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(VEHICLE CRASHES)
(SHOUTING)
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MAN: Oh, fuck! (PANTS)
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MAN 2: What the fuck?!
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WOMAN: Get it on camera. Get it...
WOMAN 2: Are you right?
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NEWSREADER: It occurred around 4pm,
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witnesses capturing the incident
on their mobile phones.
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Passers-by rushed to the aid
of the first victim.
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REPORTER: At first, it appeared
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this may have been
a terrible accident,
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but soon it became clear
this was something more sinister.
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WOMAN: What are you doing?!
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(GUNSHOT)
MAN: Hey!
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(SCREAMING)
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WOMAN: What are you doing?!
(FIRES SHOT)
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WOMAN 2: He just got out
and shot her.
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NEWSREADER: A concerned citizen
paying the ultimate price.
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The estranged husband had failed
to turn up to a court hearing
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concerning the custody
of their children.
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NEWSREADER: Amidst the carnage,
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a moment that can only be described
as pure heroism.
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(PANTS)
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(FAINTLY) Fucking happy?
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Is this what you wanted?
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NEWSREADER: Winton woman Alexandra
Irving confronted the gunman,
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acting as a human shield,
bravely standing her ground.
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NEWSREADER: A moment recorded
by many, too confronting to show.
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(GUNSHOT)
(SCREAMING AND SOBBING)
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(ALEX PANTS)
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NEWSREADER:
Questions are being raised
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as to how the man, subject to
multiple intervention orders,
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was able to procure a shotgun.
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Authorities praised
Ms Irving's actions,
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stating that the death toll
would have been higher
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had it not been for her intervention
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from outside a courthouse
in Mount Isa,
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bringing the number of women killed
in violent crimes this year to 43.
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NEWSREADER:
A regional health worker,
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Miss Irving had travelled five hours
to Mount Isa that day
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to pay her mother's parking fines.
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She has refused all requests
for interviews.
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And now on to finance.
The Australian share market...
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SONG: # Watch out
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# I'm a one-way ticket
to a blood fight
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# Watch out
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# Got a head full of thoughts
and it ain't right
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# Watch out
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# There's a chip on my shoulder
like a butcher's knife
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# Ain't nobody want to mess with me
this time. #
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Heya, Stephen.
Alex.
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I've got this one here for your boy.
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Yeah, well, he'd like all of them.
But that's not the issue.
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Am I gonna have to
come out here again?
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Is that a threat? (CHUCKLES)
Yeah. You know why.
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Cut out the soft drink.
Take your pills.
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And don't think
just because you're a bloke,
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you can stop mid-course and flush 'em
down the toilet, alright?
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Then bring me out a couple of beers
to flush 'em down with.
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No. I'll kill you myself
if you don't take 'em.
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Yeah, righto. Well, take...
take all the dogs, then.
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Take your meds.
I don't want the meds either.
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Your boy would like the dogs.
Yeah.
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Well, take him this one.
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Hughie, hop up. Hop up, Amma.
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Amma, hop in.
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Look. They all want to go with ya.
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Stephen?
Alex.
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Take them mongrel dogs.
Righto, boys, let's go.
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We'd better go. Come on.
Get out of here.
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Amma. Hughie. (WHISTLES)
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(WHISTLES) Hughie, come.
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(DOG BARKS)
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SONG: # Watch out
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# I'm a one-way ticket
to a blood fight... #
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(BELL RINGS)
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# Watch out
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# Got my teeth bared
ready for you this time
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# Watch out
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# There's a crack
in the middle of the sky
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# Who'll be the last one standing?
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# I'll be the last one standing
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# 'Cause ain't nobody
wanna mess with my kind... #
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Hello.
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Can I help you?
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I'm looking for Alexandra Irving.
Is she in?
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You a journo?
No.
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Mormon, then.
You're wasting your time.
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I'm from
the Prime Minister's Office.
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My name's Jonathan Cosgrove.
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Well, Alex isn't home from work yet.
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Well, could I wait inside?
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I like the decor.
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93 years old. Never missed
a day's work in her life.
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Now, you show me someone else
who'll give that kind of service.
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I agree with you, Mrs Irving.
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I'm a massive fan of the Queen.
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Hey, Alex.
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Yeah, good on ya!
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Those bloody mob next door!
(DOOR CLOSES)
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Here she is.
I swear, I'm gonna kill 'em.
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(CLEARS THROAT) Miss Irving.
Jonathan Cosgrove.
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I left a couple of messages.
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Manners.
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I didn't ask him to come in.
Why'd you invite him inside, anyway?
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Because it's my house.
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You mind yourself, girl.
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OK, then.
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Why?
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Well, because Senator Hamish Gordon
has very selfishly gone and died
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and he's left the party
without a majority in the Senate.
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Gordon was a dickhead.
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Yes. But he was our dickhead.
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You know what I mean.
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Why me?
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Well, the Prime Minister's
very impressed
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with your commitment to local issues
while serving on the local council.
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And furthermore, your track record
of service in the armed forces...
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I was in transport.
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..and your focus
on personal responsibility
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rather than welfare handouts
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show you to be an ideal candidate
to represent this government.
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Don't bullshit me, Jonathan.
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And you faced down a gunman.
The footage went viral.
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We have an election in six months.
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Thanks, but no.
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(CHUCKLES) She's offering you
a seat in the Senate.
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She wants me that badly,
she can ask me herself.
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Why would you say no?
It's a bloody stupid idea.
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Look. Some say we have
a woman problem...
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No. The problem is that
you don't have enough women.
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Well, the Prime Minister's a woman.
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And she believes you're
the right person for the Senate,
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and I support her 100%.
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See? Even you think it's bullshit.
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Tell your mother thanks for the tea.
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(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)
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ALEX: (ON PHONE)
Yeah, it's alright for you, Charlie.
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You probably get asked
to go into Parliament every day.
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Look, I still can't believe it.
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We bust our arses for decades
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and suddenly those right-wing pricks
you voted for
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go running after any black woman
with a trending hashtag
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and just throw her a seat
in the Senate.
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Alex.
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Alex?
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Reception's crap.
You're going in and out.
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How's Mum?
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Oh, roof needs fixing.
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How's the student body treating you?
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Be nice.
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Honestly, sis...
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..they just want a pet Aborigine.
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Is that who you are?
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It was a joke.
Obviously.
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I'll talk to you later, Charlie.
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(OBJECT SMASHES)
(LAUGHTER)
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(INDISTINCT VOICES
CHATTER AND SHOUT)
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(BUZZER)
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(BUZZES REPEATEDLY)
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Oi!
(LAUGHTER IN BACKGROUND)
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Oi, I'm talking to you.
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Oi, dickhead. If we was in
an emergency, we'd be fucked!
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MAN: Shut up, Maclean!
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(BANGS ON DOOR)
You gonna make me? Huh?
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I've already told you,
shut up in there!
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(HOLDS DOWN BUZZER, BANGS ON DOOR)
Come on! Let me out!
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Get your hand off that fucking bell!
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YOUNG WOMAN:
Open the door, you prick!
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YOUNG WOMAN 2: Come on!
MAN: Last chance in there.
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Dickhead! Let me out!
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Open the fucking door!
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Come on, tough guy. Hurry up!
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(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)
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Alright, Maclean. Suck on this.
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(GAS HISSES)
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(GUARD CHORTLES)
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(COUGHS)
Marce? You OK?
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I can't breathe. Grab my puffer!
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YOUNG WOMAN: Marcie!
Here.
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(COUGHS)
Breathe.
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Help! Somebody help!
I can't breathe!
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(GASPS AND COUGHS)
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Help! Somebody help!
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(MARCIE COUGHS)
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Someone! She can't breathe!
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(GASPS)
Help us!
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Somebody help! She can't breathe!
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Marce!
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Marce!
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Come on.
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Marce.
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Marce?
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Marcie!
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(CELL DOOR BUZZES, OPENS)
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MAN: Come on. Move it along.
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I said move!
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(WOMEN YELP)
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Oh, fuck! Oh! Oh!
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Fuck off!
MAN: Keep it down.
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YOUNG WOMAN: You bastard.
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(ALARM WAILS)
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MAN: Oi! Oi!
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(JET ENGINE WHINES)
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You're taking a risk.
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I know that, Peter.
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The party can't put her
in a neat little box.
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That makes 'em nervous.
Good.
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(SPITS, SIGHS)
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Mum.
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Shit.
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Hi. You must be Alexandra Irving.
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Rachel Anderson.
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Prime Minister.
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Apparently you said
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I should come and offer you
the Senate position in person.
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(CHUCKLES)
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Uh, you want to come inside?
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You know what?
We've been travelling all day.
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How about we take a walk,
you show me your town?
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Yeah, sure. Um, give me a minute.
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Walk-and-talk, Peter.
Tell the blokes not to overreact.
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You heard her. Let's go.
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(ENGINE STARTS)
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It's a great little town.
WOMAN: Hey!
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Well, this region has one of
the highest unemployment rates
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in the country.
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There's no capital investment.
No programs scheduled.
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What are you gonna do about it,
run for local council again?
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Well, with respect, Prime Minister,
what are YOU gonna do about it?
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Whatever I can.
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Listen.
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Let's just say we're negotiating.
What would you want?
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I want the bloody medical centre
to reopen.
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Tell me about that.
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It's on the main street.
Mmm.
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You lot cut the funding.
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I want to stop sending people to jail
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because they haven't paid
their fines.
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I want a complete review
of all the welfare you mob throw
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at stupid bloody programs
that don't do anything for anyone.
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And how are you gonna do that
if you refuse a seat at the table?
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There's already blackfellas
at the table. What has that achieved?
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More than you will
if you just stay here.
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It's not just the blackfellas.
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The whole region needs
effective representation.
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Listen, Alex,
what you did was incredible.
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I want people like you,
women like you, on my team.
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How do you know I voted for you?
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(CHUCKLES) Well, from what I hear,
your mother is a diehard royalist.
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Your father was
a card-carrying National.
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I figure the apple doesn't fall
far from the tree.
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Have you met my brother?
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There's always exceptions
to the rule.
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Look, you've worked really hard
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to try to make changes
in your own community,
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you've had the occasional win,
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but if you want to make big change,
generational change,
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the only way to do that
is through the power of government.
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So, be your pet Aborigine?
Is that it?
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Alex, I'm seven months out
from an election.
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I've got a majority of one
in the House, a hung Senate
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and a bunch of dickwads on my right
ready with a guillotine.
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I don't need a pet.
I need a fucking ally.
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And by the sounds of things,
so does everybody here.
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SONG: # Oh
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# In the light,
I'll be waiting for you
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# Oh
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# Oh
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# When you're out,
I'll be waiting for you
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# Oh
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# Oh. #
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Hey.
You're looking good out there, bub.
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You know me and Nan would be OK?
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If you went to Canberra.
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Yeah, well, it's not happening,
so let's forget about it.
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I'm just saying, if you did.
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Are you done?
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Pizza for tea?
What, again?
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(CHUCKLES) Yeah, alright.
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ALEX: Is this what you wanted?
(GUNSHOT)
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(FIRE CRACKLES)
(PEOPLE ARGUE OUTSIDE)
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(DOGS BARK)
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SONG: # I'm on the edge of something
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# Got an itch in my soul
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# There's a fire
in the middle of my bones
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# I'm on the edge of something
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# And it's gonna take time
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# But I'm doing it for you... #
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RADIO PRESENTER: An inspired choice
or a desperate publicity stunt?
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Prime Minister Rachel Anderson's
recent captain's call
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has raised more than a few eyebrows,
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not just from outside her party...
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NEWSREADER: Reluctant national hero
Alexandra Irving
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has been thrust into the spotlight
yet again.
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In a shock move, she was sworn in
today as a senator for Queensland,
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taking the seat of the recently
deceased Hamish Gordon...
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# I'm on the edge of something
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# Possibly beautiful. #
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Senator.
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Jonathan.
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I'm your chief adviser.
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They didn't tell you?
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00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:37,600
No. They didn't.
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00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,720
Well, you can take it up with the PM
if you're unhappy about it.
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She is fairly busy, though.
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Well, thanks for coming to find me.
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00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,120
Well, you have a fairly busy day
scheduled. I hope you're ready.
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00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:52,600
Well, you're my chief adviser.
Why don't you advise me?
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00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,800
The Senate sits tomorrow
and every vote will be crucial.
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No pressure.
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The Government has three bills
under discussion
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and the crossbenchers
will need wrangling as usual.
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Fortunately, the PM has a degree
in herding cats.
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That's Laurie Martin,
Leader of the Opposition.
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How are we?
Hello.
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Lanky charming snake.
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We'll introduce you
to the President of the Senate,
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but he's completely ineffectual,
so feel free to ignore him.
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You'll have to make your
maiden speech before you can vote.
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But we'll work on that.
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You'll meet the Governor-General
at 10:30
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and swear an oath of allegiance
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
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Bet that won't be a problem for you.
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00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,960
Uh, that's Damien Bauer,
Minister for Immigration,
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leader of the party's
hard-right flank.
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00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:45,440
He's currently doing a wonderful job
of white-anting the PM.
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00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,440
We've booked you into a hotel.
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Set up internet, ID, COMCAR account.
The passes are on your desk.
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And...here we are.
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Senator. (CLEARS THROAT)
WOMAN: Talk to you later. Bye.
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This is Jillian Morrell.
Media training.
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She's your social media strategist.
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00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,920
So great to meet you, Senator.
Jillian.
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And Tracey Helliar,
your office manager.
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Senator.
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00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,040
Nice to meet you, Tracey.
336
00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,120
That your husband?
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00:20:18,120 --> 00:20:21,000
Uh...no. That was Senator Gordon.
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00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:22,960
This was his office.
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00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,360
(JONATHAN CLEARS THROAT)
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00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,280
Um...briefing folders
for the Senate sitting tomorrow.
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Uh, I've printed you an introduction
to Parliament House.
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00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:37,080
This is your ID.
You can pick your art tomorrow.
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00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,560
Temporary passwords
are on the Post-it Notes.
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00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,360
Uh, is there anything else?
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00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:43,240
No.
OK.
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Jonathan.
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I'm looking forward
to working together.
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Senator.
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(SIGHS)
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00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,280
(SIGHS)
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00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:23,240
Well, given the fact that
she's friendless in the party room,
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00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,560
has no idea how the system works,
353
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,040
I'd say it's lucky
you've got me here.
354
00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:29,960
There are concerns
she won't be a team player.
355
00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,920
(CHUCKLES) Isn't that why
you've given her to me?
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00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,560
I'm glad she'll have your support.
357
00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,880
Well, of course,
I'll need some support myself.
358
00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,200
Some recognition from the party
given how green she is.
359
00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,680
Though, I'm far too tactful
to ever point that out.
360
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,240
Maiden speech?
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00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:50,680
I'm on it.
362
00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,200
Thank you, Jonathan.
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(DOOR CREAKS)
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(CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)
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RACHEL: (RAPS DESK) Alright,
let's get started, shall we?
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00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,480
Good afternoon, folks.
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I would like to introduce our
new colleague, Senator Alex Irving.
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00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,520
Now, we all know of Alex's bravery,
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but what you might be less familiar
with is her record of service -
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11 years in the infantry,
rising to rank of sergeant,
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and three terms representing the
party on the local shire council.
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00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:31,320
(APPLAUSE)
Well done, Alex.
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Damien.
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Always a pleasure to welcome a
fellow Queenslander to the trenches
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and to notice that the
Prime Minister is fervently clinging
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to the notion of a broad church.
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00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,800
(LAUGHS) That's very gracious
of you, Damien.
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00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,280
I will remind you, however,
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I was calculating the political
benefits of that broad church
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while you were still soiling the bed
after lights out at King's.
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00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,000
(LAUGHTER)
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00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,880
Alright. First order of business.
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OK. Up first, we have...
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Organise an internal poll. Preferred
PM, issues in the marginals.
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00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:08,600
Our eyes only?
Yes.
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00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,880
Find a friendly,
get it done on the side.
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00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:14,680
We need to find a gold vein and
tap it fast. Get ahead on an issue.
388
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,680
This party infighting is killing us.
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00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,680
(CHATTER)
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00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,200
Senator Irving?
MAN: Sorry, ma'am. Not your car.
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(SIGHS)
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00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:28,280
MAN: Uh, sorry.
393
00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,000
No, no, that's, uh...it's my car.
394
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,320
Sorry?
395
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,000
This...is my car.
396
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,520
Does it matter?
397
00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,200
Have you got your booking number?
398
00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,800
I don't know.
399
00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,360
Well, you're gonna need it.
400
00:24:44,360 --> 00:24:45,720
Alright. Thanks.
401
00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,040
Hang about. Just...just a moment.
402
00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:51,440
Hey, Amal, can you do me a favour
403
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,040
and check Senator Irving's
booking number for me, please?
404
00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,400
Cheers.
405
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,160
I saw there was another.
406
00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,640
That's, uh, 12 this year.
It's a tragedy.
407
00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,280
It'll be very interesting
to see what the Minister thinks.
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00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,320
AMAL: 236.
It's 236.
409
00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,360
Don't worry. This palaver takes
a little while to get used to.
410
00:25:12,360 --> 00:25:15,480
Thanks for that. Because I haven't
been patronised enough today.
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00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,360
Fair enough.
Have a good evening, Senator Irving.
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00:25:20,360 --> 00:25:22,240
236?
MAN: Yes.
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00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,040
(MUTTERS)
Yeah, of course it fuckin' is.
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00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:29,160
Ha!
415
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,960
(ENGINE STARTS)
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00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:36,840
Don't be stingy.
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00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,840
(SNORTS)
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00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:40,840
How are you feeling, Dad?
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00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,760
(GROANS) Old and fed up.
420
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,280
What about you, pet?
Hm?
421
00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,760
God, you look dreadful.
422
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,400
Oh! Nice to see you too, Dad.
423
00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,160
Yeah, no, I've got a bit on
at the moment.
424
00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:56,200
Oh, Christ, Rachel.
Those bastards overwork you.
425
00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,080
When are they gonna
make you a partner?
426
00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,840
I always thought you were wasted
in the law.
427
00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,360
You could have made a go of it
in politics.
428
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:05,400
I'm not in the law anymore, Dad.
429
00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:06,760
Eh?
430
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,360
The law.
Haven't been a lawyer for 20 years.
431
00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,360
Well...politics wouldn't be
a bad life.
432
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,560
Jeez, you'd need a sense of humour.
433
00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:19,920
(BOTH LAUGH)
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00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,480
Yeah.
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00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:29,720
WOMAN: (ON RECORDING) The reality is
436
00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,760
that my presence in the Senate
IS an affront to some.
437
00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:37,200
They are offended
that people of colour and Muslims
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00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,240
have the audacity to not only exist
439
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,680
but to open our mouths
and join the public debate.
440
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,360
Some politicians
call us cockroaches.
441
00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:50,400
Some say we are a disease...
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
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00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,000
..which Australia
needs vaccination for.
443
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,000
Some, if they had their way,
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00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,120
would ban us
from making Australia our home.
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00:26:58,120 --> 00:27:01,040
So it is with great pride
I stand here before you...
446
00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,480
Hello, Senator.
(CHUCKLES) You mad bastard.
447
00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,600
Thank you for coming.
Oh, no worries.
448
00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:08,480
Sydney's not that far.
(CHUCKLES)
449
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,200
So, what are you gonna say?
Oh, yeah.
450
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,120
I've got my latte-sipping socialist
brother reading my maiden speech.
451
00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:15,280
Yeah.
452
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:18,680
(SIGHS)
453
00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,680
That's how you're gonna start it?
454
00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:24,960
What's wrong with it?
455
00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,560
Say it for me.
456
00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,200
What, now?
Yeah, now.
457
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,720
(SIGHS)
458
00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,720
OK.
459
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,440
(SIGHS)
460
00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:39,920
"Thank you, Mr Speaker..."
461
00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,400
No, no. Stand up and do it
like you're gonna do it.
462
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,720
(SIGHS)
463
00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,560
"Thank you, Mr Speaker.
464
00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,200
"I wanted to speak to you
in my traditional language.
465
00:27:58,200 --> 00:27:59,720
"But I can't.
466
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,560
"My mother was sent to an Aboriginal
reserve when she was a child...
467
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,280
"..and those words
were taken from her,
468
00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:12,360
"so the only language I know
is English.
469
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:15,480
"But look how far we've come.
470
00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,040
"My name is Alex Irving
471
00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,360
"and I'm standing here before you
in the Senate of Australia.
472
00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,080
"I thought this place wasn't
for someone like me.
473
00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,320
"Not just because I'm black,
474
00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,600
"but also because I'm female,
475
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,960
"from regional Queensland,
476
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,480
"because I left school at 14...
477
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,120
"..because I'm a single mum...
478
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,480
"..and because my own mother was
stolen and grew up on the mission.
479
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,440
"But I'm an Australian.
480
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:58,080
"And if I'm here, that means
any one of us can be here.
481
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,320
"And if this place is ever barred
to any one of us,
482
00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:05,720
"then the building around us
doesn't deserve to keep on standing,
483
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,960
"let alone the Parliament
that meets here."
484
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,280
(SIGHS) This is fuckin' stupid.
485
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,720
Jesus, Alex, shut up.
486
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:17,760
You're gonna be amazing.
487
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,080
You reckon?
Yeah. I know it.
488
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:22,720
How do you feel?
489
00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:25,920
Terrified.
490
00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,280
MARCIE: (ON RECORDING)
Dickhead! Let me out!
491
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,720
(BUZZES) Open the fucking door!
492
00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,800
(THUMPS ON DOOR)
Come on, tough guy. Hurry up!
493
00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,360
GUARD: Alright, Maclean.
Suck on this.
494
00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,360
RADIO PRESENTER:
The Prime Minister will regain
495
00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,480
the balance of power
in the Senate today.
496
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,640
Newly appointed senator
Alex Irving's crucial vote
497
00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,000
will ensure three Government bills
will be passed later today,
498
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,600
relieving significant delays
for the Government.
499
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,480
And now on to finance.
The Australian share market...
500
00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,400
Thank you, Rowan. I won't forget
what you've done for me.
501
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,840
Yeah, you too. Bye.
502
00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,160
Sorry. Had to kick some heads
in Adelaide.
503
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,040
They still think not having convicts
makes them special.
504
00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,400
How's your office?
It's good, thanks.
505
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:45,960
This doesn't have to be
a girlie catch-up.
506
00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,400
Jonathan's competent,
but he's working for himself, not me.
507
00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:52,960
I can have him moved.
508
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,640
No. He'll be good for me.
509
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:56,960
The others are fine.
510
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,120
Talk to him about your wardrobe.
He'll have some ideas.
511
00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:02,600
Otherwise, you'll front the press
512
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,240
wanting to talk about
domestic violence
513
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,800
and all they'll want to talk about
is the size of your arse.
514
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,040
Are you fucking anyone
at the moment? Don't look shocked.
515
00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,920
Some Neanderthal will find out and
throw it in your face if you are.
516
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,240
Don't fuck the wrong people.
517
00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,160
Who are the right people?
518
00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,040
Jack, go round again.
519
00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:23,440
Don't fuck your staff.
520
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:24,560
Shouldn't be an issue for you
521
00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,480
unless there's something about you
I don't know.
522
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,120
Other members' staff are fair game.
523
00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,320
Don't fuck across the aisle.
Don't fuck leadership.
524
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:33,360
And just remember, the rules
are always different for you.
525
00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:35,040
Because I'm black.
526
00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:37,240
I was gonna say because
you're a woman.
527
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,520
How do you deal with it?
528
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,160
Oh. Uh...
529
00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,200
I'm always prepared.
I trust my chief of staff.
530
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,960
I put this face on in the mirror,
531
00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,160
make sure nothing's ever
out of place.
532
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,360
I leave myself at the door
when I go into the world
533
00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,600
and I never forget what it is
I set out to do.
534
00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,560
(PHONE CHIMES)
535
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,960
Good luck with your speech, Alex.
We'll all be watching.
536
00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,960
Hard copy of your maiden speech.
Don't need it.
537
00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:21,960
Senator, I...
538
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:23,480
Nup.
539
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,320
The chamber is this way.
540
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:32,280
And it's 'Mr President'.
You've written 'Mr Speaker'.
541
00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:37,080
(CHUCKLES)
542
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,800
(SIGHS)
543
00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,960
This speech has been cleared
by the Prime Minister's Office.
544
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,760
Yeah. I read the email.
I briefed you yesterday.
545
00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:49,480
Yes, and you said
that I need to speak
546
00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:50,960
before my vote could be recognised.
547
00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,840
And this is what you'll be saying.
Don't tell me what I'm gonna say.
548
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,360
(CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)
549
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,920
The Prime Minister
invited you personally
550
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,720
to take the seat in the chamber.
551
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,040
There was significant opposition
in the party room.
552
00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,520
The party rewards team players.
553
00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:19,520
You toe the line, you get to stay.
554
00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,200
You step off that line
and you're gone
555
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,400
and you can forget whatever it is
you wanted to achieve.
556
00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:26,200
What do you know about
what I want to achieve?
557
00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,520
I know whatever it is, you won't get
anything done if you're not here.
558
00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,560
Now, I've written a speech
that won't offend anyone
559
00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,200
and ensures you get to stick around
a bit longer.
560
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,600
Can you really say the same
about yours?
561
00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,200
(SIGHS)
562
00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,640
MAN: This is all to say
that the Government
563
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:06,040
takes an unconscionable proportion,
564
00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:10,760
an unconscionable proportion,
of our incomes
565
00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:14,960
while obsessing over private matters
566
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:18,320
that it has no business
trying to police.
567
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,120
Now, the end result
is a nanny state,
568
00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:26,640
a nanny state that steals our money
and treats us like children.
569
00:34:28,720 --> 00:34:32,320
Relax the gun laws and do it now.
570
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:35,440
PRESIDENT:
Thank you, Senator Mortensen.
571
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,640
Before I call Senator Irving,
I remind the Honourable Members
572
00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,520
that this is her first speech
573
00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,640
and therefore, the usual courtesies
be extended to her.
574
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,200
Senator Irving.
575
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,400
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
576
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,280
Mr President.
577
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:08,840
I'm deeply honoured
578
00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,600
to represent the great state
of Queensland in this Parliament,
579
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:16,320
and I will do this with hard work and
respect for my fellow Queenslanders,
580
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,120
upholding the values
of our great democracy,
581
00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:23,480
with every citizen free and empowered
to live their own lives.
582
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,920
And I say
to the people of Queensland,
583
00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:32,120
I'm here for all of you, regardless
of colour, background or belief.
584
00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,120
The party I join
believes the best way forward
585
00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:41,280
is for us all to take individual
responsibility for our own lives...
586
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,480
(DOOR CLOSES)
587
00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,560
..free to work hard
588
00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,320
and free to make our own choices.
589
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,080
(TURNS PAGE)
590
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:59,200
Finally, I'd like to thank the party
and the chamber
591
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,600
for this opportunity
to represent my state.
592
00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:06,040
I won't take that responsibility
lightly.
593
00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:08,520
(APPLAUSE)
594
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:12,720
PRESIDENT:
Thank you, Senator Irving.
595
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:15,720
We now move
to notice of motion 1466,
596
00:36:15,720 --> 00:36:17,840
also standing in the name
of Senator Rankin.
597
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,280
(THUNDER RUMBLES)
598
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:50,000
What the fuck is that?
599
00:36:58,080 --> 00:36:59,400
Thank you.
600
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:06,840
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
601
00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,320
Cheers, mate.
That's alright. Cheers to you too.
602
00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,080
Are you a politician?
603
00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:45,160
(LAUGHS) No. I'm an electrician.
604
00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:46,840
Good enough.
605
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:51,920
WOMAN: The way
the press were carrying on,
606
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,640
I thought he might...
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
607
00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:56,880
MAN: My minister
can barely send an email,
608
00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,600
let alone wander unsupervised
onto social media.
609
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:01,800
Hey, at least he didn't try
to bust some rhymes.
610
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:03,720
Yeah, true.
I'm still recovering.
611
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,400
Oh, 12 o'clock.
612
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,120
Oh. Who's the new boy?
613
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:11,960
Christopher something.
Cartwright's new private secretary.
614
00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,400
Usual rules?
615
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,080
Seriously.
Where does Cartwright find them?
616
00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,960
Who cares?
I hope he's straight.
617
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,320
If he is, he's just
another drink away from gay.
618
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,880
(LAUGHS)
619
00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,720
SONG: # Ah
620
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,440
# Ah
621
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,320
# Ah
622
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,080
# Nothing to hide
623
00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:56,840
# Ah
624
00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:00,440
# Empty all my pockets
and take what you like
625
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:03,920
# Empty all my pockets if you like
626
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:10,280
# I've got nothing to hide... #
627
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,520
RADIO: ..to join the squad
for their first training session
628
00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:25,120
at Marlborough College today,
629
00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:26,880
venue for Australia's
three-day tour match
630
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,760
against England Women's Academy,
which starts tomorrow.
631
00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,600
Australia holds a six-point lead
in the multi-format series,
632
00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,480
having won the first of three
one-day internationals,
633
00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:39,280
with a chance to win three T20
internationals still to be played.
634
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:42,640
The Ashes is awarded to the team
that accrues the most points...
635
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:44,920
(VOICE FADES)
636
00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,480
Morning.
OTHERS: Morning.
637
00:39:59,240 --> 00:40:00,520
(SIGHS)
638
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:05,320
Apparently,
a young Indigenous woman died
639
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,960
in the Macauley Detention Centre
two weeks ago.
640
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:11,440
This is the 12th this year
and I knew nothing about it.
641
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,800
I want a meeting with
the Minister for Indigenous Affairs.
642
00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:15,280
Kevin Cartwright.
643
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,040
Yeah, uh... (CLEARS THROAT)
644
00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,960
(SIGHS)
645
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:28,080
(KNOCK AT DOOR)
646
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:31,160
(DOOR OPENS)
647
00:40:32,800 --> 00:40:36,000
Just a reminder - you've got
Morning Briefing on Channel 10,
648
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,600
so you'll be leaving shortly,
and it's live.
649
00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:42,240
You've also got a price tag
hanging off your jacket.
650
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:51,440
(SIGHS)
651
00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:58,320
(PHONE RINGS)
652
00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:00,960
Leave it. You have to focus.
653
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,040
You don't think I can do this.
654
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,200
It's just a puff piece.
You'll be fine.
655
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,200
I'm not talking about
the bloody interview.
656
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:13,240
Mum. You OK?
657
00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:16,160
MRS IRVING: Look, I know you're busy
and I don't want to get you upset,
658
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,280
but Eddie's that bloody angry...
659
00:41:18,280 --> 00:41:19,960
What? Hang on.
660
00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:21,440
(PHONE BEEPS)
661
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:24,040
What? Why is Eddie angry?
Why should I be upset?
662
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:25,680
(ON SPEAKER) All our mob up here,
663
00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:28,400
they're shooting their mouths off
about you.
664
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,200
What are they saying?
665
00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,280
They're saying, well...
666
00:41:32,280 --> 00:41:36,840
..they saw that speech of yours
and they're calling you a sell-out.
667
00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:40,240
The nerve of them
calling you a coconut!
668
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,480
I told them all to back off.
669
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,600
And Eddie's fine, so you don't
have to worry about that.
670
00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:48,240
WOMAN: Two minutes, Senator.
I thought you should know.
671
00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,040
It's all good, Mum. I gotta go, OK?
Bye.
672
00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:54,960
You have to focus.
673
00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:56,640
If they move on to policy,
674
00:41:56,640 --> 00:42:00,640
you have to steer away from anything
about the leadership or China.
675
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:04,840
Sorry.
..exports...
676
00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:06,120
Senator?
677
00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:09,200
(SOBS, PANTS)
678
00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:14,680
(GUNSHOT ECHOES)
679
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:19,120
(PANTS)
680
00:42:33,560 --> 00:42:36,480
ALEX: Fucking happy?
Is this what you wanted?
681
00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:39,680
Well?!
682
00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:44,280
(GUNSHOT)
683
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,600
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
WOMAN: Senator Irving? Are you OK?
684
00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:54,480
(KNOCKS) It's time.
We need you in the studio.
685
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,200
Yep.
686
00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:57,880
I'll be there in a second.
687
00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:14,080
(SIGHS)
688
00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:17,360
Yes...
689
00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:25,280
(SIGHS)
690
00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:31,960
(PROGRAM THEME PLAYS)
691
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:40,520
WOMAN: Standing by.
692
00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:43,840
Five. Four. Three.
693
00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:50,120
Welcome, Alex Irving.
Or, should I say, Senator Irving.
694
00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:51,560
Thanks for being here.
695
00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:55,360
Now, what you did
at the Mount Isa Magistrates Court
696
00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:58,120
was extraordinarily brave.
697
00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:01,480
Of course,
what everyone wants to know is...
698
00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:03,480
..what did you say to that gunman?
699
00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:06,880
(LAUGHS) Uh, I'm not here
to talk about that, Sam.
700
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:10,640
This was an iconic moment, Alex,
that has captured the imagination...
701
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:13,840
No, I'm here to talk about my
new role as senator for Queensland.
702
00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:20,480
Well, the government essentially has
a one-seat majority in the Senate,
703
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:22,320
and the latest polls are saying
704
00:44:22,320 --> 00:44:24,840
that this is gonna be
an incredibly close election.
705
00:44:24,840 --> 00:44:28,560
Now, you have had no experience
in the Parliament.
706
00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:31,160
Why shouldn't the public think
that your appointment
707
00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:33,360
isn't just a cynical stunt
to get votes
708
00:44:33,360 --> 00:44:35,720
as we head toward the election?
709
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:40,280
They might be right.
710
00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:42,640
I...I can understand that.
711
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:44,960
Me being here in Canberra
712
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:48,200
seems like the most cynical
publicity stunt possible.
713
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,960
A very smart woman told me that...
714
00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,600
..I should leave myself at the door
when I walk into Parliament.
715
00:44:56,600 --> 00:44:58,800
But I'm not sure that I agree.
716
00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,200
Senator, are you saying that your...
Sorry, can I just, um...
717
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:04,080
These heels are killing me
and I'm just gonna take them off.
718
00:45:04,080 --> 00:45:07,320
Are you...you OK, Senator?
No, no. Not really.
719
00:45:07,320 --> 00:45:08,680
(PANTS)
720
00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:14,280
I...just had a panic attack
in the studio toilets,
721
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:17,080
and these heels are making it worse.
722
00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:20,000
Is this in response
to the Mount Isa incident?
723
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:21,400
No.
724
00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:24,600
No, because...
725
00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:30,720
..every day of my life, I feel like
that I'm constantly under threat.
726
00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:35,040
And I think that some of your viewers
would feel it too.
727
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,080
Not just the blackfellas.
728
00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:39,080
So, that's why I'm here.
729
00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:41,280
I'm...I'm barefoot in your studio
730
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:45,040
because I am sick and tired
of pretending that everything is OK.
731
00:45:48,080 --> 00:45:54,040
A 16-year-old Indigenous woman
died in detention two weeks ago.
732
00:45:54,040 --> 00:45:56,120
She had an asthma attack.
733
00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:58,400
Her name was Marcie Maclean.
734
00:45:59,760 --> 00:46:03,600
Now, when I talk about...
being under threat,
735
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:05,840
she's who I'm talking about.
736
00:46:05,840 --> 00:46:08,520
I'm talking about the woman
who was mowed down by her husband
737
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:10,160
in front of the courthouse
738
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:13,160
and the woman who lost her life
just trying to help.
739
00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:16,680
I'm talking about people from a town
who can't do anything
740
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:19,880
because they're...they're black,
they're poor, they're female.
741
00:46:19,880 --> 00:46:21,560
And the list goes on.
742
00:46:24,240 --> 00:46:25,840
But if I can be here...
743
00:46:27,360 --> 00:46:28,680
..as I am...
744
00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:34,040
..and if I can stand up
in the Senate, then anyone can.
745
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:38,880
Publicity stunt or not,
that's why I'm here.
746
00:46:42,040 --> 00:46:44,680
Thank you, Senator Irving.
747
00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:50,800
Her name was Marcie Maclean.
748
00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,600
Christopher?
Yes, Minister Cartwright?
749
00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:55,240
A young woman died
in the Macauley Detention Centre
750
00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:57,240
a couple of weeks ago,
last name Maclean.
751
00:46:57,240 --> 00:47:00,280
I'd like the details, please.
Sure.
752
00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:03,600
MAN: (ON RADIO)
Newly appointed Senator Alex Irving
753
00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:05,040
has come out swinging this morning
754
00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:08,280
in one of the most honest and raw
interviews by a politician
755
00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:09,840
in recent memory.
756
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:11,600
ALEX: (ON RADIO)
Every day of my life, I feel like
757
00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:13,640
that I'm constantly under threat.
758
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:17,160
And I think that some of your viewers
would feel it too.
759
00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:18,680
Not just the blackfellas.
760
00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:20,160
So that's why I'm here.
761
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:21,720
I'm barefoot in your studio
762
00:47:21,720 --> 00:47:25,280
because I am sick and tired
of pretending that everything is OK.
763
00:47:25,280 --> 00:47:26,720
NEWSREADER: Her comments have put
764
00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:29,880
Indigenous Affairs Minister
Kevin Cartwright in the firing line
765
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:32,800
as she drew attention
to the recent death in custody
766
00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:35,320
of 16-year-old Marcie Maclean.
767
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:36,920
WOMAN: (ON RADIO)
Many are now calling
768
00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:40,520
the PM's decision to appoint
Senator Irving a masterstroke
769
00:47:40,520 --> 00:47:42,680
as we head towards the election.
770
00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:44,960
JILLIAN: Honestly,
I cannot believe this.
771
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:46,440
Senator.
772
00:47:46,440 --> 00:47:49,320
We are getting a lot of traffic
off the back of this morning.
773
00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:51,360
Hashtag #barefootsenator
is trending on Twitter.
774
00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:53,920
Thanks, Jillian.
775
00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:57,800
And, Tracey...
Mmm?
776
00:47:57,800 --> 00:48:00,040
Maybe it's time
for Senator Gordon to go.
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00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:04,280
(DOOR OPENS)
778
00:48:07,080 --> 00:48:08,440
(SIGHS)
779
00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:10,960
ALEX: Um, look,
my mum's racked up some fines
780
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,360
and I just want to sort it out -
it's not gonna be a problem, is it?
781
00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:15,440
WOMAN: Hmm. Maybe.
782
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:18,360
She already has a scheduled
court date. It's too late.
783
00:48:18,360 --> 00:48:21,680
Look, I've got the money now.
Can I just pay?
784
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:23,600
What's this?
785
00:48:23,600 --> 00:48:25,320
"Pay the rent"?
786
00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:29,280
(CHUCKLES) It's just a reminder.
787
00:48:32,360 --> 00:48:35,040
The clinic's a couple of hours' drive
from her home.
788
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:36,760
Then she has to wait ages
at the doctor's,
789
00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:39,080
and then she comes out
and gets a ticket on her windscreen.
790
00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:41,920
I'm sorry. I can't help you.
791
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,600
Next!
792
00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:51,560
Black bitch.
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00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:57,840
SONG: # Oh, no, you didn't
# Uh-huh, uh-huh
794
00:48:57,840 --> 00:49:00,240
# You didn't just go there
795
00:49:00,240 --> 00:49:02,480
# Uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh... #
796
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:05,640
(TYRES SCREECH)
797
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:06,960
(CRASH!)
798
00:49:08,280 --> 00:49:12,640
# Oh, no, you didn't
799
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:15,400
# You didn't push me again
800
00:49:16,560 --> 00:49:19,320
# I got a memory
like an elephant, honey
801
00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:21,480
# I never forget
802
00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:23,480
# They call me... #
803
00:49:23,480 --> 00:49:25,320
RACHEL: US military
have requested permission
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00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:27,960
to establish another defence base
on our soil.
805
00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:29,920
That base would fall under
your native title lands.
806
00:49:29,920 --> 00:49:32,800
That's a big responsibility.
No shit.
807
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:34,240
I take it you've rung me by mistake?
808
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:36,720
I don't do anything by mistake, Tom.
You know that.
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00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:39,840
MAN: These negotiations pose
a threat to national security.
810
00:49:39,840 --> 00:49:42,400
What is it about
the safety of this country
811
00:49:42,400 --> 00:49:44,160
that the Prime Minister
doesn't understand?
812
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:45,720
It's not negotiable.
813
00:49:45,720 --> 00:49:48,200
You've been brainwashed, girl.
We don't trust you.
814
00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:49,920
You need a lift?
815
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