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[Tires squeal, glass shatters]

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[People screaming]

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Man: Oh, fuck!
[Panting]

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♪♪

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What the fuck?!

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Woman: Get it on camera.
Get it, get it.

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Are you alright?

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Reporter:
It occurred around 4:00 p.m.,

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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 #2:
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 #2:
What are you doing?!

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[Gunshot]Man #2: Hey!

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[People screaming]

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What are you doing?![Gunshot]

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Woman #1:
He just got out and shot her.

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[People screaming]

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Reporter #3: 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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Reporter #4:
Amidst the carnage,

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a moment that can only be
described as pure heroism.

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Fucking happy?

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Is this what you wanted?

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Reporter #5: Winton woman
Alexandra Irving

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confronted the gunman,

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acting as a human shield,
bravely standing her ground.

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Reporter #6:
A moment recorded by many,

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too confronting to show.

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[Gunshot]

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[People screaming and crying]

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Reporter #7: Questions are being
raised as to how the man,

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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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Reporter #8: ...from outside
a courthouse in Mount Isa,

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bringing the number
of women killed

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in violent crimes
this year to 43.

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Reporter #9:
A regional health worker,

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Miss Irving had traveled
five hours to Mount Isa

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that day 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.

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The Australian share market...

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♪♪

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♪♪

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♪ 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
that 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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[Bird cawing]

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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.

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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?

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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

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and flush 'em down
the toilet, alright?

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Then bring me out
a couple of beers

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to flush 'em down with.
No.

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I'll kill you myself
if you don't take 'em.

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Yeah, righto.

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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'll
like the dogs.
Yeah.

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Well, take him this one.

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Hughie, hop up.
Hop up, Omo.

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Omo, 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.

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Get out of here.
Omo.

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Hughie.

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[Whistles]

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[Barks]

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♪ 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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♪ Gonna tease 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 will be the last one
standing ♪

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♪♪

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♪ I'll be the last one
standing ♪

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♪ 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.

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Is she in?

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You a journo?
No.

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Mormon, then.

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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.

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Never missed a day's work
in her life.

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[Door closes]

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Now, you show me
someone else

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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!

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Here she is.I swear, I'm gonna kill 'em.

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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 here.

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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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Okay, then.

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Why?

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Well, because
Senator Hamish Gordon

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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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[Chuckles softly]

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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

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while serving
on the local council.

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And furthermore, your track
record of service

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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
show you to be

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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.

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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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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?

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It's a bloody stupid idea.

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Look...

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some say we have
a woman problem...

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No.

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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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[Chuckles]

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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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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 asses
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.
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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Our 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.

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Obviously.

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I'll talk to you later,
Charlie.

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[Glass shatters]

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[Indistinct yelling, laughter]

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♪♪

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[Intercom buzzes]

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[Buzzes repeatedly]

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♪♪

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Oi!

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Oi, I'm talking to you.

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Oi, dickhead.

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If we was in an emergency,
we'd be fucked!

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Guard:
Shut up, Maclean!

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You gonna make me?
Huh?

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I've already told you,
shut up in there!

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Come on!
Let me out!

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Get your hand off
that fucking bell!

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-Open the door, you prick!
-Come on!

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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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Alright, Maclean.

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Suck on this.

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♪♪

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[Laughing]

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[Coughing]
Marce? You okay?

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I can't breathe.

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Grab my puffer!

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[Coughing]
Here.

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Breathe.
Help! Somebody help!

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I can't breathe!

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[Gasping]

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Help!
Somebody help!

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[Coughing continues]

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Someone!
She can't breathe!

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Help us!
Somebody help!

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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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♪♪

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Marce?

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Marcie!

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♪♪

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[Cell door buzzes, clangs]

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♪♪

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Guard #2: Come on.
Move it along.

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I said move!

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Oh! Aah!

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[Screams]

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Oh, fuck!
Oh! Oh!

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-Fuck off!
-Keep it down.

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You bastard.

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♪♪

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[Siren wailing]

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Oi! Oi!

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♪♪

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[Wailing continues]

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♪♪

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♪♪

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[Airplane engine roaring]

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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]

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[Vehicle approaches]

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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
I should come

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and offer you
the Senate position in person.

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[Chuckles]
Uh, you want to come inside?

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You know what?
We've been traveling all day.

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How about we take a walk,
you show me your town?

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Yeah, sure.

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Um, give me a minute.

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Walk-and-talk, Peter.

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Tell the blokes
not to overreact.

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You heard her.

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Let's go.

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[Birds chirping]

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00:13:29,575 --> 00:13:30,887
[Engine starts]

270
00:13:34,718 --> 00:13:36,203
It's a great little town.

271
00:13:36,306 --> 00:13:37,514
Woman #3: Hey!

272
00:13:39,516 --> 00:13:40,586
Well,
this region has one

273
00:13:40,690 --> 00:13:41,725
of the highest
unemployment rates

274
00:13:41,829 --> 00:13:43,658
in the country.

275
00:13:43,762 --> 00:13:45,695
There's
no capital investment.

276
00:13:45,798 --> 00:13:47,455
No programs scheduled.

277
00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,217
What are you gonna do about it,
run for local council again?

278
00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,425
Well, with respect,
Prime Minister,

279
00:13:51,528 --> 00:13:53,392
what are you
gonna do about it?

280
00:13:53,496 --> 00:13:55,947
Whatever I can.

281
00:13:56,050 --> 00:13:57,465
Listen.

282
00:13:57,569 --> 00:13:59,674
Let's just say
we're negotiating.

283
00:13:59,778 --> 00:14:02,988
What would you want?

284
00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:06,371
I want the bloody medical
center to reopen.

285
00:14:06,474 --> 00:14:08,925
Tell me about that.It's on the main street.

286
00:14:09,029 --> 00:14:10,099
Mm.

287
00:14:10,202 --> 00:14:12,929
You lot cut the funding.

288
00:14:13,033 --> 00:14:14,344
I want to stop
sending people to jail

289
00:14:14,448 --> 00:14:17,382
because they haven't
paid their fines.

290
00:14:17,485 --> 00:14:19,591
I want a complete review
of all the welfare

291
00:14:19,694 --> 00:14:21,593
you mob throw
at stupid bloody programs

292
00:14:21,696 --> 00:14:23,388
that don't do anything
for anyone.

293
00:14:23,491 --> 00:14:24,872
And how are you
gonna do that

294
00:14:24,976 --> 00:14:26,632
if you refuse
a seat at the table?

295
00:14:26,736 --> 00:14:28,082
There's already Blackfellas
at the table.

296
00:14:28,186 --> 00:14:29,359
What has that achieved?

297
00:14:29,463 --> 00:14:31,568
More than you will
if you just stay here.

298
00:14:31,672 --> 00:14:32,949
It's not just
the Blackfellas.

299
00:14:33,053 --> 00:14:36,194
The whole region needs
effective representation.

300
00:14:36,297 --> 00:14:40,198
Listen, Alex,
what you did was incredible.

301
00:14:40,301 --> 00:14:44,961
I want people like you,
women like you, on my team.

302
00:14:45,065 --> 00:14:47,791
How do you know
I voted for you?

303
00:14:47,895 --> 00:14:49,172
Well, from what I hear,

304
00:14:49,276 --> 00:14:51,519
your mother is
a diehard royalist.

305
00:14:51,623 --> 00:14:53,625
Your father was
a card-carrying National.

306
00:14:53,728 --> 00:14:56,041
I figure the apple doesn't
fall far from the tree.

307
00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:57,422
Have you met my brother?

308
00:14:57,525 --> 00:15:01,322
There's always exceptions
to the rule.

309
00:15:01,426 --> 00:15:03,842
Look, you've worked really hard
to try to make changes

310
00:15:03,946 --> 00:15:06,258
in your own community,
you've had the occasional win,

311
00:15:06,362 --> 00:15:08,398
but if you want to make
big change,

312
00:15:08,502 --> 00:15:11,091
generational change,
the only way to do that

313
00:15:11,194 --> 00:15:13,300
is through the power
of government.

314
00:15:13,403 --> 00:15:16,959
So, be your pet Aborigine?
Is that it?

315
00:15:17,062 --> 00:15:19,064
Alex, I'm seven months out
from an election.

316
00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:21,342
I've got a majority of one
in the House, a hung Senate,

317
00:15:21,446 --> 00:15:22,999
and a bunch of dickwads
on my right

318
00:15:23,103 --> 00:15:24,311
ready with a guillotine.

319
00:15:24,414 --> 00:15:26,969
I don't need a pet.
I need a fucking ally.

320
00:15:27,072 --> 00:15:29,557
And by the sounds of things,
so does everybody here.

321
00:15:29,661 --> 00:15:34,148
♪♪

322
00:15:34,252 --> 00:15:37,980
♪ Ohh

323
00:15:38,083 --> 00:15:41,052
♪ In the light,
I'll be waiting for you ♪

324
00:15:41,155 --> 00:15:44,089
♪ Ohh

325
00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:47,196
♪♪

326
00:15:47,299 --> 00:15:50,578
♪ Ohh

327
00:15:50,682 --> 00:15:53,547
♪ If you're right,
I'll be waiting for you ♪

328
00:15:53,650 --> 00:15:56,446
♪ Ohh

329
00:15:56,550 --> 00:15:59,622
♪ Ohh

330
00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:01,658
[Applause]

331
00:16:01,762 --> 00:16:11,634
♪♪

332
00:16:11,737 --> 00:16:13,049
Hey.

333
00:16:13,153 --> 00:16:14,533
You're looking good
out there, bub.

334
00:16:19,883 --> 00:16:22,024
You know me and Nan
would be okay?

335
00:16:22,127 --> 00:16:25,199
If you went to Canberra.

336
00:16:25,303 --> 00:16:28,202
Yeah, well, it's not happening,
so let's forget about it.

337
00:16:28,306 --> 00:16:30,549
I'm just saying,
if you did.

338
00:16:35,968 --> 00:16:38,868
Are you done?

339
00:16:38,971 --> 00:16:42,044
Pizza for tea?
What, again?

340
00:16:42,147 --> 00:16:43,631
Yeah, alright.

341
00:16:43,735 --> 00:16:50,293
♪♪

342
00:16:50,397 --> 00:16:51,501
Is this
what you wanted?

343
00:16:51,605 --> 00:16:53,641
[Gunshot]

344
00:16:53,745 --> 00:16:57,059
[Indistinct yelling,
dog barking]

345
00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:13,351
[Indistinct yelling continues]

346
00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,873
♪ I'm on the edge of something

347
00:17:18,977 --> 00:17:21,980
♪ Got an inch in my soul

348
00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:25,811
♪ There's a fire
in the middle of my calling ♪

349
00:17:25,915 --> 00:17:27,951
♪♪

350
00:17:28,055 --> 00:17:31,472
♪ I'm on the edge of something

351
00:17:31,576 --> 00:17:34,579
♪ And it's gonna take time

352
00:17:34,682 --> 00:17:37,547
♪ But I'm doing it for you

353
00:17:37,651 --> 00:17:40,274
♪ Ahh

354
00:17:40,378 --> 00:17:43,864
Reporter #10: An inspired choice
or a desperate publicity stunt?

355
00:17:43,967 --> 00:17:47,005
Prime Minister Rachel Anderson's
recent captain's call

356
00:17:47,109 --> 00:17:49,421
has raised more than
a few eyebrows,

357
00:17:49,525 --> 00:17:50,974
not just from
outside her party...

358
00:17:51,078 --> 00:17:53,184
Reporter #11: Reluctant national
hero Alexandra Irving

359
00:17:53,287 --> 00:17:55,393
has been thrust
into the spotlight yet again.

360
00:17:55,496 --> 00:17:57,947
In a shock move,
she was sworn in today

361
00:17:58,050 --> 00:17:59,949
as a senator for Queensland,

362
00:18:00,052 --> 00:18:02,779
taking the seat of the recently
deceased Hamish Gordon...

363
00:18:02,883 --> 00:18:12,789
♪♪

364
00:18:12,893 --> 00:18:18,312
♪♪

365
00:18:18,416 --> 00:18:21,867
♪ I'm on the edge of something

366
00:18:21,971 --> 00:18:24,663
♪ Possibly beautiful

367
00:18:31,498 --> 00:18:34,121
Senator.

368
00:18:34,225 --> 00:18:35,502
Jonathan.

369
00:18:38,125 --> 00:18:40,196
I'm your chief adviser.

370
00:18:40,300 --> 00:18:42,060
They didn't tell you?

371
00:18:42,164 --> 00:18:44,407
No.
They didn't.

372
00:18:44,511 --> 00:18:45,822
Well, you can take it up
with the PM

373
00:18:45,926 --> 00:18:47,169
if you're unhappy
about it.

374
00:18:47,272 --> 00:18:49,861
She is fairly busy,
though.

375
00:18:49,964 --> 00:18:52,208
Well, thanks for coming
to find me.

376
00:18:52,312 --> 00:18:54,417
Well, you have a fairly
busy day scheduled.

377
00:18:54,521 --> 00:18:55,487
I hope you're ready.

378
00:18:55,591 --> 00:18:57,420
Well, you're
my chief adviser.

379
00:18:57,524 --> 00:18:58,973
Why don't you advise me?

380
00:18:59,077 --> 00:19:00,803
The Senate sits tomorrow,

381
00:19:00,906 --> 00:19:03,254
and every vote
will be crucial.

382
00:19:03,357 --> 00:19:04,634
No pressure.

383
00:19:04,738 --> 00:19:07,016
The government has three bills
under discussion

384
00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,708
and the crossbenchers
will need wrangling as usual.

385
00:19:09,812 --> 00:19:12,849
Fortunately, the PM has
a degree in herding cats.

386
00:19:12,953 --> 00:19:16,198
♪♪

387
00:19:16,301 --> 00:19:19,201
That's Laurie Martin,
Leader of the Opposition.

388
00:19:19,304 --> 00:19:21,203
-How are we?
-Hello.

389
00:19:21,306 --> 00:19:23,412
Lanky charming snake.

390
00:19:23,515 --> 00:19:24,654
We'll introduce you

391
00:19:24,758 --> 00:19:26,000
to the President
of the Senate,

392
00:19:26,104 --> 00:19:27,623
but he's completely
ineffectual,

393
00:19:27,726 --> 00:19:29,038
so feel free
to ignore him.

394
00:19:29,141 --> 00:19:31,109
You'll have to make
your maiden speech

395
00:19:31,213 --> 00:19:32,179
before you can vote.

396
00:19:32,283 --> 00:19:34,008
But we'll work on that.

397
00:19:34,112 --> 00:19:36,183
You'll meet the Governor-General
at 10:30

398
00:19:36,287 --> 00:19:37,771
and swear an oath
of allegiance

399
00:19:37,874 --> 00:19:39,359
to Her Majesty,
Queen Elizabeth.

400
00:19:39,462 --> 00:19:41,499
Bet that won't be a problem
for you.

401
00:19:41,602 --> 00:19:44,812
Uh, that's Damien Bauer,
Minister for Immigration,

402
00:19:44,916 --> 00:19:46,987
leader of the party's
hard-right flank.

403
00:19:47,090 --> 00:19:49,817
He's currently doing
a wonderful job

404
00:19:49,921 --> 00:19:51,612
of white-anting the PM.

405
00:19:51,716 --> 00:19:53,304
We've booked you
into a hotel.

406
00:19:53,407 --> 00:19:56,445
Set up Internet, I.D.,
COMCAR account.

407
00:19:56,548 --> 00:19:58,136
The passes are
on your desk.

408
00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,483
And...
here we are.

409
00:20:04,556 --> 00:20:06,351
Senator.
[Clears throat]

410
00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,595
-Talk to you later. Bye.
-This is Jillian Morrell.

411
00:20:08,698 --> 00:20:09,872
Media training.

412
00:20:09,975 --> 00:20:11,770
She's your social-media
strategist.

413
00:20:11,874 --> 00:20:13,841
-So great to meet you, Senator.
-Jillian.

414
00:20:13,945 --> 00:20:17,569
And Tracey Helliar,
your office manager.

415
00:20:17,673 --> 00:20:18,777
Senator.

416
00:20:18,881 --> 00:20:20,469
Nice to meet you, Tracey.

417
00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:25,370
That your husband?Uh...no.

418
00:20:25,474 --> 00:20:27,061
That was Senator Gordon.

419
00:20:27,165 --> 00:20:28,787
This was his office.

420
00:20:28,891 --> 00:20:31,445
[Clears throat]

421
00:20:31,549 --> 00:20:33,102
Um...

422
00:20:33,205 --> 00:20:34,310
briefing folders

423
00:20:34,414 --> 00:20:36,416
for the Senate
sitting tomorrow.

424
00:20:36,519 --> 00:20:37,934
Uh, I've printed you
an introduction

425
00:20:38,038 --> 00:20:39,315
to Parliament House.

426
00:20:39,419 --> 00:20:40,661
This is your I.D.

427
00:20:40,765 --> 00:20:43,146
You can pick
your art tomorrow.

428
00:20:43,250 --> 00:20:45,563
Temporary passwords are
on the Post-it notes.

429
00:20:45,666 --> 00:20:47,565
Uh,
is there anything else?

430
00:20:47,668 --> 00:20:49,774
No.
Okay.

431
00:20:49,877 --> 00:20:52,811
Jonathan...

432
00:20:52,915 --> 00:20:55,297
I'm looking forward
to working together.

433
00:20:57,678 --> 00:20:59,301
Senator.

434
00:21:02,580 --> 00:21:04,789
[Sighs]

435
00:21:25,879 --> 00:21:27,087
Well, given the fact

436
00:21:27,190 --> 00:21:29,020
that she's friendless
in the party room,

437
00:21:29,123 --> 00:21:31,609
has no idea
how the system works,

438
00:21:31,712 --> 00:21:33,990
I'd say it's lucky
you've got me here.

439
00:21:34,094 --> 00:21:37,028
There are concerns
she won't be a team player.

440
00:21:37,131 --> 00:21:40,100
Isn't that why
you've given her to me?

441
00:21:40,203 --> 00:21:42,240
I'm glad she'll have
your support.

442
00:21:42,344 --> 00:21:45,692
Well, of course,
I'll need some support myself.

443
00:21:45,795 --> 00:21:47,763
Some recognition
from the party

444
00:21:47,866 --> 00:21:49,420
given how green she is.

445
00:21:49,523 --> 00:21:51,974
Though, I'm far too tactful
to ever point that out.

446
00:21:52,077 --> 00:21:55,184
Maiden speech?

447
00:21:55,287 --> 00:21:56,599
I'm on it.

448
00:21:56,703 --> 00:21:58,325
Thank you, Jonathan.

449
00:22:02,156 --> 00:22:04,158
[Door opens]

450
00:22:04,262 --> 00:22:06,644
[Indistinct conversations]

451
00:22:09,819 --> 00:22:11,200
[Gavel banging]

452
00:22:11,303 --> 00:22:12,719
Rachel: Alright, let's get
started, shall we?

453
00:22:12,822 --> 00:22:14,514
Good afternoon, folks.

454
00:22:14,617 --> 00:22:16,723
I would like to introduce
our new colleague,

455
00:22:16,826 --> 00:22:18,966
Senator Alex Irving.

456
00:22:19,070 --> 00:22:20,520
[Applause]

457
00:22:23,454 --> 00:22:25,214
Now, we all know
of Alex's bravery,

458
00:22:25,317 --> 00:22:26,802
but what you might be
less familiar with

459
00:22:26,905 --> 00:22:28,424
is her record of service,

460
00:22:28,528 --> 00:22:31,979
11 years in the infantry,
rising to rank of sergeant,

461
00:22:32,083 --> 00:22:33,774
and three terms
representing the party

462
00:22:33,878 --> 00:22:35,258
on the local shire council.

463
00:22:35,362 --> 00:22:37,364
Well done, Alex.

464
00:22:40,885 --> 00:22:41,886
Damien.

465
00:22:41,989 --> 00:22:43,163
Damien: Always a pleasure

466
00:22:43,266 --> 00:22:44,406
to welcome
a fellow Queenslander

467
00:22:44,509 --> 00:22:46,028
to the trenches

468
00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:47,270
and to notice that
the, uh, Prime Minister

469
00:22:47,374 --> 00:22:48,444
is fervently clinging

470
00:22:48,548 --> 00:22:50,308
to the notion
of a broad church.

471
00:22:50,412 --> 00:22:52,586
That's very gracious of you,
Damien.

472
00:22:52,690 --> 00:22:54,416
I will remind you, however,

473
00:22:54,519 --> 00:22:57,004
I was calculating the political
benefits of that broad church

474
00:22:57,108 --> 00:22:58,385
while you were still
soiling the bed

475
00:22:58,489 --> 00:23:00,732
after lights out at King's.

476
00:23:00,836 --> 00:23:01,906
[Laughter]

477
00:23:02,009 --> 00:23:03,977
Alright.
First order of business.

478
00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,220
Okay.Up first, we have...

479
00:23:09,154 --> 00:23:10,949
Organize
an internal poll.

480
00:23:11,053 --> 00:23:13,158
Preferred PM, issues
in the marginals.

481
00:23:13,262 --> 00:23:14,436
Our eyes only?
Yes.

482
00:23:14,539 --> 00:23:17,231
Find a friendly,
get it done on the side.

483
00:23:17,335 --> 00:23:19,510
We need to find a gold vein
and tap it fast.

484
00:23:19,613 --> 00:23:20,752
Get ahead on an issue.

485
00:23:20,856 --> 00:23:22,927
This party infighting
is killing us.

486
00:24:25,023 --> 00:24:26,231
Senator Irving?

487
00:24:26,335 --> 00:24:27,301
Man #3: Sorry, ma'am.
Not your car.

488
00:24:27,405 --> 00:24:33,204
♪♪

489
00:24:33,307 --> 00:24:35,896
Uh, sorry.
No, no, that's, uh...

490
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,277
it's my car.

491
00:24:37,380 --> 00:24:39,693
Sorry?

492
00:24:39,797 --> 00:24:41,937
This...is my car.

493
00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,421
Does it matter?

494
00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:46,597
Have you got
your booking number?

495
00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:48,771
I don't know.Well, you're gonna need it.

496
00:24:48,875 --> 00:24:51,671
Right.
Thanks.

497
00:24:53,604 --> 00:24:56,089
Hang about.
Just...just a moment.

498
00:24:56,192 --> 00:24:57,780
Hey, Amal, can you do me
a favor and check

499
00:24:57,884 --> 00:25:00,231
Senator Irving's booking number
for me, please?

500
00:25:00,334 --> 00:25:02,716
Cheers.

501
00:25:02,820 --> 00:25:03,924
I saw there was another.

502
00:25:04,028 --> 00:25:05,477
That's, uh, 12 this year.

503
00:25:05,581 --> 00:25:06,996
It's a tragedy.

504
00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:08,688
It'll be very interesting
to see

505
00:25:08,791 --> 00:25:09,999
what the Minister thinks.

506
00:25:13,278 --> 00:25:15,591
236.
It's 236.

507
00:25:15,695 --> 00:25:17,213
Don't worry.

508
00:25:17,317 --> 00:25:18,387
This palaver takes a little
while to get used to.

509
00:25:18,490 --> 00:25:20,009
Thanks for that.

510
00:25:20,113 --> 00:25:23,599
Because I haven't been
patronized enough today.

511
00:25:23,703 --> 00:25:24,807
Fair enough.

512
00:25:24,911 --> 00:25:26,257
Have a good evening,
Senator Irving.

513
00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:28,293
-236?
-Yes.

514
00:25:28,397 --> 00:25:30,054
Yeah, of course
it fuckin' is.

515
00:25:34,437 --> 00:25:35,956
Ha!

516
00:25:36,060 --> 00:25:37,924
[Engine starts]

517
00:25:41,203 --> 00:25:42,722
Don't be stingy.

518
00:25:42,825 --> 00:25:44,827
[Chortles]

519
00:25:44,931 --> 00:25:47,589
How are you feeling,
Dad?

520
00:25:47,692 --> 00:25:50,177
Old and fed up.

521
00:25:50,281 --> 00:25:52,352
What about you, pet?
Hmm?

522
00:25:52,455 --> 00:25:53,595
God, you look dreadful.

523
00:25:53,698 --> 00:25:56,494
Oh! Nice to see you,
too, Dad.

524
00:25:56,598 --> 00:25:58,151
Yeah, no, I've got a bit on
at the moment.

525
00:25:58,254 --> 00:25:59,704
Oh, Christ, Rachel.

526
00:25:59,808 --> 00:26:02,431
Those bastards
overwork you.

527
00:26:02,534 --> 00:26:04,813
When are they gonna
make you a partner?

528
00:26:04,916 --> 00:26:06,642
I always thought you were
wasted in the law.

529
00:26:06,746 --> 00:26:09,645
You could have made a go of it
in politics.

530
00:26:09,749 --> 00:26:11,958
I'm not
in the law anymore, Dad.

531
00:26:12,061 --> 00:26:13,476
Eh?
The law.

532
00:26:13,580 --> 00:26:17,377
Haven't been a lawyer
for 20 years.

533
00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:18,620
Well...

534
00:26:18,723 --> 00:26:21,415
politics wouldn't be
a bad life...

535
00:26:21,519 --> 00:26:23,486
but geez, you'd need
a sense of humor.

536
00:26:23,590 --> 00:26:26,800
[Chuckling]

537
00:26:29,113 --> 00:26:30,735
Yeah.

538
00:26:34,532 --> 00:26:37,880
Faruqi: The reality is
that my presence in the Senate

539
00:26:37,984 --> 00:26:39,882
is an affront to some.

540
00:26:39,986 --> 00:26:43,334
They are offended that people
of color and Muslims

541
00:26:43,437 --> 00:26:46,371
have the audacity
to not only exist

542
00:26:46,475 --> 00:26:50,099
but to open our mouths
and join the public debate.

543
00:26:50,203 --> 00:26:53,585
Some politicians call us
cockroaches.

544
00:26:53,689 --> 00:26:55,518
Some say we are a disease...

545
00:26:55,622 --> 00:26:57,141
[Knock on door]

546
00:26:57,244 --> 00:26:59,039
...which Australia
needs vaccination for.

547
00:26:59,143 --> 00:27:01,214
Some, if they had their way,

548
00:27:01,317 --> 00:27:04,217
would ban us from
making Australia our home.

549
00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,978
So it is with great pride
I stand here before you...

550
00:27:07,082 --> 00:27:10,395
Hello, Senator.You mad bastard.

551
00:27:10,499 --> 00:27:12,466
-Thank you for coming.
-Oh, no worries.

552
00:27:12,570 --> 00:27:13,847
Sydney's not that far.

553
00:27:13,951 --> 00:27:17,230
So, what are you gonna say?Oh, yeah.

554
00:27:17,333 --> 00:27:19,094
I've got my latte-sipping
socialist brother

555
00:27:19,197 --> 00:27:20,958
reading my maiden speech.Yeah.

556
00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:25,031
[Sighs]

557
00:27:28,448 --> 00:27:29,932
That's how
you're gonna start it?

558
00:27:30,036 --> 00:27:31,175
What's wrong with it?

559
00:27:31,278 --> 00:27:32,624
Say it for me.

560
00:27:32,728 --> 00:27:36,111
What, now?
Yeah, now.

561
00:27:36,214 --> 00:27:39,079
[Sighs]

562
00:27:39,183 --> 00:27:40,702
Okay.

563
00:27:42,186 --> 00:27:44,602
[Clears throat]

564
00:27:44,706 --> 00:27:46,052
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker..."No, no.

565
00:27:46,155 --> 00:27:48,295
Stand up and do it like
you're gonna do it.

566
00:27:54,543 --> 00:27:56,994
[Sighs]

567
00:27:57,097 --> 00:27:58,720
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

568
00:28:01,067 --> 00:28:04,415
"I wanted to speak to you
in my traditional language,

569
00:28:04,518 --> 00:28:07,867
but I can't.

570
00:28:07,970 --> 00:28:10,214
My mother was sent
to an Aboriginal reserve

571
00:28:10,317 --> 00:28:12,975
when she was a child,

572
00:28:13,079 --> 00:28:15,391
and those words were taken
from her,

573
00:28:15,495 --> 00:28:19,948
so the only language
I know is English.

574
00:28:20,051 --> 00:28:23,158
But look how far we've come.

575
00:28:23,261 --> 00:28:26,057
My name is Alex Irving,
and I'm standing here

576
00:28:26,161 --> 00:28:29,992
before you
in the Senate of Australia.

577
00:28:30,096 --> 00:28:33,202
I thought this place wasn't
for someone like me.

578
00:28:33,306 --> 00:28:37,620
Not just because I'm black,
but also because I'm female,

579
00:28:37,724 --> 00:28:39,277
from regional Queensland,

580
00:28:39,381 --> 00:28:42,487
[Voice breaking]
because I left school at 14..."

581
00:28:47,561 --> 00:28:49,184
...because I'm a single mum...

582
00:28:52,118 --> 00:28:53,602
...and because my own mother

583
00:28:53,705 --> 00:28:57,261
was stolen
and grew up on the mission.

584
00:28:57,364 --> 00:28:59,677
But I'm an Australian.

585
00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:04,475
And if I'm here, that means
any one of us can be here.

586
00:29:04,578 --> 00:29:07,305
And if this place is ever barred
to any one of us,

587
00:29:07,409 --> 00:29:08,755
then the building around us

588
00:29:08,859 --> 00:29:12,000
doesn't deserve
to keep on standing,

589
00:29:12,103 --> 00:29:14,209
let alone the Parliament
that meets here."

590
00:29:17,729 --> 00:29:19,179
This is fuckin' stupid.

591
00:29:19,283 --> 00:29:22,424
Jesus, Alex, shut up.

592
00:29:22,527 --> 00:29:24,115
You're gonna be amazing.

593
00:29:24,219 --> 00:29:25,461
You reckon?

594
00:29:25,565 --> 00:29:27,601
Yeah.
I know it.

595
00:29:27,705 --> 00:29:30,604
How do you feel?

596
00:29:30,708 --> 00:29:33,745
Terrified.

597
00:29:33,849 --> 00:29:35,575
[Crickets chirping,
dog barks in distance]

598
00:29:35,678 --> 00:29:45,585
♪♪

599
00:29:45,688 --> 00:29:55,595
♪♪

600
00:29:55,698 --> 00:29:59,875
♪♪

601
00:29:59,979 --> 00:30:01,497
Marcie: Dickhead!
Let me out!

602
00:30:01,601 --> 00:30:04,776
Open the fucking door!

603
00:30:07,227 --> 00:30:11,162
Come on, tough guy.
Hurry up!

604
00:30:11,266 --> 00:30:14,510
Guard #1: Alright, Maclean.
Suck on this.

605
00:30:19,722 --> 00:30:21,034
Reporter #12:
The Prime Minister will regain

606
00:30:21,138 --> 00:30:23,174
the balance of power
in the Senate today.

607
00:30:23,278 --> 00:30:26,108
Newly appointed senator
Alex Irving's crucial vote

608
00:30:26,212 --> 00:30:27,765
will ensure
three government bills

609
00:30:27,869 --> 00:30:29,594
will be passed later today,

610
00:30:29,698 --> 00:30:32,632
relieving significant delays
for the government.

611
00:30:32,735 --> 00:30:35,669
And now on to finance.
The Australian share market...

612
00:30:35,773 --> 00:30:37,085
Thank you, Rowan.

613
00:30:37,188 --> 00:30:38,914
I won't forget
what you've done for me.

614
00:30:39,018 --> 00:30:39,950
Yeah, you too.

615
00:30:40,053 --> 00:30:41,296
Bye.
Sorry.

616
00:30:41,399 --> 00:30:42,987
Had to kick some heads
in Adelaide.

617
00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:46,232
They still think not having
convicts makes them special.

618
00:30:46,335 --> 00:30:47,785
How's your office?

619
00:30:47,889 --> 00:30:49,373
It's good, thanks.

620
00:30:49,476 --> 00:30:51,893
This doesn't have to be
a girlie catch-up.

621
00:30:54,309 --> 00:30:55,448
Jonathan's competent,

622
00:30:55,551 --> 00:30:57,243
but he's working for himself,
not me.

623
00:30:57,346 --> 00:30:59,176
I can have him moved.

624
00:30:59,279 --> 00:31:01,833
No.
He'll be good for me.

625
00:31:01,937 --> 00:31:04,319
The others are fine.

626
00:31:04,422 --> 00:31:05,941
Talk to him
about your wardrobe.

627
00:31:06,045 --> 00:31:07,149
He'll have some ideas.

628
00:31:07,253 --> 00:31:08,530
Otherwise,
you'll front the press

629
00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:10,152
wanting to talk
about domestic violence

630
00:31:10,256 --> 00:31:12,775
and all they'll want to talk
about is the size of your ass.

631
00:31:12,879 --> 00:31:14,363
Are you fucking anyone
at the moment?

632
00:31:14,467 --> 00:31:16,538
Don't look shocked.
Some Neanderthal will find out

633
00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:19,023
and throw it
in your face if you are.

634
00:31:19,127 --> 00:31:21,612
Don't fuck
the wrong people.

635
00:31:21,715 --> 00:31:23,131
Who are the right people?

636
00:31:23,234 --> 00:31:24,856
Jack, go round again.

637
00:31:27,687 --> 00:31:28,999
Don't fuck your staff.

638
00:31:29,102 --> 00:31:30,448
Shouldn't be
an issue for you

639
00:31:30,552 --> 00:31:32,623
unless there's something
about you I don't know.

640
00:31:32,726 --> 00:31:34,073
Other members' staff
are fair game.

641
00:31:34,176 --> 00:31:36,109
Don't fuck across the aisle.
Don't fuck leadership.

642
00:31:36,213 --> 00:31:39,492
And just remember, the rules
are always different for you.

643
00:31:39,595 --> 00:31:40,942
Because I'm black.

644
00:31:41,045 --> 00:31:43,116
I was gonna say
because you're a woman.

645
00:31:48,052 --> 00:31:49,674
How do you deal with it?

646
00:31:52,367 --> 00:31:54,093
Oh.
Uh...

647
00:31:54,196 --> 00:31:55,335
I'm always prepared.

648
00:31:55,439 --> 00:31:57,441
I trust
my chief of staff.

649
00:31:57,544 --> 00:31:58,787
Put this face on
in the mirror,

650
00:31:58,890 --> 00:32:01,169
make sure nothing's
ever out of place.

651
00:32:01,272 --> 00:32:03,171
I leave myself at the door
when I go into the world

652
00:32:03,274 --> 00:32:05,794
and I never forget what it is
I set out to do.

653
00:32:05,897 --> 00:32:08,624
[Cellphone dings]

654
00:32:08,728 --> 00:32:10,661
Good luck with
your speech, Alex.

655
00:32:10,764 --> 00:32:12,387
We'll all be watching.

656
00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:21,051
Hard copy of
your maiden speech.

657
00:32:21,154 --> 00:32:22,776
Don't need it.

658
00:32:26,780 --> 00:32:28,023
Senator, I...

659
00:32:28,127 --> 00:32:29,818
Nup.

660
00:32:29,921 --> 00:32:31,164
The chamber is this way.

661
00:32:34,892 --> 00:32:36,652
And it's "Mr. President."

662
00:32:36,756 --> 00:32:38,482
You've written
"Mr. Speaker."

663
00:32:41,933 --> 00:32:43,590
[Scoffs]

664
00:32:47,767 --> 00:32:49,113
This speech
has been cleared

665
00:32:49,217 --> 00:32:50,735
by the Prime Minister's
office.

666
00:32:50,839 --> 00:32:52,047
Yeah.
I read the e-mail.

667
00:32:52,151 --> 00:32:53,669
I briefed you yesterday.

668
00:32:53,773 --> 00:32:55,292
Yes, and you said
that I need to speak

669
00:32:55,395 --> 00:32:56,879
before my vote
could be recognized.

670
00:32:56,983 --> 00:32:58,191
And this is what
you'll be saying.

671
00:32:58,295 --> 00:33:00,021
Don't tell me
what I'm gonna say.

672
00:33:11,653 --> 00:33:13,758
The Prime Minister
invited you personally

673
00:33:13,862 --> 00:33:15,484
to take the seat
in the chamber.

674
00:33:15,588 --> 00:33:20,213
There was significant opposition
in the party room.

675
00:33:20,317 --> 00:33:23,527
The party rewards
team players.

676
00:33:23,630 --> 00:33:25,218
You toe the line,
you get to stay.

677
00:33:25,322 --> 00:33:27,600
You step off that line and
you're gone and you can forget

678
00:33:27,703 --> 00:33:29,912
whatever it is
you wanted to achieve.

679
00:33:30,016 --> 00:33:32,225
What do you know
about what I want to achieve?

680
00:33:32,329 --> 00:33:34,400
I know whatever it is,
you won't get anything done

681
00:33:34,503 --> 00:33:36,333
if you're not here.

682
00:33:36,436 --> 00:33:39,474
Now, I've written a speech
that won't offend anyone

683
00:33:39,577 --> 00:33:42,477
and ensures you get
to stick around a bit longer.

684
00:33:42,580 --> 00:33:44,824
Can you really say the same
about yours?

685
00:33:48,966 --> 00:33:51,382
[Sighs]

686
00:33:51,486 --> 00:33:58,286
♪♪

687
00:33:58,389 --> 00:34:05,189
♪♪

688
00:34:05,293 --> 00:34:09,607
Mortensen: This is all to say
that the government takes

689
00:34:09,711 --> 00:34:14,785
an unconscionable proportion,
an unconscionable proportion,

690
00:34:14,888 --> 00:34:21,240
of our incomes while obsessing
over private matters

691
00:34:21,343 --> 00:34:24,381
that it has no business
trying to police.

692
00:34:24,484 --> 00:34:27,038
Now, the end result
is a nanny state,

693
00:34:27,142 --> 00:34:30,041
a nanny state
that steals our money

694
00:34:30,145 --> 00:34:32,803
and treats us like children.
-[Sighs]

695
00:34:34,943 --> 00:34:38,464
Relax the gun laws
and do it now.

696
00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:41,398
President:
Thank you, Senator Mortensen.

697
00:34:41,501 --> 00:34:44,539
Before I call Senator Irving,
I remind the honorable members

698
00:34:44,642 --> 00:34:46,472
that this is her first speech

699
00:34:46,575 --> 00:34:49,785
and therefore, the usual
courtesies be extended to her.

700
00:34:49,889 --> 00:34:51,373
Senator Irving.

701
00:34:51,477 --> 00:34:55,274
♪♪

702
00:34:55,377 --> 00:34:57,276
[Sighs]

703
00:34:57,379 --> 00:35:04,248
♪♪

704
00:35:04,352 --> 00:35:11,152
♪♪

705
00:35:11,255 --> 00:35:13,844
Mr. President...

706
00:35:13,947 --> 00:35:16,433
I'm deeply honored to represent
the great state of Queensland

707
00:35:16,536 --> 00:35:18,089
in this Parliament,

708
00:35:18,193 --> 00:35:19,746
and I will do this
with hard work

709
00:35:19,850 --> 00:35:22,370
and respect
for my fellow Queenslanders,

710
00:35:22,473 --> 00:35:25,131
upholding the values
of our great democracy,

711
00:35:25,235 --> 00:35:26,822
with every citizen free

712
00:35:26,926 --> 00:35:29,860
and empowered to live
their own lives.

713
00:35:29,963 --> 00:35:32,518
And I say to the people
of Queensland,

714
00:35:32,621 --> 00:35:34,520
I'm here for all of you,

715
00:35:34,623 --> 00:35:39,283
regardless of color,
background or belief.

716
00:35:39,387 --> 00:35:42,010
The party I join believes
the best way forward

717
00:35:42,113 --> 00:35:45,427
is for us all to take
individual responsibility

718
00:35:45,531 --> 00:35:47,188
for our own lives...

719
00:35:47,291 --> 00:35:50,777
♪♪

720
00:35:50,881 --> 00:35:53,401
[Door closes]

721
00:35:53,504 --> 00:35:58,129
...free to work hard and free
to make our own choices."

722
00:36:01,512 --> 00:36:05,102
"Finally, I'd like to thank
the party and the chamber

723
00:36:05,206 --> 00:36:09,658
for this opportunity
to represent my state.

724
00:36:09,762 --> 00:36:11,833
I won't take that responsibility
lightly."

725
00:36:11,936 --> 00:36:14,456
[Applause]

726
00:36:16,976 --> 00:36:18,184
Mr. President:
Thank you, Senator Irving.

727
00:36:18,288 --> 00:36:21,774
We now move to notice
of motion 1466,

728
00:36:21,877 --> 00:36:23,948
also standing in the name
of Senator Rankin.

729
00:36:24,052 --> 00:36:33,958
♪♪

730
00:36:34,062 --> 00:36:43,934
♪♪

731
00:36:44,037 --> 00:36:49,215
♪♪

732
00:36:51,182 --> 00:36:54,151
[Indistinct conversations]

733
00:36:54,255 --> 00:36:55,773
What the fuck is that?

734
00:36:55,877 --> 00:37:01,607
♪♪

735
00:37:01,710 --> 00:37:04,368
[Billiard balls clacking]

736
00:37:04,472 --> 00:37:05,473
Thank you.

737
00:37:05,576 --> 00:37:10,857
♪♪

738
00:37:10,961 --> 00:37:12,273
[Indistinct conversations]

739
00:37:12,376 --> 00:37:15,137
-Cheers, mate.
-Great, cheers to you, too.

740
00:37:15,241 --> 00:37:25,147
♪♪

741
00:37:25,251 --> 00:37:35,157
♪♪

742
00:37:35,261 --> 00:37:40,887
♪♪

743
00:37:40,991 --> 00:37:46,686
♪♪

744
00:37:46,790 --> 00:37:48,205
Are you a politician?

745
00:37:48,309 --> 00:37:51,795
No.
I'm an electrician.

746
00:37:51,898 --> 00:37:53,521
Good enough.

747
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:59,147
Woman #4: The way the press
were carrying on,

748
00:37:59,250 --> 00:38:00,735
I thought he might...

749
00:38:00,838 --> 00:38:03,013
Man #4: My minister can barely
send an e-mail,

750
00:38:03,116 --> 00:38:05,740
let alone wander unsupervised
onto social media.

751
00:38:05,843 --> 00:38:07,811
Hey, at least he didn't try
to bust some rhymes.

752
00:38:07,914 --> 00:38:10,848
Yeah, true.He's still recovering.

753
00:38:10,952 --> 00:38:13,817
Oh, 12:00.

754
00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,094
Oh.
Who's the new boy?

755
00:38:15,197 --> 00:38:16,475
Christopher something.

756
00:38:16,578 --> 00:38:18,304
Cartwright's new
private secretary.

757
00:38:18,408 --> 00:38:19,857
Usual rules?

758
00:38:19,961 --> 00:38:26,588
♪♪

759
00:38:26,692 --> 00:38:27,796
Seriously.

760
00:38:27,900 --> 00:38:29,246
Where does Cartwright
find them?

761
00:38:29,350 --> 00:38:31,593
-Who cares?
-I hope he's straight.

762
00:38:31,697 --> 00:38:34,216
If he is, he's just another
drink away from gay.

763
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:36,115
[Laughter]

764
00:38:36,218 --> 00:38:45,814
♪♪

765
00:38:45,918 --> 00:38:49,611
♪ Ahhh

766
00:38:49,715 --> 00:38:53,995
♪ Ahhh

767
00:38:54,098 --> 00:38:57,895
♪ Ahhh

768
00:38:57,999 --> 00:39:00,139
♪ Nothing at all

769
00:39:02,659 --> 00:39:05,800
♪ Empty all my pockets
and take what you like ♪

770
00:39:05,903 --> 00:39:07,215
♪ Ahhh

771
00:39:07,318 --> 00:39:10,908
♪ Empty all my pockets
if you like ♪

772
00:39:11,012 --> 00:39:16,224
♪ Ahhh ♪ I've got nothing to hide

773
00:39:16,327 --> 00:39:25,785
♪♪

774
00:39:26,959 --> 00:39:28,616
Man on radio:
...will join the squad

775
00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:30,963
for their first training session
at Marlborough College today,

776
00:39:31,066 --> 00:39:33,172
venue for Australia's three-day
tour match

777
00:39:33,275 --> 00:39:35,933
against England Women's Academy,
which starts tomorrow.

778
00:39:36,037 --> 00:39:38,867
Australia holds a six-point lead
in the multi-format series,

779
00:39:38,971 --> 00:39:41,698
having won the first
of three one-day internationals,

780
00:39:41,801 --> 00:39:43,182
with a chance to win three

781
00:39:43,285 --> 00:39:45,253
T20 internationals
still to be played.

782
00:39:45,356 --> 00:39:48,567
The Ashes is awarded to the team
that accrues the most points...

783
00:39:48,670 --> 00:39:54,987
♪♪

784
00:39:55,090 --> 00:40:01,442
♪♪

785
00:40:01,545 --> 00:40:02,615
Morning.

786
00:40:02,719 --> 00:40:04,030
-Morning.
-Morning.

787
00:40:04,134 --> 00:40:07,655
[Sighs]

788
00:40:07,758 --> 00:40:11,210
Apparently, a young
Indigenous woman died

789
00:40:11,313 --> 00:40:14,006
in the Macauley
Detention Center two weeks ago.

790
00:40:14,109 --> 00:40:17,596
This is the 12th this year,
and I knew nothing about it.

791
00:40:17,699 --> 00:40:19,839
I want a meeting with the
Minister for Indigenous Affairs.

792
00:40:19,943 --> 00:40:23,394
Kevin Cartwright.

793
00:40:23,498 --> 00:40:25,120
Yeah.
[Clears throat]

794
00:40:25,224 --> 00:40:30,229
♪♪

795
00:40:30,332 --> 00:40:32,196
[Sighs]

796
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:34,613
[Knock on door]

797
00:40:34,716 --> 00:40:37,063
[Door opens]

798
00:40:37,167 --> 00:40:38,444
Just a reminder,

799
00:40:38,548 --> 00:40:41,792
you've got morning briefing
on Channel 10,

800
00:40:41,896 --> 00:40:44,726
so you'll be leaving shortly,
and it's live.

801
00:40:44,830 --> 00:40:48,040
You've also got a price tag
hanging off your jacket.

802
00:40:55,116 --> 00:40:57,705
[Sighs]

803
00:41:02,606 --> 00:41:04,643
[Cellphone ringing]

804
00:41:04,746 --> 00:41:07,162
Leave it.
You have to focus.

805
00:41:08,578 --> 00:41:10,821
You don't think
I can do this.

806
00:41:10,925 --> 00:41:12,720
It's just a puff piece.
You'll be fine.

807
00:41:12,823 --> 00:41:14,963
I'm not talking about
the bloody interview.

808
00:41:17,276 --> 00:41:19,243
Mum.
You okay?

809
00:41:19,347 --> 00:41:22,108
Look, I know you're busy and I
don't want to get you upset,

810
00:41:22,212 --> 00:41:24,076
but Eddie's that bloody angry...

811
00:41:24,179 --> 00:41:27,182
What?
Hang on.

812
00:41:27,286 --> 00:41:28,632
What?
Why is Eddie angry?

813
00:41:28,736 --> 00:41:30,358
Why should I be upset?

814
00:41:30,461 --> 00:41:31,842
All our mob up here,

815
00:41:31,946 --> 00:41:35,018
they're shooting their mouths
off about you.

816
00:41:35,121 --> 00:41:38,400
What are they saying?They're saying, well...

817
00:41:38,504 --> 00:41:40,057
they saw that speech of yours

818
00:41:40,161 --> 00:41:42,957
and they're calling you
a sell-out.

819
00:41:43,060 --> 00:41:46,236
The nerve of them
calling you a coconut!

820
00:41:46,339 --> 00:41:48,618
I told them all to back off.

821
00:41:48,721 --> 00:41:51,482
And Eddie's fine, so you don't
have to worry about that.

822
00:41:51,586 --> 00:41:55,797
-Two minutes, Senator.
-I thought you should know.

823
00:41:55,901 --> 00:41:57,385
It's all good, Mum.
I gotta go, okay?

824
00:41:57,488 --> 00:41:58,420
Bye.

825
00:41:58,524 --> 00:42:01,147
You have to focus.

826
00:42:01,251 --> 00:42:03,943
If they move on to policy,
you have to steer away

827
00:42:04,047 --> 00:42:06,774
from anything about
the leadership or China.

828
00:42:09,121 --> 00:42:10,950
-Sorry.
-Exports...

829
00:42:11,054 --> 00:42:12,020
Senator?

830
00:42:12,124 --> 00:42:14,436
[Breathing heavily]

831
00:42:14,540 --> 00:42:19,027
♪♪

832
00:42:19,131 --> 00:42:21,064
[Gunshot]

833
00:42:21,167 --> 00:42:24,239
[Breathing heavily]

834
00:42:24,343 --> 00:42:34,215
♪♪

835
00:42:34,318 --> 00:42:39,807
♪♪

836
00:42:39,910 --> 00:42:42,395
Alex: Fucking happy?
Is this what you wanted?

837
00:42:42,499 --> 00:42:44,294
[Breathing heavily]

838
00:42:44,397 --> 00:42:45,882
Well?!

839
00:42:45,985 --> 00:42:48,643
♪♪

840
00:42:48,747 --> 00:42:51,059
[Gunshot]

841
00:42:51,163 --> 00:42:53,337
[Knocking on door]

842
00:42:53,441 --> 00:42:55,685
Woman #5: Senator Irving?
Are you okay?

843
00:42:55,788 --> 00:42:57,790
[Knocking on door]

844
00:42:57,894 --> 00:43:01,138
It's time.
We need you in the studio.

845
00:43:01,242 --> 00:43:03,865
Yep.
I'll be there in a second.

846
00:43:03,969 --> 00:43:10,423
♪♪

847
00:43:10,527 --> 00:43:16,982
♪♪

848
00:43:17,085 --> 00:43:20,157
[Sighs]

849
00:43:21,918 --> 00:43:23,540
Yes. We're...

850
00:43:29,788 --> 00:43:31,272
[Sighs]

851
00:43:35,517 --> 00:43:37,761
[Theme music playing]

852
00:43:37,865 --> 00:43:44,837
♪♪

853
00:43:44,941 --> 00:43:46,356
Standing by.

854
00:43:46,459 --> 00:43:47,668
5...

855
00:43:47,771 --> 00:43:48,876
4...

856
00:43:48,979 --> 00:43:51,982
3...

857
00:43:52,086 --> 00:43:53,743
Welcome, Alex Irving.

858
00:43:53,846 --> 00:43:56,193
Or, should I say,
Senator Irving?

859
00:43:56,297 --> 00:43:58,886
Thanks for being here.

860
00:43:58,989 --> 00:44:00,163
Now, what you did

861
00:44:00,266 --> 00:44:02,752
with the Mount Isa
Magistrates Court

862
00:44:02,855 --> 00:44:04,546
was extraordinarily brave.

863
00:44:04,650 --> 00:44:07,688
Of course, what everyone
wants to know is,

864
00:44:07,791 --> 00:44:10,794
what did you say
to that gunman?

865
00:44:10,898 --> 00:44:12,934
I'm not here to talk
about that, Sam.

866
00:44:13,038 --> 00:44:15,523
This was
an iconic moment, Alex,

867
00:44:15,626 --> 00:44:16,766
that has captured
the imagination...

868
00:44:16,869 --> 00:44:18,215
No, I'm here to talk
about my new role

869
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:20,079
as senator for Queensland.

870
00:44:22,323 --> 00:44:23,565
Well, the government

871
00:44:23,669 --> 00:44:25,429
essentially has
a one-seat majority

872
00:44:25,533 --> 00:44:28,156
in the Senate, and
the latest polls are saying

873
00:44:28,260 --> 00:44:31,056
that this is gonna be
an incredibly close election.

874
00:44:31,159 --> 00:44:34,680
Now, you have had no experience
in the Parliament.

875
00:44:34,784 --> 00:44:37,476
Why shouldn't the public think
that your appointment

876
00:44:37,579 --> 00:44:39,616
isn't just a cynical
stunt to get votes

877
00:44:39,720 --> 00:44:41,618
as we head
toward the election?

878
00:44:44,897 --> 00:44:46,796
They might be right.

879
00:44:46,899 --> 00:44:48,729
I...
I can understand that

880
00:44:48,832 --> 00:44:50,834
me being here in Canberra

881
00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:54,320
seems like the most cynical
publicity stunt possible.

882
00:44:56,357 --> 00:44:59,187
A very smart woman
told me that...

883
00:44:59,291 --> 00:45:01,327
I should leave myself
at the door

884
00:45:01,431 --> 00:45:03,226
when I walk
into Parliament.

885
00:45:03,329 --> 00:45:05,055
But I'm not sure
that I agree.

886
00:45:05,159 --> 00:45:06,229
Senator, are you saying
that your...

887
00:45:06,332 --> 00:45:07,782
Sorry, can I just, um...

888
00:45:07,886 --> 00:45:08,990
These heels are killing me,

889
00:45:09,094 --> 00:45:10,302
and I'm just gonna
take them off.

890
00:45:10,405 --> 00:45:12,822
Are you...
you okay, Senator?

891
00:45:12,925 --> 00:45:14,755
No, no.
Not really.

892
00:45:14,858 --> 00:45:20,519
I...just had a panic attack
in the studio toilets,

893
00:45:20,622 --> 00:45:23,004
and these heels
are making it worse.

894
00:45:23,108 --> 00:45:26,387
Is this in response
to the Mount Isa incident?

895
00:45:26,490 --> 00:45:29,114
No.

896
00:45:29,217 --> 00:45:32,393
No, because...

897
00:45:32,496 --> 00:45:33,808
every day of my life,

898
00:45:33,912 --> 00:45:37,087
I feel like that
I'm constantly under threat.

899
00:45:37,191 --> 00:45:38,468
And I think that

900
00:45:38,571 --> 00:45:40,781
some of your viewers
would feel it, too.

901
00:45:40,884 --> 00:45:44,198
Not just the Blackfellas.

902
00:45:44,301 --> 00:45:45,924
So, that's why I'm here.
I'm...

903
00:45:46,027 --> 00:45:48,927
I'm barefoot in your studio
because I am sick and tired

904
00:45:49,030 --> 00:45:50,963
of pretending
that everything is okay.

905
00:45:54,277 --> 00:45:57,521
A 16-year-old
Indigenous woman

906
00:45:57,625 --> 00:46:00,110
died in detention
two weeks ago.

907
00:46:00,214 --> 00:46:02,216
She had an asthma attack.

908
00:46:02,319 --> 00:46:05,806
Her name
was Marcie Maclean.

909
00:46:05,909 --> 00:46:09,464
Now, when I talk about...
being under threat,

910
00:46:09,568 --> 00:46:11,708
she's who
I'm talking about.

911
00:46:11,812 --> 00:46:13,468
I'm talking about the woman
who was mowed down

912
00:46:13,572 --> 00:46:16,057
by her husband
in front of the courthouse

913
00:46:16,161 --> 00:46:19,302
and the woman who lost her life
just trying to help.

914
00:46:19,405 --> 00:46:21,338
I'm talking about people
from a town

915
00:46:21,442 --> 00:46:23,340
who can't do anything
because they're --

916
00:46:23,444 --> 00:46:25,687
they're black, they're poor,
they're female.

917
00:46:25,791 --> 00:46:27,241
And the list goes on.

918
00:46:27,344 --> 00:46:30,347
♪♪

919
00:46:30,451 --> 00:46:33,488
But if I can be here...

920
00:46:33,592 --> 00:46:36,975
as I am...

921
00:46:37,078 --> 00:46:39,632
and if I can stand up
in the Senate, then anyone can.

922
00:46:39,736 --> 00:46:42,428
♪♪

923
00:46:42,532 --> 00:46:44,845
Publicity stunt or not,
that's why I'm here.

924
00:46:44,948 --> 00:46:48,124
♪♪

925
00:46:48,227 --> 00:46:50,851
Thank you, Senator Irving.

926
00:46:50,954 --> 00:46:54,544
♪♪

927
00:46:54,647 --> 00:46:56,615
Her name was Marcie Maclean.

928
00:46:56,718 --> 00:46:58,237
Christopher?Yes, Minister Cartwright?

929
00:46:58,341 --> 00:46:59,445
A young woman died

930
00:46:59,549 --> 00:47:01,206
in the Macauley
Detention Center

931
00:47:01,309 --> 00:47:03,208
a couple of weeks ago,
last name Maclean.

932
00:47:03,311 --> 00:47:05,900
I'd like the details,
please.
Sure.

933
00:47:07,729 --> 00:47:09,835
Man on radio: Newly appointed
Senator Alex Irving has come out

934
00:47:09,939 --> 00:47:12,320
swinging this morning
in one of the most honest

935
00:47:12,424 --> 00:47:15,668
and raw interviews by
a politician in recent memory.

936
00:47:15,772 --> 00:47:17,049
Alex:
Every day of my life,

937
00:47:17,153 --> 00:47:19,362
I feel like that
I'm constantly under threat.

938
00:47:19,465 --> 00:47:20,742
And I think that

939
00:47:20,846 --> 00:47:22,952
some of your viewers
would feel it, too.

940
00:47:23,055 --> 00:47:24,712
Not just the Blackfellas.

941
00:47:24,815 --> 00:47:26,403
So that's why I'm here.

942
00:47:26,507 --> 00:47:29,406
I'm barefoot in your studio
because I am sick and tired

943
00:47:29,510 --> 00:47:31,546
of pretending
that everything is okay.

944
00:47:31,650 --> 00:47:34,066
Her comments have put
Indigenous Affairs Minister

945
00:47:34,170 --> 00:47:35,999
Kevin Cartwright
in the firing line

946
00:47:36,103 --> 00:47:37,828
as she drew attention
to the recent death

947
00:47:37,932 --> 00:47:41,798
in custody of 16-year-old
Marcie Maclean.

948
00:47:41,902 --> 00:47:44,456
Reporter #13:
Many are now calling
the PM's decision to appoint

949
00:47:44,559 --> 00:47:48,805
Senator Irving a masterstroke
as we head towards the election.

950
00:47:48,909 --> 00:47:51,014
Jillian: Honestly,
I cannot believe this.

951
00:47:51,118 --> 00:47:52,809
Senator.

952
00:47:52,913 --> 00:47:54,949
We are getting a lot of traffic
off the back of this morning.

953
00:47:55,053 --> 00:47:58,263
Hashtag #barefootsenator
is trending on Twitter.

954
00:47:58,366 --> 00:48:01,680
Thanks, Jillian.

955
00:48:01,783 --> 00:48:03,509
And, Tracey...
Hmm?

956
00:48:03,613 --> 00:48:05,580
Maybe it's time
for Senator Gordon to go.

957
00:48:05,684 --> 00:48:12,622
♪♪

958
00:48:12,725 --> 00:48:14,624
[Sighs]

959
00:48:14,727 --> 00:48:16,833
Alex: Um, look, my mum's
racked up some fines

960
00:48:16,937 --> 00:48:18,179
and I just want
to sort it out,

961
00:48:18,283 --> 00:48:19,422
it's not gonna be
a problem, is it?

962
00:48:19,525 --> 00:48:21,527
Woman #6: Hmm.
Maybe.

963
00:48:21,631 --> 00:48:23,391
She already has
a scheduled court date.

964
00:48:23,495 --> 00:48:24,910
It's too late.

965
00:48:25,014 --> 00:48:27,568
Look, I've got the money now.
Can I just pay?

966
00:48:27,671 --> 00:48:29,984
What's this?

967
00:48:30,088 --> 00:48:31,468
"Pay the rent"?

968
00:48:31,572 --> 00:48:33,781
[Chuckles]

969
00:48:33,884 --> 00:48:35,507
It's just a reminder.

970
00:48:38,648 --> 00:48:40,995
The clinic's a couple of hours'
drive from her home.

971
00:48:41,099 --> 00:48:42,341
Then she has to wait ages
at the doctor's,

972
00:48:42,445 --> 00:48:43,618
and then she comes out

973
00:48:43,722 --> 00:48:45,034
and gets a ticket
on her windscreen.

974
00:48:45,137 --> 00:48:46,380
I'm sorry.

975
00:48:46,483 --> 00:48:48,899
I can't help you.
Next!

976
00:48:49,003 --> 00:48:56,045
♪♪

977
00:48:56,148 --> 00:48:57,805
Black bitch.

978
00:48:57,908 --> 00:49:00,670
♪♪

979
00:49:00,773 --> 00:49:02,637
♪ Oh, no, you didn't

980
00:49:02,741 --> 00:49:03,707
♪ Uh-huh

981
00:49:03,811 --> 00:49:05,951
♪ You didn't just go there

982
00:49:06,055 --> 00:49:08,402
♪ Uh-huh, hey, uh-huh

983
00:49:08,505 --> 00:49:11,094
♪ Keep pulling at the...

984
00:49:11,198 --> 00:49:14,270
♪♪

985
00:49:14,373 --> 00:49:18,619
♪ Ah, ah, no, you didn't

986
00:49:18,722 --> 00:49:21,794
♪ You didn't push me again

987
00:49:21,898 --> 00:49:23,244
♪ Yeah

988
00:49:23,348 --> 00:49:24,866
♪ I've got a memory
like an elephant ♪

989
00:49:24,970 --> 00:49:27,214
♪ Honey, I never forget

990
00:49:27,317 --> 00:49:31,011
♪ They call me the collector

991
00:49:31,114 --> 00:49:33,703
♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh

992
00:49:33,806 --> 00:49:37,327
♪ I keep tabs on
who's been bad ♪

993
00:49:37,431 --> 00:49:39,985
♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh

994
00:49:40,089 --> 00:49:43,506
♪ They call me the collector

995
00:49:43,609 --> 00:49:46,198
♪ Uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh

996
00:49:46,302 --> 00:49:47,958
♪ Ha, uh-huh

997
00:49:48,062 --> 00:49:51,755
♪ And when the day comes, sonny,
to collect the money ♪

998
00:49:51,859 --> 00:49:56,208
♪ Better believe I'll be back

999
00:49:56,312 --> 00:49:57,623
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1000
00:49:57,727 --> 00:49:59,039
♪ Uh-huh, ha

1001
00:49:59,142 --> 00:50:00,454
♪ Un-huh, hey

1002
00:50:00,557 --> 00:50:02,111
♪ Un-huh

1003
00:50:02,214 --> 00:50:04,078
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1004
00:50:04,182 --> 00:50:05,321
♪ Uh-huh

1005
00:50:05,424 --> 00:50:06,943
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1006
00:50:07,047 --> 00:50:08,358
♪ Uh-huh