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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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[Engine starts]

270
00:13:34,675 --> 00:13:36,155
It's a great little town.

271
00:13:36,263 --> 00:13:37,473
Woman #3: Hey!

272
00:13:39,473 --> 00:13:40,543
Well,
this region has one

273
00:13:40,647 --> 00:13:41,677
of the highest
unemployment rates

274
00:13:41,786 --> 00:13:43,616
in the country.

275
00:13:43,719 --> 00:13:45,649
There's
no capital investment.

276
00:13:45,755 --> 00:13:47,405
No programs scheduled.

277
00:13:47,516 --> 00:13:50,166
What are you gonna do about it,
run for local council again?

278
00:13:50,277 --> 00:13:51,377
Well, with respect,
Prime Minister,

279
00:13:51,485 --> 00:13:53,345
what are you
gonna do about it?

280
00:13:53,453 --> 00:13:55,903
Whatever I can.

281
00:13:56,007 --> 00:13:57,417
Listen.

282
00:13:57,526 --> 00:13:59,626
Let's just say
we're negotiating.

283
00:13:59,735 --> 00:14:02,945
What would you want?

284
00:14:03,049 --> 00:14:06,329
I want the bloody medical
center to reopen.

285
00:14:06,431 --> 00:14:08,881
Tell me about that.It's on the main street.

286
00:14:08,986 --> 00:14:10,056
Mm.

287
00:14:10,159 --> 00:14:12,889
You lot cut the funding.

288
00:14:12,990 --> 00:14:14,300
I want to stop
sending people to jail

289
00:14:14,405 --> 00:14:17,335
because they haven't
paid their fines.

290
00:14:17,442 --> 00:14:19,552
I want a complete review
of all the welfare

291
00:14:19,651 --> 00:14:21,551
you mob throw
at stupid bloody programs

292
00:14:21,653 --> 00:14:23,353
that don't do anything
for anyone.

293
00:14:23,448 --> 00:14:24,828
And how are you
gonna do that

294
00:14:24,933 --> 00:14:26,593
if you refuse
a seat at the table?

295
00:14:26,693 --> 00:14:28,043
There's already Blackfellas
at the table.

296
00:14:28,143 --> 00:14:29,323
What has that achieved?

297
00:14:29,420 --> 00:14:31,530
More than you will
if you just stay here.

298
00:14:31,629 --> 00:14:32,909
It's not just
the Blackfellas.

299
00:14:33,010 --> 00:14:36,150
The whole region needs
effective representation.

300
00:14:36,254 --> 00:14:40,164
Listen, Alex,
what you did was incredible.

301
00:14:40,258 --> 00:14:44,918
I want people like you,
women like you, on my team.

302
00:14:45,022 --> 00:14:47,752
How do you know
I voted for you?

303
00:14:47,852 --> 00:14:49,132
Well, from what I hear,

304
00:14:49,233 --> 00:14:51,483
your mother is
a diehard royalist.

305
00:14:51,580 --> 00:14:53,580
Your father was
a card-carrying National.

306
00:14:53,685 --> 00:14:55,995
I figure the apple doesn't
fall far from the tree.

307
00:14:56,102 --> 00:14:57,382
Have you met my brother?

308
00:14:57,482 --> 00:15:01,282
There's always exceptions
to the rule.

309
00:15:01,383 --> 00:15:03,803
Look, you've worked really hard
to try to make changes

310
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:06,223
in your own community,
you've had the occasional win,

311
00:15:06,319 --> 00:15:08,359
but if you want to make
big change,

312
00:15:08,459 --> 00:15:11,049
generational change,
the only way to do that

313
00:15:11,151 --> 00:15:13,261
is through the power
of government.

314
00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,920
So, be your pet Aborigine?
Is that it?

315
00:15:17,019 --> 00:15:19,019
Alex, I'm seven months out
from an election.

316
00:15:19,125 --> 00:15:21,295
I've got a majority of one
in the House, a hung Senate,

317
00:15:21,403 --> 00:15:22,963
and a bunch of dickwads
on my right

318
00:15:23,060 --> 00:15:24,270
ready with a guillotine.

319
00:15:24,371 --> 00:15:26,931
I don't need a pet.
I need a fucking ally.

320
00:15:27,029 --> 00:15:29,509
And by the sounds of things,
so does everybody here.

321
00:15:29,618 --> 00:15:34,108
♪♪

322
00:15:34,209 --> 00:15:37,939
♪ Ohh

323
00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,010
♪ In the light,
I'll be waiting for you ♪

324
00:15:41,112 --> 00:15:44,052
♪ Ohh

325
00:15:44,150 --> 00:15:47,150
♪♪

326
00:15:47,256 --> 00:15:50,536
♪ Ohh

327
00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:53,499
♪ If you're right,
I'll be waiting for you ♪

328
00:15:53,607 --> 00:15:56,397
♪ Ohh

329
00:15:56,507 --> 00:15:59,577
♪ Ohh

330
00:15:59,682 --> 00:16:01,622
[Applause]

331
00:16:01,719 --> 00:16:11,589
♪♪

332
00:16:11,694 --> 00:16:13,014
Hey.

333
00:16:13,110 --> 00:16:14,490
You're looking good
out there, bub.

334
00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,980
You know me and Nan
would be okay?

335
00:16:22,084 --> 00:16:25,164
If you went to Canberra.

336
00:16:25,260 --> 00:16:28,160
Yeah, well, it's not happening,
so let's forget about it.

337
00:16:28,263 --> 00:16:30,513
I'm just saying,
if you did.

338
00:16:35,925 --> 00:16:38,825
Are you done?

339
00:16:38,928 --> 00:16:41,998
Pizza for tea?
What, again?

340
00:16:42,104 --> 00:16:43,594
Yeah, alright.

341
00:16:43,692 --> 00:16:50,252
♪♪

342
00:16:50,354 --> 00:16:51,464
Is this
what you wanted?

343
00:16:51,562 --> 00:16:53,602
[Gunshot]

344
00:16:53,702 --> 00:16:57,022
[Indistinct yelling,
dog barking]

345
00:17:11,754 --> 00:17:13,314
[Indistinct yelling continues]

346
00:17:15,517 --> 00:17:18,827
♪ I'm on the edge of something

347
00:17:18,934 --> 00:17:21,944
♪ Got an inch in my soul

348
00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:25,771
♪ There's a fire
in the middle of my calling ♪

349
00:17:25,872 --> 00:17:27,912
♪♪

350
00:17:28,012 --> 00:17:31,432
♪ I'm on the edge of something

351
00:17:31,533 --> 00:17:34,543
♪ And it's gonna take time

352
00:17:34,639 --> 00:17:37,499
♪ But I'm doing it for you

353
00:17:37,608 --> 00:17:40,228
♪ Ahh

354
00:17:40,335 --> 00:17:43,815
Reporter #10: An inspired choice
or a desperate publicity stunt?

355
00:17:43,924 --> 00:17:46,964
Prime Minister Rachel Anderson's
recent captain's call

356
00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,376
has raised more than
a few eyebrows,

357
00:17:49,482 --> 00:17:50,932
not just from
outside her party...

358
00:17:51,035 --> 00:17:53,135
Reporter #11: Reluctant national
hero Alexandra Irving

359
00:17:53,244 --> 00:17:55,354
has been thrust
into the spotlight yet again.

360
00:17:55,453 --> 00:17:57,903
In a shock move,
she was sworn in today

361
00:17:58,007 --> 00:17:59,907
as a senator for Queensland,

362
00:18:00,009 --> 00:18:02,739
taking the seat of the recently
deceased Hamish Gordon...

363
00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:12,750
♪♪

364
00:18:12,850 --> 00:18:18,270
♪♪

365
00:18:18,373 --> 00:18:21,823
♪ I'm on the edge of something

366
00:18:21,928 --> 00:18:24,618
♪ Possibly beautiful

367
00:18:31,455 --> 00:18:34,075
Senator.

368
00:18:34,182 --> 00:18:35,462
Jonathan.

369
00:18:38,082 --> 00:18:40,152
I'm your chief adviser.

370
00:18:40,257 --> 00:18:42,017
They didn't tell you?

371
00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:44,361
No.
They didn't.

372
00:18:44,468 --> 00:18:45,778
Well, you can take it up
with the PM

373
00:18:45,883 --> 00:18:47,133
if you're unhappy
about it.

374
00:18:47,229 --> 00:18:49,819
She is fairly busy,
though.

375
00:18:49,921 --> 00:18:52,171
Well, thanks for coming
to find me.

376
00:18:52,269 --> 00:18:54,369
Well, you have a fairly
busy day scheduled.

377
00:18:54,478 --> 00:18:55,438
I hope you're ready.

378
00:18:55,548 --> 00:18:57,378
Well, you're
my chief adviser.

379
00:18:57,481 --> 00:18:58,931
Why don't you advise me?

380
00:18:59,034 --> 00:19:00,764
The Senate sits tomorrow,

381
00:19:00,863 --> 00:19:03,213
and every vote
will be crucial.

382
00:19:03,314 --> 00:19:04,594
No pressure.

383
00:19:04,695 --> 00:19:06,965
The government has three bills
under discussion

384
00:19:07,076 --> 00:19:09,666
and the crossbenchers
will need wrangling as usual.

385
00:19:09,769 --> 00:19:12,809
Fortunately, the PM has
a degree in herding cats.

386
00:19:12,910 --> 00:19:16,160
♪♪

387
00:19:16,258 --> 00:19:19,158
That's Laurie Martin,
Leader of the Opposition.

388
00:19:19,261 --> 00:19:21,161
-How are we?
-Hello.

389
00:19:21,263 --> 00:19:23,373
Lanky charming snake.

390
00:19:23,472 --> 00:19:24,612
We'll introduce you

391
00:19:24,715 --> 00:19:25,955
to the President
of the Senate,

392
00:19:26,061 --> 00:19:27,581
but he's completely
ineffectual,

393
00:19:27,683 --> 00:19:29,003
so feel free
to ignore him.

394
00:19:29,098 --> 00:19:31,068
You'll have to make
your maiden speech

395
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:32,140
before you can vote.

396
00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:33,970
But we'll work on that.

397
00:19:34,069 --> 00:19:36,139
You'll meet the Governor-General
at 10:30

398
00:19:36,244 --> 00:19:37,734
and swear an oath
of allegiance

399
00:19:37,831 --> 00:19:39,321
to Her Majesty,
Queen Elizabeth.

400
00:19:39,419 --> 00:19:41,459
Bet that won't be a problem
for you.

401
00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:44,769
Uh, that's Damien Bauer,
Minister for Immigration,

402
00:19:44,873 --> 00:19:46,943
leader of the party's
hard-right flank.

403
00:19:47,047 --> 00:19:49,767
He's currently doing
a wonderful job

404
00:19:49,878 --> 00:19:51,568
of white-anting the PM.

405
00:19:51,673 --> 00:19:53,263
We've booked you
into a hotel.

406
00:19:53,364 --> 00:19:56,404
Set up Internet, I.D.,
COMCAR account.

407
00:19:56,505 --> 00:19:58,085
The passes are
on your desk.

408
00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,437
And...
here we are.

409
00:20:04,513 --> 00:20:06,313
Senator.
[Clears throat]

410
00:20:06,412 --> 00:20:08,552
-Talk to you later. Bye.
-This is Jillian Morrell.

411
00:20:08,655 --> 00:20:09,825
Media training.

412
00:20:09,932 --> 00:20:11,732
She's your social-media
strategist.

413
00:20:11,831 --> 00:20:13,801
-So great to meet you, Senator.
-Jillian.

414
00:20:13,902 --> 00:20:17,532
And Tracey Helliar,
your office manager.

415
00:20:17,630 --> 00:20:18,730
Senator.

416
00:20:18,838 --> 00:20:20,428
Nice to meet you, Tracey.

417
00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:25,332
That your husband?Uh...no.

418
00:20:25,431 --> 00:20:27,021
That was Senator Gordon.

419
00:20:27,122 --> 00:20:28,742
This was his office.

420
00:20:28,848 --> 00:20:31,398
[Clears throat]

421
00:20:31,506 --> 00:20:33,056
Um...

422
00:20:33,162 --> 00:20:34,272
briefing folders

423
00:20:34,371 --> 00:20:36,371
for the Senate
sitting tomorrow.

424
00:20:36,476 --> 00:20:37,886
Uh, I've printed you
an introduction

425
00:20:37,995 --> 00:20:39,265
to Parliament House.

426
00:20:39,376 --> 00:20:40,616
This is your I.D.

427
00:20:40,722 --> 00:20:43,102
You can pick
your art tomorrow.

428
00:20:43,207 --> 00:20:45,517
Temporary passwords are
on the Post-it notes.

429
00:20:45,623 --> 00:20:47,523
Uh,
is there anything else?

430
00:20:47,625 --> 00:20:49,725
No.
Okay.

431
00:20:49,834 --> 00:20:52,774
Jonathan...

432
00:20:52,872 --> 00:20:55,252
I'm looking forward
to working together.

433
00:20:57,635 --> 00:20:59,255
Senator.

434
00:21:02,537 --> 00:21:04,747
[Sighs]

435
00:21:25,836 --> 00:21:27,036
Well, given the fact

436
00:21:27,147 --> 00:21:28,977
that she's friendless
in the party room,

437
00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,570
has no idea
how the system works,

438
00:21:31,669 --> 00:21:33,949
I'd say it's lucky
you've got me here.

439
00:21:34,051 --> 00:21:36,991
There are concerns
she won't be a team player.

440
00:21:37,088 --> 00:21:40,058
Isn't that why
you've given her to me?

441
00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,200
I'm glad she'll have
your support.

442
00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:45,651
Well, of course,
I'll need some support myself.

443
00:21:45,752 --> 00:21:47,722
Some recognition
from the party

444
00:21:47,823 --> 00:21:49,383
given how green she is.

445
00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:51,930
Though, I'm far too tactful
to ever point that out.

446
00:21:52,034 --> 00:21:55,144
Maiden speech?

447
00:21:55,244 --> 00:21:56,564
I'm on it.

448
00:21:56,660 --> 00:21:58,280
Thank you, Jonathan.

449
00:22:02,113 --> 00:22:04,123
[Door opens]

450
00:22:04,219 --> 00:22:06,599
[Indistinct conversations]

451
00:22:09,776 --> 00:22:11,156
[Gavel banging]

452
00:22:11,260 --> 00:22:12,680
Rachel: Alright, let's get
started, shall we?

453
00:22:12,779 --> 00:22:14,469
Good afternoon, folks.

454
00:22:14,574 --> 00:22:16,684
I would like to introduce
our new colleague,

455
00:22:16,783 --> 00:22:18,923
Senator Alex Irving.

456
00:22:19,027 --> 00:22:20,477
[Applause]

457
00:22:23,411 --> 00:22:25,171
Now, we all know
of Alex's bravery,

458
00:22:25,274 --> 00:22:26,764
but what you might be
less familiar with

459
00:22:26,862 --> 00:22:28,382
is her record of service,

460
00:22:28,485 --> 00:22:31,935
11 years in the infantry,
rising to rank of sergeant,

461
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:33,730
and three terms
representing the party

462
00:22:33,835 --> 00:22:35,215
on the local shire council.

463
00:22:35,319 --> 00:22:37,319
Well done, Alex.

464
00:22:40,842 --> 00:22:41,842
Damien.

465
00:22:41,946 --> 00:22:43,116
Damien: Always a pleasure

466
00:22:43,223 --> 00:22:44,363
to welcome
a fellow Queenslander

467
00:22:44,466 --> 00:22:45,986
to the trenches

468
00:22:46,088 --> 00:22:47,228
and to notice that
the, uh, Prime Minister

469
00:22:47,331 --> 00:22:48,401
is fervently clinging

470
00:22:48,505 --> 00:22:50,265
to the notion
of a broad church.

471
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:52,539
That's very gracious of you,
Damien.

472
00:22:52,647 --> 00:22:54,367
I will remind you, however,

473
00:22:54,476 --> 00:22:56,956
I was calculating the political
benefits of that broad church

474
00:22:57,065 --> 00:22:58,335
while you were still
soiling the bed

475
00:22:58,446 --> 00:23:00,686
after lights out at King's.

476
00:23:00,793 --> 00:23:01,863
[Laughter]

477
00:23:01,966 --> 00:23:03,926
Alright.
First order of business.

478
00:23:04,037 --> 00:23:06,177
Okay.Up first, we have...

479
00:23:09,111 --> 00:23:10,911
Organize
an internal poll.

480
00:23:11,010 --> 00:23:13,120
Preferred PM, issues
in the marginals.

481
00:23:13,219 --> 00:23:14,389
Our eyes only?
Yes.

482
00:23:14,496 --> 00:23:17,186
Find a friendly,
get it done on the side.

483
00:23:17,292 --> 00:23:19,472
We need to find a gold vein
and tap it fast.

484
00:23:19,570 --> 00:23:20,710
Get ahead on an issue.

485
00:23:20,813 --> 00:23:22,883
This party infighting
is killing us.

486
00:24:24,980 --> 00:24:26,190
Senator Irving?

487
00:24:26,292 --> 00:24:27,262
Man #3: Sorry, ma'am.
Not your car.

488
00:24:27,362 --> 00:24:33,162
♪♪

489
00:24:33,264 --> 00:24:35,854
Uh, sorry.
No, no, that's, uh...

490
00:24:35,957 --> 00:24:37,227
it's my car.

491
00:24:37,337 --> 00:24:39,647
Sorry?

492
00:24:39,754 --> 00:24:41,894
This...is my car.

493
00:24:41,997 --> 00:24:43,377
Does it matter?

494
00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:46,552
Have you got
your booking number?

495
00:24:46,657 --> 00:24:48,727
I don't know.Well, you're gonna need it.

496
00:24:48,832 --> 00:24:51,632
Right.
Thanks.

497
00:24:53,561 --> 00:24:56,051
Hang about.
Just...just a moment.

498
00:24:56,149 --> 00:24:57,739
Hey, Amal, can you do me
a favor and check

499
00:24:57,841 --> 00:25:00,191
Senator Irving's booking number
for me, please?

500
00:25:00,291 --> 00:25:02,671
Cheers.

501
00:25:02,777 --> 00:25:03,877
I saw there was another.

502
00:25:03,985 --> 00:25:05,425
That's, uh, 12 this year.

503
00:25:05,538 --> 00:25:06,948
It's a tragedy.

504
00:25:07,057 --> 00:25:08,647
It'll be very interesting
to see

505
00:25:08,748 --> 00:25:09,958
what the Minister thinks.

506
00:25:13,235 --> 00:25:15,545
236.
It's 236.

507
00:25:15,652 --> 00:25:17,172
Don't worry.

508
00:25:17,274 --> 00:25:18,344
This palaver takes a little
while to get used to.

509
00:25:18,447 --> 00:25:19,967
Thanks for that.

510
00:25:20,070 --> 00:25:23,560
Because I haven't been
patronized enough today.

511
00:25:23,660 --> 00:25:24,760
Fair enough.

512
00:25:24,868 --> 00:25:26,208
Have a good evening,
Senator Irving.

513
00:25:26,317 --> 00:25:28,247
-236?
-Yes.

514
00:25:28,354 --> 00:25:30,014
Yeah, of course
it fuckin' is.

515
00:25:34,394 --> 00:25:35,914
Ha!

516
00:25:36,017 --> 00:25:37,877
[Engine starts]

517
00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:42,680
Don't be stingy.

518
00:25:42,782 --> 00:25:44,782
[Chortles]

519
00:25:44,888 --> 00:25:47,548
How are you feeling,
Dad?

520
00:25:47,649 --> 00:25:50,129
Old and fed up.

521
00:25:50,238 --> 00:25:52,308
What about you, pet?
Hmm?

522
00:25:52,412 --> 00:25:53,552
God, you look dreadful.

523
00:25:53,655 --> 00:25:56,445
Oh! Nice to see you,
too, Dad.

524
00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:58,105
Yeah, no, I've got a bit on
at the moment.

525
00:25:58,211 --> 00:25:59,661
Oh, Christ, Rachel.

526
00:25:59,765 --> 00:26:02,385
Those bastards
overwork you.

527
00:26:02,491 --> 00:26:04,771
When are they gonna
make you a partner?

528
00:26:04,873 --> 00:26:06,603
I always thought you were
wasted in the law.

529
00:26:06,703 --> 00:26:09,603
You could have made a go of it
in politics.

530
00:26:09,706 --> 00:26:11,916
I'm not
in the law anymore, Dad.

531
00:26:12,018 --> 00:26:13,428
Eh?
The law.

532
00:26:13,537 --> 00:26:17,327
Haven't been a lawyer
for 20 years.

533
00:26:17,437 --> 00:26:18,577
Well...

534
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,370
politics wouldn't be
a bad life...

535
00:26:21,476 --> 00:26:23,436
but geez, you'd need
a sense of humor.

536
00:26:23,547 --> 00:26:26,757
[Chuckling]

537
00:26:29,070 --> 00:26:30,690
Yeah.

538
00:26:34,489 --> 00:26:37,839
Faruqi: The reality is
that my presence in the Senate

539
00:26:37,941 --> 00:26:39,841
is an affront to some.

540
00:26:39,943 --> 00:26:43,293
They are offended that people
of color and Muslims

541
00:26:43,394 --> 00:26:46,334
have the audacity
to not only exist

542
00:26:46,432 --> 00:26:50,062
but to open our mouths
and join the public debate.

543
00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,540
Some politicians call us
cockroaches.

544
00:26:53,646 --> 00:26:55,476
Some say we are a disease...

545
00:26:55,579 --> 00:26:57,099
[Knock on door]

546
00:26:57,201 --> 00:26:59,001
...which Australia
needs vaccination for.

547
00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:01,170
Some, if they had their way,

548
00:27:01,274 --> 00:27:04,174
would ban us from
making Australia our home.

549
00:27:04,277 --> 00:27:06,937
So it is with great pride
I stand here before you...

550
00:27:07,039 --> 00:27:10,349
Hello, Senator.You mad bastard.

551
00:27:10,456 --> 00:27:12,416
-Thank you for coming.
-Oh, no worries.

552
00:27:12,527 --> 00:27:13,797
Sydney's not that far.

553
00:27:13,908 --> 00:27:17,188
So, what are you gonna say?Oh, yeah.

554
00:27:17,290 --> 00:27:19,050
I've got my latte-sipping
socialist brother

555
00:27:19,154 --> 00:27:20,924
reading my maiden speech.Yeah.

556
00:27:22,848 --> 00:27:24,988
[Sighs]

557
00:27:28,405 --> 00:27:29,885
That's how
you're gonna start it?

558
00:27:29,993 --> 00:27:31,133
What's wrong with it?

559
00:27:31,235 --> 00:27:32,575
Say it for me.

560
00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:36,065
What, now?
Yeah, now.

561
00:27:36,171 --> 00:27:39,041
[Sighs]

562
00:27:39,140 --> 00:27:40,660
Okay.

563
00:27:42,143 --> 00:27:44,563
[Clears throat]

564
00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:46,013
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker..."No, no.

565
00:27:46,112 --> 00:27:48,252
Stand up and do it like
you're gonna do it.

566
00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:56,950
[Sighs]

567
00:27:57,054 --> 00:27:58,684
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker."

568
00:28:01,024 --> 00:28:04,374
"I wanted to speak to you
in my traditional language,

569
00:28:04,475 --> 00:28:07,815
but I can't.

570
00:28:07,927 --> 00:28:10,167
My mother was sent
to an Aboriginal reserve

571
00:28:10,274 --> 00:28:12,934
when she was a child,

572
00:28:13,036 --> 00:28:15,346
and those words were taken
from her,

573
00:28:15,452 --> 00:28:19,912
so the only language
I know is English.

574
00:28:20,008 --> 00:28:23,118
But look how far we've come.

575
00:28:23,218 --> 00:28:26,008
My name is Alex Irving,
and I'm standing here

576
00:28:26,118 --> 00:28:29,948
before you
in the Senate of Australia.

577
00:28:30,053 --> 00:28:33,163
I thought this place wasn't
for someone like me.

578
00:28:33,263 --> 00:28:37,583
Not just because I'm black,
but also because I'm female,

579
00:28:37,681 --> 00:28:39,231
from regional Queensland,

580
00:28:39,338 --> 00:28:42,438
[Voice breaking]
because I left school at 14..."

581
00:28:47,518 --> 00:28:49,138
...because I'm a single mum...

582
00:28:52,075 --> 00:28:53,555
...and because my own mother

583
00:28:53,662 --> 00:28:57,222
was stolen
and grew up on the mission.

584
00:28:57,321 --> 00:28:59,631
But I'm an Australian.

585
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:04,428
And if I'm here, that means
any one of us can be here.

586
00:29:04,535 --> 00:29:07,255
And if this place is ever barred
to any one of us,

587
00:29:07,366 --> 00:29:08,706
then the building around us

588
00:29:08,816 --> 00:29:11,956
doesn't deserve
to keep on standing,

589
00:29:12,060 --> 00:29:14,170
let alone the Parliament
that meets here."

590
00:29:17,686 --> 00:29:19,136
This is fuckin' stupid.

591
00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,380
Jesus, Alex, shut up.

592
00:29:22,484 --> 00:29:24,074
You're gonna be amazing.

593
00:29:24,176 --> 00:29:25,416
You reckon?

594
00:29:25,522 --> 00:29:27,562
Yeah.
I know it.

595
00:29:27,662 --> 00:29:30,562
How do you feel?

596
00:29:30,665 --> 00:29:33,695
Terrified.

597
00:29:33,806 --> 00:29:35,526
[Crickets chirping,
dog barks in distance]

598
00:29:35,635 --> 00:29:45,535
♪♪

599
00:29:45,645 --> 00:29:55,545
♪♪

600
00:29:55,655 --> 00:29:59,825
♪♪

601
00:29:59,936 --> 00:30:01,446
Marcie: Dickhead!
Let me out!

602
00:30:01,558 --> 00:30:04,728
Open the fucking door!

603
00:30:07,184 --> 00:30:11,124
Come on, tough guy.
Hurry up!

604
00:30:11,223 --> 00:30:14,473
Guard #1: Alright, Maclean.
Suck on this.

605
00:30:19,679 --> 00:30:20,989
Reporter #12:
The Prime Minister will regain

606
00:30:21,095 --> 00:30:23,125
the balance of power
in the Senate today.

607
00:30:23,235 --> 00:30:26,065
Newly appointed senator
Alex Irving's crucial vote

608
00:30:26,169 --> 00:30:27,719
will ensure
three government bills

609
00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:29,546
will be passed later today,

610
00:30:29,655 --> 00:30:32,585
relieving significant delays
for the government.

611
00:30:32,692 --> 00:30:35,632
And now on to finance.
The Australian share market...

612
00:30:35,730 --> 00:30:37,040
Thank you, Rowan.

613
00:30:37,145 --> 00:30:38,865
I won't forget
what you've done for me.

614
00:30:38,975 --> 00:30:39,905
Yeah, you too.

615
00:30:40,010 --> 00:30:41,250
Bye.
Sorry.

616
00:30:41,356 --> 00:30:42,936
Had to kick some heads
in Adelaide.

617
00:30:43,048 --> 00:30:46,188
They still think not having
convicts makes them special.

618
00:30:46,292 --> 00:30:47,742
How's your office?

619
00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,326
It's good, thanks.

620
00:30:49,433 --> 00:30:51,853
This doesn't have to be
a girlie catch-up.

621
00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:55,406
Jonathan's competent,

622
00:30:55,508 --> 00:30:57,198
but he's working for himself,
not me.

623
00:30:57,303 --> 00:30:59,133
I can have him moved.

624
00:30:59,236 --> 00:31:01,786
No.
He'll be good for me.

625
00:31:01,894 --> 00:31:04,284
The others are fine.

626
00:31:04,379 --> 00:31:05,899
Talk to him
about your wardrobe.

627
00:31:06,002 --> 00:31:07,112
He'll have some ideas.

628
00:31:07,210 --> 00:31:08,490
Otherwise,
you'll front the press

629
00:31:08,590 --> 00:31:10,110
wanting to talk
about domestic violence

630
00:31:10,213 --> 00:31:12,733
and all they'll want to talk
about is the size of your ass.

631
00:31:12,836 --> 00:31:14,316
Are you fucking anyone
at the moment?

632
00:31:14,424 --> 00:31:16,504
Don't look shocked.
Some Neanderthal will find out

633
00:31:16,598 --> 00:31:18,978
and throw it
in your face if you are.

634
00:31:19,084 --> 00:31:21,574
Don't fuck
the wrong people.

635
00:31:21,672 --> 00:31:23,092
Who are the right people?

636
00:31:23,191 --> 00:31:24,811
Jack, go round again.

637
00:31:27,644 --> 00:31:28,964
Don't fuck your staff.

638
00:31:29,059 --> 00:31:30,409
Shouldn't be
an issue for you

639
00:31:30,509 --> 00:31:32,579
unless there's something
about you I don't know.

640
00:31:32,683 --> 00:31:34,033
Other members' staff
are fair game.

641
00:31:34,133 --> 00:31:36,073
Don't fuck across the aisle.
Don't fuck leadership.

642
00:31:36,170 --> 00:31:39,450
And just remember, the rules
are always different for you.

643
00:31:39,552 --> 00:31:40,902
Because I'm black.

644
00:31:41,002 --> 00:31:43,072
I was gonna say
because you're a woman.

645
00:31:48,009 --> 00:31:49,629
How do you deal with it?

646
00:31:52,324 --> 00:31:54,054
Oh.
Uh...

647
00:31:54,153 --> 00:31:55,293
I'm always prepared.

648
00:31:55,396 --> 00:31:57,396
I trust
my chief of staff.

649
00:31:57,501 --> 00:31:58,741
Put this face on
in the mirror,

650
00:31:58,847 --> 00:32:01,127
make sure nothing's
ever out of place.

651
00:32:01,229 --> 00:32:03,129
I leave myself at the door
when I go into the world

652
00:32:03,231 --> 00:32:05,751
and I never forget what it is
I set out to do.

653
00:32:05,854 --> 00:32:08,584
[Cellphone dings]

654
00:32:08,685 --> 00:32:10,615
Good luck with
your speech, Alex.

655
00:32:10,721 --> 00:32:12,341
We'll all be watching.

656
00:32:18,591 --> 00:32:21,011
Hard copy of
your maiden speech.

657
00:32:21,111 --> 00:32:22,731
Don't need it.

658
00:32:26,737 --> 00:32:27,977
Senator, I...

659
00:32:28,084 --> 00:32:29,784
Nup.

660
00:32:29,878 --> 00:32:31,118
The chamber is this way.

661
00:32:34,849 --> 00:32:36,609
And it's "Mr. President."

662
00:32:36,713 --> 00:32:38,443
You've written
"Mr. Speaker."

663
00:32:41,890 --> 00:32:43,550
[Scoffs]

664
00:32:47,724 --> 00:32:49,074
This speech
has been cleared

665
00:32:49,174 --> 00:32:50,694
by the Prime Minister's
office.

666
00:32:50,796 --> 00:32:51,996
Yeah.
I read the e-mail.

667
00:32:52,108 --> 00:32:53,628
I briefed you yesterday.

668
00:32:53,730 --> 00:32:55,250
Yes, and you said
that I need to speak

669
00:32:55,352 --> 00:32:56,842
before my vote
could be recognized.

670
00:32:56,940 --> 00:32:58,150
And this is what
you'll be saying.

671
00:32:58,252 --> 00:32:59,982
Don't tell me
what I'm gonna say.

672
00:33:11,610 --> 00:33:13,720
The Prime Minister
invited you personally

673
00:33:13,819 --> 00:33:15,439
to take the seat
in the chamber.

674
00:33:15,545 --> 00:33:20,165
There was significant opposition
in the party room.

675
00:33:20,274 --> 00:33:23,484
The party rewards
team players.

676
00:33:23,587 --> 00:33:25,177
You toe the line,
you get to stay.

677
00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:27,559
You step off that line and
you're gone and you can forget

678
00:33:27,660 --> 00:33:29,870
whatever it is
you wanted to achieve.

679
00:33:29,973 --> 00:33:32,183
What do you know
about what I want to achieve?

680
00:33:32,286 --> 00:33:34,356
I know whatever it is,
you won't get anything done

681
00:33:34,460 --> 00:33:36,290
if you're not here.

682
00:33:36,393 --> 00:33:39,433
Now, I've written a speech
that won't offend anyone

683
00:33:39,534 --> 00:33:42,434
and ensures you get
to stick around a bit longer.

684
00:33:42,537 --> 00:33:44,777
Can you really say the same
about yours?

685
00:33:48,923 --> 00:33:51,343
[Sighs]

686
00:33:51,443 --> 00:33:58,243
♪♪

687
00:33:58,346 --> 00:34:05,146
♪♪

688
00:34:05,250 --> 00:34:09,560
Mortensen: This is all to say
that the government takes

689
00:34:09,668 --> 00:34:14,738
an unconscionable proportion,
an unconscionable proportion,

690
00:34:14,845 --> 00:34:21,195
of our incomes while obsessing
over private matters

691
00:34:21,300 --> 00:34:24,340
that it has no business
trying to police.

692
00:34:24,441 --> 00:34:27,001
Now, the end result
is a nanny state,

693
00:34:27,099 --> 00:34:29,999
a nanny state
that steals our money

694
00:34:30,102 --> 00:34:32,762
and treats us like children.
-[Sighs]

695
00:34:34,900 --> 00:34:38,420
Relax the gun laws
and do it now.

696
00:34:38,524 --> 00:34:41,364
President:
Thank you, Senator Mortensen.

697
00:34:41,458 --> 00:34:44,498
Before I call Senator Irving,
I remind the honorable members

698
00:34:44,599 --> 00:34:46,429
that this is her first speech

699
00:34:46,532 --> 00:34:49,742
and therefore, the usual
courtesies be extended to her.

700
00:34:49,846 --> 00:34:51,326
Senator Irving.

701
00:34:51,434 --> 00:34:55,234
♪♪

702
00:34:55,334 --> 00:34:57,234
[Sighs]

703
00:34:57,336 --> 00:35:04,206
♪♪

704
00:35:04,309 --> 00:35:11,109
♪♪

705
00:35:11,212 --> 00:35:13,802
Mr. President...

706
00:35:13,904 --> 00:35:16,394
I'm deeply honored to represent
the great state of Queensland

707
00:35:16,493 --> 00:35:18,053
in this Parliament,

708
00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:19,700
and I will do this
with hard work

709
00:35:19,807 --> 00:35:22,327
and respect
for my fellow Queenslanders,

710
00:35:22,430 --> 00:35:25,090
upholding the values
of our great democracy,

711
00:35:25,192 --> 00:35:26,782
with every citizen free

712
00:35:26,883 --> 00:35:29,823
and empowered to live
their own lives.

713
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,480
And I say to the people
of Queensland,

714
00:35:32,578 --> 00:35:34,478
I'm here for all of you,

715
00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:39,240
regardless of color,
background or belief.

716
00:35:39,344 --> 00:35:41,974
The party I join believes
the best way forward

717
00:35:42,070 --> 00:35:45,380
is for us all to take
individual responsibility

718
00:35:45,488 --> 00:35:47,148
for our own lives...

719
00:35:47,248 --> 00:35:50,728
♪♪

720
00:35:50,838 --> 00:35:53,358
[Door closes]

721
00:35:53,461 --> 00:35:58,091
...free to work hard and free
to make our own choices."

722
00:36:01,469 --> 00:36:05,059
"Finally, I'd like to thank
the party and the chamber

723
00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:09,623
for this opportunity
to represent my state.

724
00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:11,789
I won't take that responsibility
lightly."

725
00:36:11,893 --> 00:36:14,413
[Applause]

726
00:36:16,933 --> 00:36:18,143
Mr. President:
Thank you, Senator Irving.

727
00:36:18,245 --> 00:36:21,725
We now move to notice
of motion 1466,

728
00:36:21,834 --> 00:36:23,914
also standing in the name
of Senator Rankin.

729
00:36:24,009 --> 00:36:33,919
♪♪

730
00:36:34,019 --> 00:36:43,889
♪♪

731
00:36:43,994 --> 00:36:49,174
♪♪

732
00:36:51,139 --> 00:36:54,109
[Indistinct conversations]

733
00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:55,732
What the fuck is that?

734
00:36:55,834 --> 00:37:01,564
♪♪

735
00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:04,327
[Billiard balls clacking]

736
00:37:04,429 --> 00:37:05,429
Thank you.

737
00:37:05,533 --> 00:37:10,813
♪♪

738
00:37:10,918 --> 00:37:12,228
[Indistinct conversations]

739
00:37:12,333 --> 00:37:15,093
-Cheers, mate.
-Great, cheers to you, too.

740
00:37:15,198 --> 00:37:25,098
♪♪

741
00:37:25,208 --> 00:37:35,108
♪♪

742
00:37:35,218 --> 00:37:40,838
♪♪

743
00:37:40,948 --> 00:37:46,638
♪♪

744
00:37:46,747 --> 00:37:48,157
Are you a politician?

745
00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:51,746
No.
I'm an electrician.

746
00:37:51,855 --> 00:37:53,475
Good enough.

747
00:37:55,997 --> 00:37:59,097
Woman #4: The way the press
were carrying on,

748
00:37:59,207 --> 00:38:00,687
I thought he might...

749
00:38:00,795 --> 00:38:02,965
Man #4: My minister can barely
send an e-mail,

750
00:38:03,073 --> 00:38:05,703
let alone wander unsupervised
onto social media.

751
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,770
Hey, at least he didn't try
to bust some rhymes.

752
00:38:07,871 --> 00:38:10,811
Yeah, true.He's still recovering.

753
00:38:10,909 --> 00:38:13,769
Oh, 12:00.

754
00:38:13,877 --> 00:38:15,047
Oh.
Who's the new boy?

755
00:38:15,154 --> 00:38:16,434
Christopher something.

756
00:38:16,535 --> 00:38:18,255
Cartwright's new
private secretary.

757
00:38:18,365 --> 00:38:19,805
Usual rules?

758
00:38:19,918 --> 00:38:26,548
♪♪

759
00:38:26,649 --> 00:38:27,749
Seriously.

760
00:38:27,857 --> 00:38:29,197
Where does Cartwright
find them?

761
00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:31,547
-Who cares?
-I hope he's straight.

762
00:38:31,654 --> 00:38:34,174
If he is, he's just another
drink away from gay.

763
00:38:34,277 --> 00:38:36,067
[Laughter]

764
00:38:36,175 --> 00:38:45,765
♪♪

765
00:38:45,875 --> 00:38:49,565
♪ Ahhh

766
00:38:49,672 --> 00:38:53,952
♪ Ahhh

767
00:38:54,055 --> 00:38:57,845
♪ Ahhh

768
00:38:57,956 --> 00:39:00,096
♪ Nothing at all

769
00:39:02,616 --> 00:39:05,756
♪ Empty all my pockets
and take what you like ♪

770
00:39:05,860 --> 00:39:07,170
♪ Ahhh

771
00:39:07,275 --> 00:39:10,865
♪ Empty all my pockets
if you like ♪

772
00:39:10,969 --> 00:39:16,179
♪ Ahhh ♪ I've got nothing to hide

773
00:39:16,284 --> 00:39:25,744
♪♪

774
00:39:26,916 --> 00:39:28,566
Man on radio:
...will join the squad

775
00:39:28,676 --> 00:39:30,916
for their first training session
at Marlborough College today,

776
00:39:31,023 --> 00:39:33,133
venue for Australia's three-day
tour match

777
00:39:33,232 --> 00:39:35,892
against England Women's Academy,
which starts tomorrow.

778
00:39:35,994 --> 00:39:38,824
Australia holds a six-point lead
in the multi-format series,

779
00:39:38,928 --> 00:39:41,658
having won the first
of three one-day internationals,

780
00:39:41,758 --> 00:39:43,138
with a chance to win three

781
00:39:43,242 --> 00:39:45,212
T20 internationals
still to be played.

782
00:39:45,313 --> 00:39:48,523
The Ashes is awarded to the team
that accrues the most points...

783
00:39:48,627 --> 00:39:54,937
♪♪

784
00:39:55,047 --> 00:40:01,397
♪♪

785
00:40:01,502 --> 00:40:02,572
Morning.

786
00:40:02,676 --> 00:40:03,986
-Morning.
-Morning.

787
00:40:04,091 --> 00:40:07,611
[Sighs]

788
00:40:07,715 --> 00:40:11,165
Apparently, a young
Indigenous woman died

789
00:40:11,270 --> 00:40:13,960
in the Macauley
Detention Center two weeks ago.

790
00:40:14,066 --> 00:40:17,546
This is the 12th this year,
and I knew nothing about it.

791
00:40:17,656 --> 00:40:19,796
I want a meeting with the
Minister for Indigenous Affairs.

792
00:40:19,900 --> 00:40:23,350
Kevin Cartwright.

793
00:40:23,455 --> 00:40:25,075
Yeah.
[Clears throat]

794
00:40:25,181 --> 00:40:30,191
♪♪

795
00:40:30,289 --> 00:40:32,149
[Sighs]

796
00:40:32,257 --> 00:40:34,567
[Knock on door]

797
00:40:34,673 --> 00:40:37,023
[Door opens]

798
00:40:37,124 --> 00:40:38,404
Just a reminder,

799
00:40:38,505 --> 00:40:41,745
you've got morning briefing
on Channel 10,

800
00:40:41,853 --> 00:40:44,683
so you'll be leaving shortly,
and it's live.

801
00:40:44,787 --> 00:40:47,997
You've also got a price tag
hanging off your jacket.

802
00:40:55,073 --> 00:40:57,663
[Sighs]

803
00:41:02,563 --> 00:41:04,603
[Cellphone ringing]

804
00:41:04,703 --> 00:41:07,123
Leave it.
You have to focus.

805
00:41:08,535 --> 00:41:10,775
You don't think
I can do this.

806
00:41:10,882 --> 00:41:12,682
It's just a puff piece.
You'll be fine.

807
00:41:12,780 --> 00:41:14,920
I'm not talking about
the bloody interview.

808
00:41:17,233 --> 00:41:19,203
Mum.
You okay?

809
00:41:19,304 --> 00:41:22,074
Look, I know you're busy and I
don't want to get you upset,

810
00:41:22,169 --> 00:41:24,029
but Eddie's that bloody angry...

811
00:41:24,136 --> 00:41:27,136
What?
Hang on.

812
00:41:27,243 --> 00:41:28,593
What?
Why is Eddie angry?

813
00:41:28,693 --> 00:41:30,323
Why should I be upset?

814
00:41:30,418 --> 00:41:31,798
All our mob up here,

815
00:41:31,903 --> 00:41:34,983
they're shooting their mouths
off about you.

816
00:41:35,078 --> 00:41:38,358
What are they saying?They're saying, well...

817
00:41:38,461 --> 00:41:40,011
they saw that speech of yours

818
00:41:40,118 --> 00:41:42,908
and they're calling you
a sell-out.

819
00:41:43,017 --> 00:41:46,187
The nerve of them
calling you a coconut!

820
00:41:46,296 --> 00:41:48,576
I told them all to back off.

821
00:41:48,678 --> 00:41:51,438
And Eddie's fine, so you don't
have to worry about that.

822
00:41:51,543 --> 00:41:55,753
-Two minutes, Senator.
-I thought you should know.

823
00:41:55,858 --> 00:41:57,338
It's all good, Mum.
I gotta go, okay?

824
00:41:57,445 --> 00:41:58,375
Bye.

825
00:41:58,481 --> 00:42:01,101
You have to focus.

826
00:42:01,208 --> 00:42:03,898
If they move on to policy,
you have to steer away

827
00:42:04,004 --> 00:42:06,734
from anything about
the leadership or China.

828
00:42:09,078 --> 00:42:10,908
-Sorry.
-Exports...

829
00:42:11,011 --> 00:42:11,981
Senator?

830
00:42:12,081 --> 00:42:14,391
[Breathing heavily]

831
00:42:14,497 --> 00:42:18,977
♪♪

832
00:42:19,088 --> 00:42:21,018
[Gunshot]

833
00:42:21,124 --> 00:42:24,204
[Breathing heavily]

834
00:42:24,300 --> 00:42:34,170
♪♪

835
00:42:34,275 --> 00:42:39,755
♪♪

836
00:42:39,867 --> 00:42:42,347
Alex: Fucking happy?
Is this what you wanted?

837
00:42:42,456 --> 00:42:44,246
[Breathing heavily]

838
00:42:44,354 --> 00:42:45,844
Well?!

839
00:42:45,942 --> 00:42:48,602
♪♪

840
00:42:48,704 --> 00:42:51,024
[Gunshot]

841
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:53,290
[Knocking on door]

842
00:42:53,398 --> 00:42:55,638
Woman #5: Senator Irving?
Are you okay?

843
00:42:55,745 --> 00:42:57,745
[Knocking on door]

844
00:42:57,851 --> 00:43:01,101
It's time.
We need you in the studio.

845
00:43:01,199 --> 00:43:03,819
Yep.
I'll be there in a second.

846
00:43:03,926 --> 00:43:10,376
♪♪

847
00:43:10,484 --> 00:43:16,944
♪♪

848
00:43:17,042 --> 00:43:20,112
[Sighs]

849
00:43:21,875 --> 00:43:23,495
Yes. We're...

850
00:43:29,745 --> 00:43:31,225
[Sighs]

851
00:43:35,474 --> 00:43:37,724
[Theme music playing]

852
00:43:37,822 --> 00:43:44,792
♪♪

853
00:43:44,898 --> 00:43:46,308
Standing by.

854
00:43:46,416 --> 00:43:47,626
5...

855
00:43:47,728 --> 00:43:48,828
4...

856
00:43:48,936 --> 00:43:51,936
3...

857
00:43:52,043 --> 00:43:53,703
Welcome, Alex Irving.

858
00:43:53,803 --> 00:43:56,153
Or, should I say,
Senator Irving?

859
00:43:56,254 --> 00:43:58,844
Thanks for being here.

860
00:43:58,946 --> 00:44:00,116
Now, what you did

861
00:44:00,223 --> 00:44:02,713
with the Mount Isa
Magistrates Court

862
00:44:02,812 --> 00:44:04,502
was extraordinarily brave.

863
00:44:04,607 --> 00:44:07,647
Of course, what everyone
wants to know is,

864
00:44:07,748 --> 00:44:10,748
what did you say
to that gunman?

865
00:44:10,855 --> 00:44:12,885
I'm not here to talk
about that, Sam.

866
00:44:12,995 --> 00:44:15,475
This was
an iconic moment, Alex,

867
00:44:15,583 --> 00:44:16,723
that has captured
the imagination...

868
00:44:16,826 --> 00:44:18,166
No, I'm here to talk
about my new role

869
00:44:18,276 --> 00:44:20,036
as senator for Queensland.

870
00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:23,520
Well, the government

871
00:44:23,626 --> 00:44:25,386
essentially has
a one-seat majority

872
00:44:25,490 --> 00:44:28,110
in the Senate, and
the latest polls are saying

873
00:44:28,217 --> 00:44:31,007
that this is gonna be
an incredibly close election.

874
00:44:31,116 --> 00:44:34,636
Now, you have had no experience
in the Parliament.

875
00:44:34,741 --> 00:44:37,431
Why shouldn't the public think
that your appointment

876
00:44:37,536 --> 00:44:39,566
isn't just a cynical
stunt to get votes

877
00:44:39,677 --> 00:44:41,577
as we head
toward the election?

878
00:44:44,854 --> 00:44:46,754
They might be right.

879
00:44:46,856 --> 00:44:48,686
I...
I can understand that

880
00:44:48,789 --> 00:44:50,789
me being here in Canberra

881
00:44:50,895 --> 00:44:54,275
seems like the most cynical
publicity stunt possible.

882
00:44:56,314 --> 00:44:59,144
A very smart woman
told me that...

883
00:44:59,248 --> 00:45:01,278
I should leave myself
at the door

884
00:45:01,388 --> 00:45:03,178
when I walk
into Parliament.

885
00:45:03,286 --> 00:45:05,006
But I'm not sure
that I agree.

886
00:45:05,116 --> 00:45:06,186
Senator, are you saying
that your...

887
00:45:06,289 --> 00:45:07,739
Sorry, can I just, um...

888
00:45:07,843 --> 00:45:08,953
These heels are killing me,

889
00:45:09,051 --> 00:45:10,261
and I'm just gonna
take them off.

890
00:45:10,362 --> 00:45:12,782
Are you...
you okay, Senator?

891
00:45:12,882 --> 00:45:14,712
No, no.
Not really.

892
00:45:14,815 --> 00:45:20,475
I...just had a panic attack
in the studio toilets,

893
00:45:20,579 --> 00:45:22,959
and these heels
are making it worse.

894
00:45:23,065 --> 00:45:26,335
Is this in response
to the Mount Isa incident?

895
00:45:26,447 --> 00:45:29,067
No.

896
00:45:29,174 --> 00:45:32,354
No, because...

897
00:45:32,453 --> 00:45:33,773
every day of my life,

898
00:45:33,869 --> 00:45:37,039
I feel like that
I'm constantly under threat.

899
00:45:37,148 --> 00:45:38,428
And I think that

900
00:45:38,528 --> 00:45:40,738
some of your viewers
would feel it, too.

901
00:45:40,841 --> 00:45:44,161
Not just the Blackfellas.

902
00:45:44,258 --> 00:45:45,878
So, that's why I'm here.
I'm...

903
00:45:45,984 --> 00:45:48,884
I'm barefoot in your studio
because I am sick and tired

904
00:45:48,987 --> 00:45:50,917
of pretending
that everything is okay.

905
00:45:54,234 --> 00:45:57,484
A 16-year-old
Indigenous woman

906
00:45:57,582 --> 00:46:00,072
died in detention
two weeks ago.

907
00:46:00,171 --> 00:46:02,171
She had an asthma attack.

908
00:46:02,276 --> 00:46:05,756
Her name
was Marcie Maclean.

909
00:46:05,866 --> 00:46:09,416
Now, when I talk about...
being under threat,

910
00:46:09,525 --> 00:46:11,665
she's who
I'm talking about.

911
00:46:11,769 --> 00:46:13,429
I'm talking about the woman
who was mowed down

912
00:46:13,529 --> 00:46:16,009
by her husband
in front of the courthouse

913
00:46:16,118 --> 00:46:19,258
and the woman who lost her life
just trying to help.

914
00:46:19,362 --> 00:46:21,302
I'm talking about people
from a town

915
00:46:21,399 --> 00:46:23,299
who can't do anything
because they're --

916
00:46:23,401 --> 00:46:25,641
they're black, they're poor,
they're female.

917
00:46:25,748 --> 00:46:27,198
And the list goes on.

918
00:46:27,301 --> 00:46:30,301
♪♪

919
00:46:30,408 --> 00:46:33,448
But if I can be here...

920
00:46:33,549 --> 00:46:36,929
as I am...

921
00:46:37,035 --> 00:46:39,585
and if I can stand up
in the Senate, then anyone can.

922
00:46:39,693 --> 00:46:42,393
♪♪

923
00:46:42,489 --> 00:46:44,799
Publicity stunt or not,
that's why I'm here.

924
00:46:44,905 --> 00:46:48,075
♪♪

925
00:46:48,184 --> 00:46:50,814
Thank you, Senator Irving.

926
00:46:50,911 --> 00:46:54,501
♪♪

927
00:46:54,604 --> 00:46:56,574
Her name was Marcie Maclean.

928
00:46:56,675 --> 00:46:58,185
Christopher?Yes, Minister Cartwright?

929
00:46:58,298 --> 00:46:59,398
A young woman died

930
00:46:59,506 --> 00:47:01,156
in the Macauley
Detention Center

931
00:47:01,266 --> 00:47:03,166
a couple of weeks ago,
last name Maclean.

932
00:47:03,268 --> 00:47:05,858
I'd like the details,
please.
Sure.

933
00:47:07,686 --> 00:47:09,786
Man on radio: Newly appointed
Senator Alex Irving has come out

934
00:47:09,896 --> 00:47:12,276
swinging this morning
in one of the most honest

935
00:47:12,381 --> 00:47:15,631
and raw interviews by
a politician in recent memory.

936
00:47:15,729 --> 00:47:17,009
Alex:
Every day of my life,

937
00:47:17,110 --> 00:47:19,320
I feel like that
I'm constantly under threat.

938
00:47:19,422 --> 00:47:20,702
And I think that

939
00:47:20,803 --> 00:47:22,913
some of your viewers
would feel it, too.

940
00:47:23,012 --> 00:47:24,672
Not just the Blackfellas.

941
00:47:24,772 --> 00:47:26,362
So that's why I'm here.

942
00:47:26,464 --> 00:47:29,364
I'm barefoot in your studio
because I am sick and tired

943
00:47:29,467 --> 00:47:31,497
of pretending
that everything is okay.

944
00:47:31,607 --> 00:47:34,017
Her comments have put
Indigenous Affairs Minister

945
00:47:34,127 --> 00:47:35,957
Kevin Cartwright
in the firing line

946
00:47:36,060 --> 00:47:37,790
as she drew attention
to the recent death

947
00:47:37,889 --> 00:47:41,759
in custody of 16-year-old
Marcie Maclean.

948
00:47:41,859 --> 00:47:44,409
Reporter #13:
Many are now calling
the PM's decision to appoint

949
00:47:44,516 --> 00:47:48,756
Senator Irving a masterstroke
as we head towards the election.

950
00:47:48,866 --> 00:47:50,966
Jillian: Honestly,
I cannot believe this.

951
00:47:51,075 --> 00:47:52,765
Senator.

952
00:47:52,870 --> 00:47:54,910
We are getting a lot of traffic
off the back of this morning.

953
00:47:55,010 --> 00:47:58,220
Hashtag #barefootsenator
is trending on Twitter.

954
00:47:58,323 --> 00:48:01,643
Thanks, Jillian.

955
00:48:01,740 --> 00:48:03,470
And, Tracey...
Hmm?

956
00:48:03,570 --> 00:48:05,540
Maybe it's time
for Senator Gordon to go.

957
00:48:05,641 --> 00:48:12,581
♪♪

958
00:48:12,682 --> 00:48:14,582
[Sighs]

959
00:48:14,684 --> 00:48:16,794
Alex: Um, look, my mum's
racked up some fines

960
00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:18,144
and I just want
to sort it out,

961
00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:19,380
it's not gonna be
a problem, is it?

962
00:48:19,482 --> 00:48:21,482
Woman #6: Hmm.
Maybe.

963
00:48:21,588 --> 00:48:23,348
She already has
a scheduled court date.

964
00:48:23,452 --> 00:48:24,872
It's too late.

965
00:48:24,971 --> 00:48:27,531
Look, I've got the money now.
Can I just pay?

966
00:48:27,628 --> 00:48:29,938
What's this?

967
00:48:30,045 --> 00:48:31,425
"Pay the rent"?

968
00:48:31,529 --> 00:48:33,739
[Chuckles]

969
00:48:33,841 --> 00:48:35,461
It's just a reminder.

970
00:48:38,605 --> 00:48:40,945
The clinic's a couple of hours'
drive from her home.

971
00:48:41,056 --> 00:48:42,296
Then she has to wait ages
at the doctor's,

972
00:48:42,402 --> 00:48:43,582
and then she comes out

973
00:48:43,679 --> 00:48:44,989
and gets a ticket
on her windscreen.

974
00:48:45,094 --> 00:48:46,344
I'm sorry.

975
00:48:46,440 --> 00:48:48,860
I can't help you.
Next!

976
00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:56,000
♪♪

977
00:48:56,105 --> 00:48:57,755
Black bitch.

978
00:48:57,865 --> 00:49:00,625
♪♪

979
00:49:00,730 --> 00:49:02,590
♪ Oh, no, you didn't

980
00:49:02,698 --> 00:49:03,658
♪ Uh-huh

981
00:49:03,768 --> 00:49:05,908
♪ You didn't just go there

982
00:49:06,012 --> 00:49:08,362
♪ Uh-huh, hey, uh-huh

983
00:49:08,462 --> 00:49:11,052
♪ Keep pulling at the...

984
00:49:11,155 --> 00:49:14,225
♪♪

985
00:49:14,330 --> 00:49:18,580
♪ Ah, ah, no, you didn't

986
00:49:18,679 --> 00:49:21,749
♪ You didn't push me again

987
00:49:21,855 --> 00:49:23,195
♪ Yeah

988
00:49:23,305 --> 00:49:24,815
♪ I've got a memory
like an elephant ♪

989
00:49:24,927 --> 00:49:27,167
♪ Honey, I never forget

990
00:49:27,274 --> 00:49:30,974
♪ They call me the collector

991
00:49:31,071 --> 00:49:33,661
♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh

992
00:49:33,763 --> 00:49:37,283
♪ I keep tabs on
who's been bad ♪

993
00:49:37,388 --> 00:49:39,938
♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh

994
00:49:40,046 --> 00:49:43,456
♪ They call me the collector

995
00:49:43,566 --> 00:49:46,156
♪ Uh-huh, yeah, uh-huh

996
00:49:46,259 --> 00:49:47,919
♪ Ha, uh-huh

997
00:49:48,019 --> 00:49:51,709
♪ And when the day comes, sonny,
to collect the money ♪

998
00:49:51,816 --> 00:49:56,166
♪ Better believe I'll be back

999
00:49:56,269 --> 00:49:57,579
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1000
00:49:57,684 --> 00:49:59,004
♪ Uh-huh, ha

1001
00:49:59,099 --> 00:50:00,409
♪ Un-huh, hey

1002
00:50:00,514 --> 00:50:02,074
♪ Un-huh

1003
00:50:02,171 --> 00:50:04,041
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1004
00:50:04,139 --> 00:50:05,279
♪ Uh-huh

1005
00:50:05,381 --> 00:50:06,901
♪ Uh-huh, hey

1006
00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:08,324
♪ Uh-huh