
01:17:03,990 --> 01:17:08,510
memory, the fires have still penetrated
deep into suburban areas, causing

928
01:17:08,510 --> 01:17:09,650
massive damage.

929
01:17:09,970 --> 01:17:13,430
We can only imagine how much more damage
might have been...

930
01:18:18,890 --> 01:18:23,950
First of all, I want to express my
profound sadness and regret at the lives

931
01:18:23,950 --> 01:18:28,710
have been lost in the fire today. I
extend my deepest condolences to the

932
01:18:28,710 --> 01:18:30,810
families and friends of the victims.

933
01:18:31,910 --> 01:18:32,910
Dave?

934
01:18:35,650 --> 01:18:36,650
Brendan's okay.

935
01:18:41,450 --> 01:18:42,450
Dave?

936
01:18:42,840 --> 01:18:46,840
Dave, what do you think about pulling
both sky cranes out of Bankstown to

937
01:18:46,840 --> 01:18:48,120
and then to Kuringai Chase?

938
01:18:48,360 --> 01:18:50,300
They can pull water out of the Kowang
Creek.

939
01:18:50,700 --> 01:18:51,700
That's a good idea, mate.

940
01:18:52,180 --> 01:18:53,180
Thanks, mate.

941
01:19:19,820 --> 01:19:22,580
There's an eerie sense of calm here in
North Rock.

942
01:19:22,880 --> 01:19:26,060
The wind has died down and the
temperature has dropped enormously.

943
01:19:26,760 --> 01:19:31,200
Now, police have blocked off the area
and evacuated residents because of the

944
01:19:31,200 --> 01:19:34,520
fire that's threatening the detergent
factory you can see behind me.

945
01:19:34,800 --> 01:19:40,080
Now, I did speak to the fire chief about
20 minutes ago about the likelihood...

946
01:19:40,080 --> 01:19:47,020
God, did you get that? You all right?
Yeah, yeah,

947
01:19:47,020 --> 01:19:48,560
yeah. Keep rolling, keep rolling.

948
01:19:49,800 --> 01:19:53,720
As you can see, there was a very large
explosion that just happened behind us.

949
01:19:54,060 --> 01:19:57,640
Obviously, something very flammable...
Excuse me.

950
01:19:58,460 --> 01:20:00,920
Obviously, something very flammable has
gone up.

951
01:20:02,860 --> 01:20:03,860
Now,

952
01:20:04,180 --> 01:20:06,380
this doesn't seem to be any... Jesus,

953
01:20:12,780 --> 01:20:14,380
Lucy, guys, let's get out of here.

954
01:21:11,850 --> 01:21:16,090
that due to the high humidity and
yesterday's southerly winds, they have

955
01:21:16,090 --> 01:21:19,710
brought the fires under control and they
are behind containment lines.

956
01:21:20,350 --> 01:21:25,430
According to a statement issued by the
NFS earlier today, the only good thing

957
01:21:25,430 --> 01:21:30,050
about fires of this size and intensity
is that they burn the available fuel

958
01:21:30,050 --> 01:21:34,390
quickly and therefore burn themselves
out faster than the fires Australia

959
01:21:34,390 --> 01:21:35,830
endured in the past.

960
01:21:36,630 --> 01:21:39,990
Now begins the grisly task of counting
the cost.

961
01:21:40,720 --> 01:21:45,240
And although we can put a value on the
loss of property, we can never count the

962
01:21:45,240 --> 01:21:50,460
cost of the lives lost and the pain and
suffering of those left behind to grieve

963
01:21:50,460 --> 01:21:51,460
them.

964
01:23:13,960 --> 01:23:15,260
Do you like me, Dad?

965
01:23:22,120 --> 01:23:23,760
I like you with all my heart.

966
01:24:13,800 --> 01:24:18,820
Can you feel the sun

967
01:24:18,820 --> 01:24:21,640
with me?

968
01:25:44,430 --> 01:25:48,230
You know, the desalination plant is
costing us a fortune in electricity.

969
01:25:49,510 --> 01:25:51,750
Are you asking for a discount on your
power costs?

970
01:25:52,310 --> 01:25:53,310
I am.

971
01:25:53,730 --> 01:25:56,570
You want Argon to supply your desal
plant for nothing?

972
01:25:57,370 --> 01:26:01,130
Well, why not? I mean, you use fresh
water for nothing. It seems fair.

973
01:26:02,130 --> 01:26:04,130
Well, is this a quid pro quo?

974
01:26:04,430 --> 01:26:05,430
You can call it whatever you like.

975
01:26:06,940 --> 01:26:10,320
I'd have to take it to the board. Well,
yes, you do that, and you tell them that

976
01:26:10,320 --> 01:26:13,760
I'm a competitor of the terms of the
original contract with Argon Energy for

977
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:16,720
sale of the power plants that should get
their attention.

978
01:26:17,380 --> 01:26:19,400
That really would cost you a fortune.

979
01:26:19,820 --> 01:26:22,740
Well, I think if the punters knew that
you were using 50 million litres of

980
01:26:22,740 --> 01:26:25,800
drinking water a day for free, that
could cost you a fortune, too.

981
01:26:26,180 --> 01:26:27,280
Well, you signed the contract.

982
01:26:27,920 --> 01:26:30,480
Well, then we could all go down in a
hail of gunfire.

983
01:26:30,860 --> 01:26:31,860
It could be fun.

984
01:26:33,500 --> 01:26:35,420
Well, the board might want to wait till
the election.

985
01:26:36,200 --> 01:26:39,200
See if you win. Ladies and gentlemen,
the Premier will be with you shortly.

986
01:26:39,500 --> 01:26:41,560
I'll be a lot easier to deal with than
the other mob.

987
01:26:41,820 --> 01:26:44,960
You know, all those easements through
the National Park for your

988
01:26:45,160 --> 01:26:49,380
the local council headaches, the stamp
duty problems with your asset

989
01:26:49,380 --> 01:26:52,400
acquisitions, all that could be dealt
with.

990
01:26:52,880 --> 01:26:55,420
Just for cutting a deal on power to your
diesel plant?

991
01:26:55,740 --> 01:26:58,240
Oh, well, we might need to add a little
sweetener.

992
01:26:59,140 --> 01:27:00,400
How much of a sweetener?

993
01:27:01,760 --> 01:27:02,760
A million.

994
01:27:11,920 --> 01:27:13,400
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for
coming.

995
01:27:17,520 --> 01:27:20,340
This is the saddest day in our nation's
history.

996
01:27:22,100 --> 01:27:27,300
Over the last 48 hours, we have seen an
unprecedented loss of life and the

997
01:27:27,300 --> 01:27:31,800
destruction of many thousands of homes
and livelihoods.

998
01:27:32,300 --> 01:27:38,140
On behalf of the people of New South
Wales, I offer up our prayers to those

999
01:27:38,140 --> 01:27:39,360
have lost their loved ones.

1000
01:27:39,980 --> 01:27:45,040
I also offer my sincere thanks and
respect to the men and women of the fire

1001
01:27:45,040 --> 01:27:50,420
service who have performed
magnificently, often without regard to

1002
01:27:50,420 --> 01:27:54,640
safety. Without their efforts, the loss
of life would certainly have been much

1003
01:27:54,640 --> 01:27:55,640
greater.

1004
01:27:56,740 --> 01:28:01,200
Yes. There was a severe lack of water to
fight the fires. Do you have any

1005
01:28:01,200 --> 01:28:02,200
comment on that?

1006
01:28:02,580 --> 01:28:07,220
Well, the whole country's been short of
water for a while. This is not unique to

1007
01:28:07,220 --> 01:28:10,060
New South Wales. How many people are
confirmed dead?

1008
01:28:11,840 --> 01:28:14,760
386 people are confirmed dead at the
moment. It's a mammoth disaster.

1009
01:28:15,580 --> 01:28:18,960
Premier, can you explain the
relationship between Argon Energy and

1010
01:28:18,960 --> 01:28:19,960
desalination plant?

1011
01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:23,720
I'm sorry, I don't really see how that's
relevant to the current disaster. Argon

1012
01:28:23,720 --> 01:28:28,600
Energy supplies electricity to the
desalination plant, and in turn, Argon

1013
01:28:28,600 --> 01:28:30,720
major consumer of fresh water.

1014
01:28:31,230 --> 01:28:34,710
the cooling of the power stations. Is
that correct? I don't really see how

1015
01:28:34,710 --> 01:28:38,850
are. I mean, there's not a time or a
place. Is it true, Premier, that you

1016
01:28:38,850 --> 01:28:43,150
deal in place with Argon Energy where
you guaranteed them unlimited supplies

1017
01:28:43,150 --> 01:28:44,450
free water from the catchment areas?

1018
01:28:46,090 --> 01:28:48,130
David, isn't it? David Langmore,
correct?

1019
01:28:48,410 --> 01:28:49,410
Yes. Premier,

1020
01:28:50,370 --> 01:28:52,290
how long have you had knowledge of this?

1021
01:28:52,990 --> 01:28:57,430
Look, I don't have the exact details of
those commercial arrangements with me,

1022
01:28:57,470 --> 01:28:58,470
David. Premier, is it true?

1023
01:28:59,040 --> 01:29:02,280
that the fresh water coming out of the
desalination plant was never going to be

1024
01:29:02,280 --> 01:29:04,800
available to the people west of the
Sydney Harbour Bridge.

1025
01:29:09,240 --> 01:29:10,280
Listen, listen.

1026
01:29:10,920 --> 01:29:15,920
Without that desalination plant, we
would have run out of fresh water two

1027
01:29:15,920 --> 01:29:16,920
ago.

1028
01:29:17,420 --> 01:29:23,160
Did Argon Energy contribute $1 million
to your electoral campaign one month

1029
01:29:23,160 --> 01:29:24,320
before the last election?

1030
01:29:26,700 --> 01:29:28,280
No, that is...

1031
01:29:28,680 --> 01:29:30,460
You are a liar.

1032
01:29:33,280 --> 01:29:39,580
I have a recording of you making that
exact agreement with John Graham, CEO of

1033
01:29:39,580 --> 01:29:40,580
Argon Energy.

1034
01:29:41,040 --> 01:29:42,320
Don't be shy, everybody.