1 00:00:02,723 --> 00:00:04,859 MAN: This is a nation-building project... 2 00:00:05,060 --> 00:00:06,672 MAN 2: New infrastructure of the 21st century... 3 00:00:06,873 --> 00:00:08,485 WOMAN: If there is a buzzword in this budget, 4 00:00:08,647 --> 00:00:10,057 it's 'nation-building'... 5 00:00:10,259 --> 00:00:12,072 MAN 3: Major infrastructure projects right around the country... 6 00:00:12,233 --> 00:00:14,127 MAN 4: Transformational vision 7 00:00:14,329 --> 00:00:16,142 for the infrastructure of the 21st century... 8 00:00:16,344 --> 00:00:18,560 MAN 5: I want to be known as the infrastructure prime minister... 9 00:00:18,721 --> 00:00:20,091 WOMAN 2: Nation-building budget... 10 00:00:20,293 --> 00:00:21,260 MAN 6: Nation-building for recovery... 11 00:00:21,421 --> 00:00:22,388 WOMAN 3: Nation-building program... 12 00:00:22,550 --> 00:00:24,202 MAN 7: Nation-building. 13 00:00:26,176 --> 00:00:27,869 Good morning! Morning. 14 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,521 - Morning! MAN: Morning. 15 00:00:32,060 --> 00:00:33,862 Yeah, he's totally loving the south, 16 00:00:34,062 --> 00:00:36,544 and he would have stayed longer, but now he's totally loving Barcelona. 17 00:00:36,744 --> 00:00:38,145 WOMAN: Sorry, who's this? - Jules. 18 00:00:38,346 --> 00:00:41,308 - Remember? He used to work here! - No. 19 00:00:41,509 --> 00:00:42,830 - In auditing? - Downstairs? Jules? 20 00:00:43,030 --> 00:00:44,551 - Motorbike Jules? - Oh, yeah. 21 00:00:44,751 --> 00:00:46,673 I reckon we should probably make a start. 22 00:00:46,873 --> 00:00:48,315 - OK. - Oh, yeah, sure. Totally. 23 00:00:48,475 --> 00:00:49,796 MAN: Oh, dear. 24 00:00:56,362 --> 00:00:58,924 We've got to work out who's called a meeting before we hold one. 25 00:00:59,084 --> 00:01:00,486 I'm pretty sure it was Lachie. 26 00:01:00,686 --> 00:01:02,167 I'm pretty sure Lachie left two weeks ago. 27 00:01:02,367 --> 00:01:03,769 I guess no-one thought to cancel his meeting. 28 00:01:03,969 --> 00:01:05,250 - Should we call him? - Who? 29 00:01:05,450 --> 00:01:06,531 - Lachie. - Why? 30 00:01:06,731 --> 00:01:08,333 To find out what he wanted to talk about. 31 00:01:08,493 --> 00:01:09,494 No. 32 00:01:09,654 --> 00:01:10,975 Coloured tabs - brilliant! 33 00:01:11,175 --> 00:01:12,456 - MAN: Yeah, yeah. - I love it! 34 00:01:12,657 --> 00:01:14,738 Just on what I was saying, though, some of those precincts - 35 00:01:14,939 --> 00:01:17,020 the exact use of the precincts have not been locked in. 36 00:01:17,221 --> 00:01:20,223 Yeah. 'Precincts' - it's a good word, isn't it? 'Precinct'. 37 00:01:20,424 --> 00:01:23,907 Yeah, yeah, so, it could be, like, tertiary education or research... 38 00:01:24,107 --> 00:01:25,828 So it'd be, like, an education precinct. 39 00:01:26,029 --> 00:01:28,190 Yeah. Or a research precinct. 40 00:01:28,391 --> 00:01:29,231 Yep. Yeah. 41 00:01:29,432 --> 00:01:31,634 This is just the type of nation-building we're looking for. 42 00:01:31,794 --> 00:01:33,435 And would the whole thing be a hub? 43 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:35,517 Er, parts of it could be, down the track, yeah. 44 00:01:35,717 --> 00:01:37,439 It's a good word too - 'hub'! Yep. 45 00:01:37,639 --> 00:01:40,321 Could some of the precincts be a hub? Sure. 46 00:01:40,482 --> 00:01:42,043 Like a research hub! 47 00:01:42,243 --> 00:01:43,965 Yeah, well, we'll certainly keep it handy. 48 00:01:44,165 --> 00:01:45,806 Oooh, what's this? Polycentric cities! 49 00:01:46,007 --> 00:01:48,048 Why don't we pop that down for a second... 50 00:01:48,249 --> 00:01:51,091 No, well, I just want to get the story, you know, get the flavour. 51 00:01:51,291 --> 00:01:52,853 Right, well, overall we're calling it 52 00:01:53,053 --> 00:01:54,614 an Inner Urban Revitalisation Project. 53 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:57,577 - Oh, wow! Can I just borrow that? - Sure. 54 00:01:57,777 --> 00:01:59,218 Yep. It's all in the briefing notes. 55 00:01:59,379 --> 00:02:01,460 Yeah, I just like to hear it myself. 56 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:04,343 Hub. Hub. 57 00:02:04,543 --> 00:02:06,705 Yep, actually, let's skip blue. Let's go on to green. 58 00:02:06,865 --> 00:02:08,427 Green. 59 00:02:08,587 --> 00:02:10,028 And what figure are we putting on it? 60 00:02:10,228 --> 00:02:11,509 Well, there's financials in the folder. 61 00:02:11,710 --> 00:02:13,751 Just a rough guide. Again, I just like to hear it. 62 00:02:13,952 --> 00:02:16,154 Oh, six or seven billion. Six... So, let's make it ten. 63 00:02:16,354 --> 00:02:18,556 Can I have your pen again? There's a spreadsheet in the folder. 64 00:02:18,756 --> 00:02:20,718 Just a conversation-starter. They'll love this. 65 00:02:20,878 --> 00:02:22,399 Not at ten billion! 66 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:26,363 Yeah, but they will have one question at the end. 67 00:02:26,523 --> 00:02:27,884 'Is it feasible?' 68 00:02:28,044 --> 00:02:29,366 No. Why would they ask that? 69 00:02:29,526 --> 00:02:31,207 'Cause they've gotta OK it. 70 00:02:31,407 --> 00:02:33,209 (Laughs) Oh, they'll OK it! No, this'll be old news. 71 00:02:33,369 --> 00:02:34,891 They'll ask what's next. 72 00:02:35,091 --> 00:02:36,492 Can we just see this one through first? 73 00:02:36,692 --> 00:02:39,134 Yeah, OK, I see what your problem is here. 74 00:02:39,294 --> 00:02:40,616 I don't have a problem... 75 00:02:40,816 --> 00:02:44,659 They OK the scheme, they unveil the scheme. What's next? 76 00:02:44,819 --> 00:02:46,141 We get to work. 77 00:02:46,341 --> 00:02:48,343 I mean, the whole project will take at least five years. 78 00:02:48,543 --> 00:02:51,465 Five years? The calendar in my phone doesn't even go five years. 79 00:02:51,666 --> 00:02:53,667 I thought we said we were gonna be about the long-term. 80 00:02:53,868 --> 00:02:56,510 But they need to come up with another announcement now. 81 00:02:56,670 --> 00:02:58,392 After this, cupboard's bare. 82 00:02:58,552 --> 00:02:59,873 I'm not sure that's our problem. 83 00:03:00,073 --> 00:03:05,838 So, what's nation-building Australia got up its sleeve next? 84 00:03:06,039 --> 00:03:07,880 (Sighs) That's a pretty big question. 85 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,482 I'll give you a tip. (Murmurs indistinctly) 86 00:03:09,682 --> 00:03:11,083 - Sorry? - I didn't say anything. 87 00:03:11,283 --> 00:03:12,685 No, I literally didn't hear what you said. 88 00:03:12,885 --> 00:03:14,246 - Transport. - What about it? 89 00:03:14,446 --> 00:03:15,967 - That's your next project. - What aspect? 90 00:03:16,128 --> 00:03:17,769 Any aspect. 91 00:03:17,969 --> 00:03:20,051 Blank sheet, blue sky. See you in Canberra. 92 00:03:20,251 --> 00:03:21,532 - WOMAN: Tony? - Yeah? 93 00:03:21,733 --> 00:03:23,935 Have you got a moment? I want to run through the codes. 94 00:03:24,135 --> 00:03:26,217 - Why are we going through this again? - The office safety audit. 95 00:03:26,417 --> 00:03:29,900 Now, as you can see, long beeps indicates an imminent emergency. 96 00:03:30,060 --> 00:03:31,101 Right. 97 00:03:31,301 --> 00:03:33,623 Like beeeep, beeeep... Right, I get it, yep. 98 00:03:33,824 --> 00:03:36,946 Now, that could mean fire, chemical spill, or natural disaster. 99 00:03:37,106 --> 00:03:38,548 Yeah, not likely. Yep. 100 00:03:38,748 --> 00:03:42,872 And then there's the whoop-whoop. Like whoooop-whoooop... 101 00:03:43,032 --> 00:03:44,513 And what does that denote? 102 00:03:44,713 --> 00:03:46,155 Imminent threat, like terrorist attack. 103 00:03:46,315 --> 00:03:47,636 Yeah, again, not like... 104 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:50,438 They also link through to your phone, so that will go off as well. 105 00:03:50,639 --> 00:03:52,440 And what denotes parking officers in the vicinity? 106 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,203 Uh... joke! 107 00:03:55,403 --> 00:03:57,004 I'm gonna go whoop-whoop next time so you know. 108 00:03:57,205 --> 00:03:58,606 Yeah, it's a good idea, though. OK, yeah. 109 00:04:00,808 --> 00:04:02,649 Knock, knock. Tony! Yeah? 110 00:04:02,850 --> 00:04:04,891 Rhonda wanted you to have this. Oh, great, thanks. 111 00:04:05,092 --> 00:04:06,453 No worries. Uh... thanks! 112 00:04:08,535 --> 00:04:12,458 Katie? Who was that who just gave me the folder? 113 00:04:12,658 --> 00:04:14,100 Nick. Nick? Who's Nick? 114 00:04:14,300 --> 00:04:16,502 He took over from Laura. Who's Laura? 115 00:04:16,702 --> 00:04:19,264 She replaced Tim. What does Nick do? 116 00:04:19,465 --> 00:04:22,828 Same thing Laura and Tim did. I'll organise a spreadsheet. 117 00:04:22,988 --> 00:04:24,389 Yeah, or nametags. 118 00:04:31,115 --> 00:04:32,596 - Morning, Amy. - AMY: Hi! 119 00:04:32,797 --> 00:04:34,638 Oh, did you get that list of emergency codes? 120 00:04:34,838 --> 00:04:36,840 Was that the whoop-whoop, beep-beep thing? 121 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,122 Yeah, 'cause we need to have a practice drill this week. 122 00:04:39,282 --> 00:04:40,243 Sure. 123 00:04:40,443 --> 00:04:42,525 Oh, and when you get a chance, can you sign this? 124 00:04:42,726 --> 00:04:44,167 - What is it? - Bec's going away card. 125 00:04:44,367 --> 00:04:47,570 - Oh. When does she leave? - Friday. I'm organising a cake. 126 00:04:47,770 --> 00:04:49,251 - Morning, Nat. - Morning! 127 00:04:52,935 --> 00:04:54,696 - Hugh. - HUGH: Hi. 128 00:04:56,138 --> 00:04:58,700 Don't look now, but over next to Michael's desk... 129 00:04:58,900 --> 00:05:00,301 I just said, 'Don't look now'! Sorry. 130 00:05:00,502 --> 00:05:02,583 Who's that new girl? Can I look now? 131 00:05:03,985 --> 00:05:05,986 I think it's Ingrid. Ingrid. Right. 132 00:05:07,508 --> 00:05:09,710 Um, what was I... Oh. 133 00:05:10,751 --> 00:05:12,873 Oh, good, that's... in there. 134 00:05:13,073 --> 00:05:15,355 All going well, Ingrid? It's Rahjee. 135 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:17,277 Sorry! Rahjee! Of course. 136 00:05:17,477 --> 00:05:20,199 That's Ingrid. That's... Yep, that's... Yep. 137 00:05:20,359 --> 00:05:21,681 Yep. 138 00:05:23,402 --> 00:05:25,484 I thought you said Ingrid. 139 00:05:25,644 --> 00:05:27,085 Yeah, that's Ingrid. 140 00:05:27,286 --> 00:05:28,807 No, the other new girl. Oh, Rahjee? 141 00:05:28,967 --> 00:05:30,328 Yes. Rahjee. 142 00:05:31,489 --> 00:05:33,251 - TONY: Jim? Tony. - JIM, ON PHONE: All set? 143 00:05:33,411 --> 00:05:35,733 Yep, I'm on the 6am flight. 144 00:05:35,893 --> 00:05:37,375 So, what have you come up with? 145 00:05:37,535 --> 00:05:38,936 Well, what do you mean? 146 00:05:39,096 --> 00:05:40,457 The transport initiative! 147 00:05:40,618 --> 00:05:42,099 You only mentioned it yesterday. 148 00:05:42,259 --> 00:05:43,700 Ah, let's strike while we're hot. 149 00:05:43,901 --> 00:05:46,623 Alright, I did go through a bunch of projects last night. 150 00:05:46,783 --> 00:05:47,944 Yes? 151 00:05:48,144 --> 00:05:50,547 Ranked them as most needed, best bang for buck, that sort of thing. 152 00:05:50,707 --> 00:05:52,028 Great! 153 00:05:52,228 --> 00:05:53,870 Yeah, and there is one area with some potential, 154 00:05:54,030 --> 00:05:55,431 I mean, on a national scale. 155 00:05:55,631 --> 00:05:58,674 Oh, hang on a sec. Let me pull over, 'cause I want to write this down. 156 00:05:58,874 --> 00:06:00,275 OK. Can I just borrow a pen? 157 00:06:00,475 --> 00:06:01,837 Oh, God. HUGH: What's wrong? 158 00:06:02,037 --> 00:06:04,399 Bec's card? People are writing essays. 159 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:08,002 Who's Emma? Processing officer. Just started. 160 00:06:08,202 --> 00:06:09,844 How has she managed to write half a paragraph 161 00:06:10,004 --> 00:06:11,325 about someone she's barely met? 162 00:06:11,525 --> 00:06:12,887 I think she got that off WikiQuotes. 163 00:06:13,087 --> 00:06:15,889 You know what, I'm just gonna write, 'Goodbye, good luck, and have fun.' 164 00:06:16,090 --> 00:06:19,893 Oh, she's leaving to look after her mum. Alzheimer's. 165 00:06:25,058 --> 00:06:26,619 JIM, ON PHONE: OK. 166 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:29,421 Alright, head and shoulders above the rest... 167 00:06:29,582 --> 00:06:30,903 Yes? 168 00:06:31,063 --> 00:06:32,384 ..under rail... 169 00:06:32,544 --> 00:06:34,946 Oh, I am loving this already. Yep? 170 00:06:35,147 --> 00:06:36,948 ..a complete upgrade to the national freight network 171 00:06:37,108 --> 00:06:38,750 starting Melbourne to Brisbane. 172 00:06:38,950 --> 00:06:41,312 Like, gauge-convertible concrete sleepers, 173 00:06:41,512 --> 00:06:43,834 upgraded crossings, increased tonnages on the... 174 00:06:43,995 --> 00:06:46,237 Jim? You there? 175 00:06:48,238 --> 00:06:49,680 Oh, shit. Oh, no, I'm here. 176 00:06:51,321 --> 00:06:53,243 Must have driven into a black spot. 177 00:06:53,443 --> 00:06:55,405 I thought you said you were pulled over. 178 00:06:57,367 --> 00:06:58,408 Jim? 179 00:06:58,608 --> 00:07:00,890 Yeah, you know what? Let's have a chat in the morning. 180 00:07:01,050 --> 00:07:01,931 OK. 181 00:07:09,978 --> 00:07:12,420 Don't get me wrong, I love the dream... 182 00:07:12,620 --> 00:07:14,622 It's not a dream, Jim. Well, the thought bubble. 183 00:07:14,822 --> 00:07:16,864 It's not a thought... It's a practical proposal. 184 00:07:17,064 --> 00:07:19,266 A complete upgrade of Australia's rail freight network. 185 00:07:19,467 --> 00:07:21,188 Yeah, that's the word I've got a problem with. 186 00:07:21,388 --> 00:07:22,669 'Complete'? No. 187 00:07:22,870 --> 00:07:24,191 'Upgrade'? 'Freight'! 188 00:07:24,351 --> 00:07:25,672 What's the problem with freight? 189 00:07:25,872 --> 00:07:27,794 Has the train got any people? No. 190 00:07:27,994 --> 00:07:29,796 Apart from the driver, I guess. What about the passengers? 191 00:07:29,956 --> 00:07:31,277 There are no passengers. 192 00:07:31,477 --> 00:07:32,758 What have you got against people? Nothing! 193 00:07:32,959 --> 00:07:34,640 Then let them on board. It's a freight line! 194 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,522 Why? Jim, there are so many advantages... 195 00:07:36,722 --> 00:07:38,404 Are you having continental or cooked? 196 00:07:38,604 --> 00:07:40,205 Just an orange juice and a bit of toast. 197 00:07:40,405 --> 00:07:41,687 And for you? A croissant. 198 00:07:41,887 --> 00:07:43,168 Absolutely. Thanks. 199 00:07:43,368 --> 00:07:46,050 It takes thousands of trucks off the road, massive savings in repairs, 200 00:07:46,211 --> 00:07:47,652 and no restrictions on travel times. 201 00:07:47,852 --> 00:07:50,815 It doesn't have to be fast. Ah! Could it be fast? 202 00:07:52,016 --> 00:07:53,577 As in high-speed. 203 00:07:53,777 --> 00:07:55,219 What freight needs to be delivered high-speed? 204 00:07:55,379 --> 00:07:56,260 Ice? 205 00:07:56,460 --> 00:07:59,022 Actually, I'll have another croissant. Could I get a plate too? 206 00:07:59,182 --> 00:08:00,503 Jim, the economic argument 207 00:08:00,704 --> 00:08:02,505 for a direct Melbourne-to-Brisbane inland freight route 208 00:08:02,665 --> 00:08:04,027 is sitting there screaming at us. 209 00:08:04,187 --> 00:08:05,628 Can it go via Sydney? 210 00:08:05,828 --> 00:08:08,190 What? You're missing the point. What have you got against Sydney? 211 00:08:08,391 --> 00:08:10,192 Nothing! There's already a train that goes via Sydney. 212 00:08:10,352 --> 00:08:11,673 Not a fast one. 213 00:08:11,874 --> 00:08:13,916 But I don't know... Sorry. I don't know what you want. 214 00:08:14,076 --> 00:08:15,797 (Speaks indistinctly) 215 00:08:15,957 --> 00:08:17,359 What? 216 00:08:17,519 --> 00:08:18,880 I didn't say anything. 217 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,322 No, I didn't hear you. You had a mouthful of croissant. 218 00:08:21,482 --> 00:08:23,404 I said, 'Very fast train'. 219 00:08:23,604 --> 00:08:26,086 You want a very fast train? Yeah, now that you mention it. 220 00:08:26,287 --> 00:08:27,728 I didn't mention it - YOU mentioned it. 221 00:08:27,928 --> 00:08:30,891 I came here with a blank sheet! It says 'raise VFT' in your diary! 222 00:08:31,051 --> 00:08:32,372 Thought-starter. 223 00:08:32,572 --> 00:08:33,853 And is that my pen? Oh, yeah. 224 00:08:34,054 --> 00:08:35,055 Thanks. Cheers. 225 00:08:38,297 --> 00:08:39,739 Lost something? 226 00:08:39,939 --> 00:08:41,540 I'm doing hazardous materials checklist. 227 00:08:41,701 --> 00:08:42,661 Sorry? 228 00:08:42,862 --> 00:08:44,463 We need to identify anything deemed toxic. 229 00:08:44,663 --> 00:08:46,665 So far I've got drain cleaner and mineral turpentine. 230 00:08:46,825 --> 00:08:48,467 Does flavoured milk count? 231 00:08:48,627 --> 00:08:50,468 Oh! What about this? 232 00:08:50,669 --> 00:08:53,711 What is it? Not sure, but it's Amanda's. 233 00:08:53,871 --> 00:08:55,193 She left last Easter! 234 00:08:55,353 --> 00:08:56,874 I'd add that to your list. 235 00:09:05,922 --> 00:09:08,485 Hugh, Hugh, don't look now, 236 00:09:08,685 --> 00:09:10,687 but I was just walking past Stuart's desk, and he... 237 00:09:10,887 --> 00:09:12,288 I said, 'Don't look now!' Sorry. 238 00:09:12,488 --> 00:09:15,731 He's on Seek.com. So? 239 00:09:15,931 --> 00:09:18,414 He's looking for a job? I guess so. 240 00:09:18,574 --> 00:09:19,895 You don't think that's wrong? 241 00:09:20,095 --> 00:09:21,696 He's probably thinking of the future, down the track. 242 00:09:21,897 --> 00:09:23,939 But he's got a job here that deals in the future. 243 00:09:24,139 --> 00:09:25,940 I guess he doesn't want to get bogged down. 244 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:27,742 He's been here, what - two months? 245 00:09:27,942 --> 00:09:31,425 It's like someone who's just gotten married looking at a dating site. 246 00:09:31,625 --> 00:09:35,749 I wouldn't know. I'm not married. Don't go on many dates. 247 00:09:35,949 --> 00:09:37,311 I'm gonna ask him. On a date? 248 00:09:38,392 --> 00:09:40,874 No, why he's looking for a job when he's already got one. 249 00:09:50,643 --> 00:09:52,484 Are you OK? Yeah, no, I'm OK. 250 00:09:52,684 --> 00:09:55,087 So, I'll make some introductory remarks, I'll hand it over to you, 251 00:09:55,247 --> 00:09:57,008 and then the floor is all yours. 252 00:09:57,168 --> 00:09:58,129 Great. 253 00:09:58,329 --> 00:09:59,611 Yeah, so, you'll mention precincts? Sure. 254 00:09:59,811 --> 00:10:02,854 I'll take hubs, and just remind me of the phrase again. 255 00:10:03,014 --> 00:10:04,575 Inner Urban Revitalisation Project. 256 00:10:04,735 --> 00:10:07,137 Oh, that's it! Inner Urban... Using? 257 00:10:07,338 --> 00:10:10,140 Compact urban form. It's actually inside. It's a yellow tab. 258 00:10:10,340 --> 00:10:14,984 Compact urban form, and at the end I'll mention the very fast train. 259 00:10:15,185 --> 00:10:16,466 - No! - So, you'll mention it. 260 00:10:16,666 --> 00:10:18,107 - No! - Do you want me to do it? 261 00:10:18,307 --> 00:10:21,871 No! I said a freight network starting with Melbourne to Brisbane, inland. 262 00:10:22,071 --> 00:10:23,752 - Well, it's the same thing. - No, it's completely different. 263 00:10:23,912 --> 00:10:25,314 They're both trains. 264 00:10:25,514 --> 00:10:28,437 But you've made it go three times as fast via Sydney with no freight. 265 00:10:28,637 --> 00:10:30,799 - That's a compromise. - Don't raise it, please. 266 00:10:30,999 --> 00:10:32,360 - Sure. - OK. 267 00:10:32,560 --> 00:10:34,562 NAT: Hey. - Hi! 268 00:10:34,762 --> 00:10:36,724 - How's it going? - Yeah, good, good. 269 00:10:36,924 --> 00:10:38,606 - All under control? - Yeah. 270 00:10:38,766 --> 00:10:40,327 I just thought... 271 00:10:40,527 --> 00:10:42,930 I couldn't help noticing before you were on a job site. 272 00:10:43,130 --> 00:10:46,693 Oh! Yeah, I was just kind of browsing. 273 00:10:46,893 --> 00:10:48,334 I know I shouldn't have been... It's fine. 274 00:10:48,535 --> 00:10:50,536 It's just, you know, we've got a good team here, 275 00:10:50,697 --> 00:10:52,618 and I like to think everyone's happy. 276 00:10:52,778 --> 00:10:54,100 Yeah, for sure! 277 00:10:54,300 --> 00:10:56,702 And there's gonna be any changes or you're thinking of moving on, 278 00:10:56,902 --> 00:10:58,744 it always helps to have a bit of warning. 279 00:10:58,944 --> 00:11:01,066 No, really, I've got no plans to leave. It's all good. 280 00:11:01,226 --> 00:11:02,547 Great. 281 00:11:04,029 --> 00:11:05,750 Wow! 282 00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:07,392 Well done, Jim! 283 00:11:07,592 --> 00:11:10,835 Thanks, Dave! Oh, here's your pen back. 284 00:11:11,035 --> 00:11:12,316 Oh, ta! Ta! 285 00:11:12,476 --> 00:11:14,798 I just knew they'd love it. 286 00:11:14,958 --> 00:11:16,280 Yeah, well, 'compact urban form's 287 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:17,881 kind of the buzz phrase of the moment. 288 00:11:18,041 --> 00:11:19,683 No, no, the very fast train. 289 00:11:19,843 --> 00:11:21,244 Oh, I said not to raise that! 290 00:11:21,444 --> 00:11:23,046 Yeah, but did you see their eyes light up? 291 00:11:23,246 --> 00:11:25,568 And didn't they love the name - Future Tracks? 292 00:11:25,768 --> 00:11:27,570 That's the name we're gonna use for the freight network. 293 00:11:27,770 --> 00:11:29,371 Yeah, they didn't seem as keen on that. 294 00:11:29,531 --> 00:11:31,373 Jim! Great work. 295 00:11:31,533 --> 00:11:32,854 Hey, thanks, mate. Cheers! 296 00:11:33,055 --> 00:11:35,056 People have been trying to get a very fast train up 297 00:11:35,217 --> 00:11:36,538 in this country for nearly 50 years. 298 00:11:36,738 --> 00:11:38,379 Well, that's all the more reason to keep going. 299 00:11:38,580 --> 00:11:40,381 And it hasn't got up. What does that tell you? 300 00:11:40,581 --> 00:11:42,183 We lack vision. Or else it simply won't work. 301 00:11:42,383 --> 00:11:44,745 Have you ever looked into it? No, not personally. 302 00:11:44,945 --> 00:11:46,747 Then I don't understand how you can be so negative. 303 00:11:46,947 --> 00:11:48,308 OK. (Elevator doors clunk) 304 00:11:48,469 --> 00:11:50,751 Don't take away the dream! 305 00:11:53,633 --> 00:11:55,115 I got phase one... 306 00:11:55,315 --> 00:11:56,716 HUGH: You got phase... No, that's... that's different. 307 00:11:56,876 --> 00:11:58,197 No, it's the same one. 308 00:11:58,397 --> 00:12:00,559 You got a colour phase one and I got a black-and-white... 309 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,161 TONY: Are we basically sorted? Yes. 310 00:12:02,321 --> 00:12:03,682 Yes. Well, here we go. 311 00:12:03,882 --> 00:12:06,204 As it turns out, the first feasibility study 312 00:12:06,405 --> 00:12:09,007 into a very fast train was done in 1982. 313 00:12:09,207 --> 00:12:10,849 And what did that find? It wasn't feasible. 314 00:12:11,049 --> 00:12:13,531 But in 1990,a more detailed study was done. 315 00:12:13,731 --> 00:12:15,933 Oh! What did that find? That it definitely wasn't feasible. 316 00:12:16,133 --> 00:12:18,576 Right, so, we can't do a feasibility study. 317 00:12:18,776 --> 00:12:20,417 No, 'cause there's one being done right now. 318 00:12:20,577 --> 00:12:21,899 You're kidding me! Another one? 319 00:12:22,099 --> 00:12:23,620 It'll be interesting what they find. Absolutely. 320 00:12:23,820 --> 00:12:25,822 But I mean, have we ever got past the feasibility study? 321 00:12:27,624 --> 00:12:29,986 I think they might have done a scoping study. 322 00:12:30,146 --> 00:12:31,587 Well, what's the difference? 323 00:12:31,787 --> 00:12:33,069 One's thicker. It's got graphs and diagrams. 324 00:12:33,269 --> 00:12:34,790 Yeah, but I mean, studies and... scoping... 325 00:12:34,990 --> 00:12:36,752 I mean, have we ever got past that stage? 326 00:12:36,912 --> 00:12:40,635 Uh... no. 327 00:12:40,796 --> 00:12:42,117 Right. Yeah? 328 00:12:42,317 --> 00:12:45,720 Sorry, can I just check, do you know how to operate a de-fiburellator? 329 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,523 No, but I know how to pronounce it, and it's not like that. 330 00:12:48,723 --> 00:12:50,004 What about an epi-pen? Yeah, sort of. 331 00:12:50,204 --> 00:12:52,606 Great! I'll put you down as assistant first aid officer. 332 00:12:52,766 --> 00:12:54,088 OK. 333 00:12:54,288 --> 00:12:55,689 Will you learn how to operate a de-fiburellator? 334 00:12:55,849 --> 00:12:56,810 Sure. 335 00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:58,812 And we need to have an evacuation drill this week. 336 00:12:59,012 --> 00:13:02,095 Shall we do fire, threat, or emergency unspecified? 337 00:13:02,255 --> 00:13:03,736 What's the difference? 338 00:13:03,936 --> 00:13:05,738 Nothing. We just need to practice leaving the building. 339 00:13:05,938 --> 00:13:07,380 OK. What about Thursday morning? 340 00:13:07,540 --> 00:13:08,861 Isn't it supposed to be random? 341 00:13:09,061 --> 00:13:10,342 Oh, well, it might not happen. Right. 342 00:13:10,502 --> 00:13:12,104 But if it does... 343 00:13:12,304 --> 00:13:14,025 There's a chance it might be Thursday morning. 344 00:13:20,712 --> 00:13:22,873 Nat. I think these are for you. 345 00:13:23,034 --> 00:13:24,355 Oh, thanks. 346 00:13:25,836 --> 00:13:29,079 Oh, actually, Katie, this isn't mine. You're kidding me! 347 00:13:29,239 --> 00:13:30,560 What? 348 00:13:32,882 --> 00:13:35,165 It's a flight confirmation. Look who it's for. 349 00:13:35,365 --> 00:13:36,886 Stuart? No, don't look! 350 00:13:37,086 --> 00:13:38,928 You said look! Not at him, at this. 351 00:13:39,088 --> 00:13:41,250 He's off to London - one way! 352 00:13:41,450 --> 00:13:42,771 That's nice. No, it's not. 353 00:13:42,932 --> 00:13:44,373 I spoke to him yesterday. 354 00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:45,854 He looked me in the eye 355 00:13:46,054 --> 00:13:48,456 and he told me he had no plans to leave in the short-term. 356 00:13:48,617 --> 00:13:50,178 It's not for six weeks. 357 00:13:50,378 --> 00:13:51,900 His job title is Long-term Logistics! 358 00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:54,542 Well, he's clearly very good at it, booking so far ahead! 359 00:13:54,742 --> 00:13:56,584 He must have got an early bird special. 360 00:13:56,744 --> 00:13:58,305 (Elevator chimes) 361 00:13:58,465 --> 00:14:00,547 Jim! I was just coming to see you. 362 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:02,029 I was just coming to see you! 363 00:14:02,229 --> 00:14:03,710 Great. BOTH: Can we talk? 364 00:14:03,870 --> 00:14:05,272 I know you're really keen, 365 00:14:05,472 --> 00:14:07,994 but I just don't think we can make a very fast train work. 366 00:14:08,194 --> 00:14:09,836 Really? The numbers just don't stack up. 367 00:14:10,036 --> 00:14:12,558 You've gotta look beyond the numbers. Vision, Tony! 368 00:14:12,718 --> 00:14:13,719 Jim, I... 369 00:14:13,919 --> 00:14:15,201 If we'd listened to the bean-counters, 370 00:14:15,361 --> 00:14:16,682 we never would have built the Snowy. 371 00:14:16,882 --> 00:14:18,924 The Snowy was a white elephant! Are you kidding me? 372 00:14:19,084 --> 00:14:21,446 The Snowy forged this nation! 373 00:14:21,646 --> 00:14:23,248 But I don't think it's ever turned a profit. 374 00:14:23,448 --> 00:14:25,089 Stop it. I'm not even gonna listen to that. 375 00:14:25,290 --> 00:14:27,812 Environmentally it was a disaster! Hydroelectricity! 376 00:14:27,972 --> 00:14:29,854 I did a project on that at school! 377 00:14:30,054 --> 00:14:31,976 It supplies, like, less than 1% of the grid. 378 00:14:32,176 --> 00:14:34,378 Well, what about everything else the Snowy's given us? 379 00:14:34,538 --> 00:14:35,859 That mini-series. 380 00:14:36,059 --> 00:14:37,861 Jim, they're white elephants, just like the very fast train. 381 00:14:38,061 --> 00:14:39,863 The numbers don't stack up! So, you've looked into it. 382 00:14:40,023 --> 00:14:41,344 Everyone's looked into it. 383 00:14:41,544 --> 00:14:43,546 There's been, like, ten feasibility studies in the last few decades. 384 00:14:43,746 --> 00:14:45,748 What does that tell you? Stop doing feasibility studies! 385 00:14:45,908 --> 00:14:47,550 Exactly! And what happens next? 386 00:14:47,750 --> 00:14:49,752 Nothing. If the study says it stinks, we stop. 387 00:14:49,912 --> 00:14:51,233 You can't stop now. 388 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:52,834 You wouldn't believe the reaction this is getting. 389 00:14:53,035 --> 00:14:54,436 You haven't made an announcement? Of course not. 390 00:14:54,636 --> 00:14:55,917 But an announcement hasn't been written? 391 00:14:56,117 --> 00:14:57,479 Drafted. Jim! 392 00:14:57,679 --> 00:14:59,480 The PM's very keen. You've told the prime minister?! 393 00:14:59,641 --> 00:15:01,082 The backbenchers are restless. 394 00:15:01,282 --> 00:15:04,165 Seriously, he's gotta come up with some sort of 30-year vision 395 00:15:04,365 --> 00:15:06,567 in the next three weeks, or it's... 396 00:15:06,727 --> 00:15:08,208 Gone? 397 00:15:11,091 --> 00:15:12,572 Oh, he's back! (Elevator chimes) 398 00:15:14,294 --> 00:15:15,975 I thought the fire drill was on Thursday. 399 00:15:16,175 --> 00:15:17,537 Shh! Oh, could be on Thursday. 400 00:15:17,737 --> 00:15:19,699 It's Bec's last day. Ah! Of course it is. 401 00:15:19,899 --> 00:15:22,901 We've got her a card, and we thought you might like to say a few words. 402 00:15:23,062 --> 00:15:24,503 Indeed I would. 403 00:15:24,703 --> 00:15:27,546 Well, it's a sad day for us all, as Bec... 404 00:15:27,746 --> 00:15:29,387 Red skirt. There she is. 405 00:15:29,547 --> 00:15:30,989 ..as she leaves us for bigger things, 406 00:15:31,189 --> 00:15:33,431 and I speak on behalf of the whole NBA family 407 00:15:33,591 --> 00:15:35,273 when I wish her the very best. 408 00:15:35,433 --> 00:15:37,154 Thanks, Tony. 409 00:15:37,354 --> 00:15:40,878 I just really wanted you to hear that, Ingrid. 410 00:15:41,078 --> 00:15:43,560 Rahjee. I was speaking to Ingrid. Yeah. 411 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,602 There's cake in the kitchen! 412 00:15:45,802 --> 00:15:47,083 Oh, wow! Yay! 413 00:15:47,283 --> 00:15:49,445 There's cake in the... I said 'skirt', not 'dress'. 414 00:15:49,605 --> 00:15:51,047 What's the difference? 415 00:15:51,247 --> 00:15:53,569 Oh, Katie, I need everybody in the boardroom in about ten minutes. 416 00:15:53,729 --> 00:15:55,050 Is everything OK? 417 00:15:55,251 --> 00:15:57,653 The very fast train, Jim wants to really push ahead with it. 418 00:15:57,853 --> 00:15:59,134 Great. What about Bec? 419 00:15:59,334 --> 00:16:01,216 What about her? Do you want her in the meeting? 420 00:16:01,416 --> 00:16:03,658 We're about to discuss a project with a 30-year time frame. 421 00:16:03,858 --> 00:16:06,180 And she's here till five. So, that's a no? 422 00:16:06,381 --> 00:16:08,182 That's a no... (Fire alarm whoops) 423 00:16:08,382 --> 00:16:11,025 Is that the fire drill? No, parking inspectors! 424 00:16:11,185 --> 00:16:13,147 Parking inspectors? 425 00:16:13,347 --> 00:16:16,630 OK, look, after you've moved your cars, can we have everyone back, 426 00:16:16,830 --> 00:16:19,913 and have some cake, and then in the boardroom? 427 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,562 OK, so, I had a bit of a think last night. 428 00:16:30,762 --> 00:16:33,165 If we're gonna make any headway with this crazy idea, 429 00:16:33,365 --> 00:16:35,767 our starting point has to be identifying the rail corridor. 430 00:16:35,927 --> 00:16:36,768 Definitely. 431 00:16:36,968 --> 00:16:39,851 Because that is the crucial first step, and we're going to... do... 432 00:16:41,132 --> 00:16:42,573 Morning. KATIE: Morning! 433 00:16:42,773 --> 00:16:46,657 Karsten just sent this over. The Silver Emu. 434 00:16:46,857 --> 00:16:49,659 How did that get done so quick? I said I didn't want anything drawn! 435 00:16:49,860 --> 00:16:52,542 Well, Amy told Jim, Jim told Rhonda, and Rhonda called Karsten. 436 00:16:52,702 --> 00:16:54,144 Shall I send this over to Rhonda? 437 00:16:54,344 --> 00:16:55,625 No! Hide it. What? 438 00:16:55,785 --> 00:16:57,106 I don't want Rhonda to see that. 439 00:16:57,306 --> 00:16:59,188 What if she comes looking for it? Hide it! 440 00:16:59,348 --> 00:17:00,790 (Fire alarm whoops) 441 00:17:00,990 --> 00:17:03,232 AMY, ON PA: Attention, all staff. This is a fire evacuation drill. 442 00:17:03,432 --> 00:17:06,475 Please assemble at the desk of our designated safety warden 443 00:17:06,635 --> 00:17:08,316 and await further instructions. 444 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:12,320 Does anyone remember who our safety warden is? 445 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,442 I think it's Lachie! Who left two weeks ago. 446 00:17:14,602 --> 00:17:16,283 We could assemble at his old desk. 447 00:17:16,444 --> 00:17:17,885 Come on, everyone, follow me! 448 00:17:18,085 --> 00:17:20,928 Do I need to bring the epi-pen? Yes, and the de-fiburellator. 449 00:17:21,088 --> 00:17:24,171 We don't have... OK. 450 00:17:28,615 --> 00:17:30,056 It's OK, it's just a drill. 451 00:17:35,821 --> 00:17:38,023 OK, just a little bit longer. 452 00:17:38,223 --> 00:17:41,026 Oh, you're kidding me! What is it? 453 00:17:43,228 --> 00:17:45,109 Stuart. Just checked my emails. 454 00:17:45,310 --> 00:17:47,111 Guess who's just officially given notice? 455 00:17:47,271 --> 00:17:48,913 I knew it! I knew it. 456 00:17:49,073 --> 00:17:50,394 OK, we can head back up now. 457 00:17:50,594 --> 00:17:52,796 TONY: Alright, we're back on in. OK. Thank you. 458 00:17:52,956 --> 00:17:54,518 Well done, everyone. 459 00:17:56,199 --> 00:17:57,801 I reckon that went well. 460 00:18:00,123 --> 00:18:02,805 I just feel like I'm spending my entire life interviewing new staff 461 00:18:03,005 --> 00:18:04,607 or writing cards for ones who are leaving. 462 00:18:04,767 --> 00:18:06,288 I'm not leaving. 463 00:18:06,449 --> 00:18:07,770 Thank God for that, Hugh, 464 00:18:07,970 --> 00:18:09,732 but you know, you must occasionally think about it. 465 00:18:09,932 --> 00:18:11,413 No. Never? 466 00:18:11,573 --> 00:18:12,894 No. 467 00:18:13,095 --> 00:18:14,976 So, where do you see yourself five years from now? 468 00:18:15,176 --> 00:18:17,298 Er, Scott's desk? What? 469 00:18:17,499 --> 00:18:19,180 He's near the window. You get to look out. 470 00:18:19,380 --> 00:18:21,782 (Fire alarm whoops) Parking inspectors! 471 00:18:21,943 --> 00:18:24,064 Parking inspectors, Nat! 472 00:18:24,225 --> 00:18:25,626 My mum's car! 473 00:18:25,786 --> 00:18:27,548 Move, move! 474 00:18:32,592 --> 00:18:34,474 Oh, morning, Tony. 475 00:18:34,674 --> 00:18:36,396 Morning, Amy. What's with all the cones? 476 00:18:36,556 --> 00:18:37,917 We're identifying tripping hazards. 477 00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:39,839 Oh, I spotted a tripping hazard. Where? 478 00:18:40,039 --> 00:18:41,920 Right here. I mean, you could really... 479 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,602 Oh, they're just temporary. OK. 480 00:18:43,802 --> 00:18:45,724 What? What? (Video plays on computer) 481 00:18:45,924 --> 00:18:47,325 Amy? Yeah? 482 00:18:47,526 --> 00:18:48,927 I reckon enough cones. OK. 483 00:18:49,087 --> 00:18:50,608 OK. 484 00:18:50,808 --> 00:18:52,450 You gotta check out this clip on YouTube! 485 00:18:52,650 --> 00:18:53,931 Does it involve a cat? No. 486 00:18:54,131 --> 00:18:56,574 How cool is that? It's a prototype from China. 487 00:18:56,734 --> 00:18:58,816 Top speed - 480km/h. 488 00:18:59,016 --> 00:19:01,618 I don't know what the fuss is about. A commercial aircraft goes at 900. 489 00:19:01,818 --> 00:19:04,100 Yeah, but it doesn't make the noise. A bullet train's like vroom! 490 00:19:04,301 --> 00:19:06,102 And a plane's just... (Mimics droning) 491 00:19:06,302 --> 00:19:08,304 I reckon we get back to work. Back to work, everyone. 492 00:19:08,504 --> 00:19:09,986 (Alarm blares) Hey, another clip. Check this out. 493 00:19:10,186 --> 00:19:11,827 Actually, you know what, real work, securing the corridor. 494 00:19:12,028 --> 00:19:13,389 What's that one? Rhonda alert. 495 00:19:13,549 --> 00:19:14,910 Oh, shit! 496 00:19:15,110 --> 00:19:17,032 - Here she comes, here she comes. - Very interesting too... 497 00:19:17,232 --> 00:19:18,834 - Oh, Rhonda! - OK. Where is it? 498 00:19:19,034 --> 00:19:20,395 - Where's what? - The drawing. 499 00:19:20,595 --> 00:19:21,916 I don't know what you're talking about. 500 00:19:22,117 --> 00:19:23,958 - Karsten did a drawing. - He sent it to you. 501 00:19:24,158 --> 00:19:26,360 - Not to me. Did he send it to you? - No, I didn't... 502 00:19:26,561 --> 00:19:28,002 - Give it to me. - Rhonda, I... 503 00:19:28,202 --> 00:19:29,603 - Tony, I've got nothing! - I need something. 504 00:19:29,804 --> 00:19:31,245 - I need an announcement. - Yeah, I don't... 505 00:19:31,445 --> 00:19:32,886 Is this what you're looking for, Rhonda? 506 00:19:33,046 --> 00:19:35,048 Ah, thank you! 507 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:36,850 It was a tripping hazard. 508 00:19:37,010 --> 00:19:38,451 Rhonda, we need to talk about that. 509 00:19:38,652 --> 00:19:40,253 - Oooh, yes, we do. - Just give me one minute. 510 00:19:40,453 --> 00:19:42,695 - Nice! - No more YouTube, no more bullshit. 511 00:19:42,895 --> 00:19:44,537 - I want hard facts. Scotty! - Got it. 512 00:19:44,697 --> 00:19:46,018 So, where are we at? 513 00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:47,620 Nowhere. Same place we've been for 50 years. 514 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:49,501 I don't understand why you're being so negative. 515 00:19:49,701 --> 00:19:51,423 I've been doing this job for 20 years, 516 00:19:51,623 --> 00:19:53,905 and trust me, every time we announce a very fast train, 517 00:19:54,065 --> 00:19:55,547 95% of Australians are for it. 518 00:19:55,747 --> 00:19:57,949 And the other 5%? Who are they? 519 00:19:58,149 --> 00:20:00,151 Engineers, economists, experts in transport logistics... 520 00:20:00,351 --> 00:20:03,154 Yeah, the lunatic fringe. Real people love it. So, where are we at? 521 00:20:03,354 --> 00:20:04,675 We're trying to secure the rail corridor 522 00:20:04,875 --> 00:20:06,196 between Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, 523 00:20:06,396 --> 00:20:07,918 because if you want to build this thing... 524 00:20:08,118 --> 00:20:10,520 Whoa, whoa, I don't want to build it. I want to launch it. 525 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,082 I'm thinking an ambassador. Someone to be the face of it! 526 00:20:13,283 --> 00:20:15,004 Who's that person that really loves trains? 527 00:20:15,204 --> 00:20:17,206 I don't know. You see them on TV all the time. 528 00:20:17,406 --> 00:20:18,688 The Fat Controller. Tim Fischer! 529 00:20:18,848 --> 00:20:20,209 Does he like trains? 530 00:20:20,409 --> 00:20:22,211 I think we need to keep a lid on this. 531 00:20:22,411 --> 00:20:24,132 No, we need to build a buzz, generate excitement. 532 00:20:24,333 --> 00:20:26,495 Yeah, but I can't afford to have the whole office distracted... 533 00:20:26,695 --> 00:20:28,056 Who wrote the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Scotty. 534 00:20:28,216 --> 00:20:30,258 Hey, look out there. 535 00:20:30,418 --> 00:20:32,380 You see the excitement in their eyes 536 00:20:32,580 --> 00:20:34,702 to be part of nation-building for the future? 537 00:20:34,902 --> 00:20:36,904 The future? Most of them won't be there in six months. 538 00:20:37,104 --> 00:20:38,786 They'll be on a very fast plane to Barcelona! 539 00:20:38,986 --> 00:20:42,669 Tony, we've got the will, we've got designs for a logo. 540 00:20:42,829 --> 00:20:44,431 What's stopping us? 541 00:20:44,631 --> 00:20:47,113 As an expert in this field, how would you react if I said 542 00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:49,195 we were thinking of revisiting the very fast train proposal? 543 00:20:49,355 --> 00:20:51,757 It's not a prank. 544 00:20:51,957 --> 00:20:53,759 I realise your study concluded it wasn't viable, 545 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,601 but that was many years ago. 546 00:20:55,761 --> 00:20:57,242 OK, two years ago. 547 00:20:57,442 --> 00:20:59,684 But hypothetically, let's say we went up to 600km/h. 548 00:20:59,885 --> 00:21:02,407 Yes, I understand the laws of physics. 549 00:21:02,567 --> 00:21:04,128 Gradient shouldn't be a problem 550 00:21:04,329 --> 00:21:06,491 if we've just got to flatten out a few hills. 551 00:21:08,052 --> 00:21:11,095 Yeah, the Blue Mountains, sure. That's a little more challenging. 552 00:21:11,255 --> 00:21:13,457 No, I understand, but theoretically, 553 00:21:13,657 --> 00:21:16,339 if we were to tunnel from Melbourne to Canberra... 554 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:17,901 No, just go with me on this. 555 00:21:18,101 --> 00:21:20,223 OK, but, sorry, why would we need to fence the line? 556 00:21:20,383 --> 00:21:22,145 To prevent collisions, sure. 557 00:21:22,305 --> 00:21:23,746 We couldn't just put up signs? 558 00:21:23,906 --> 00:21:25,668 Yeah, I realise cats can't read. 559 00:21:25,868 --> 00:21:27,509 I don't work for a breakfast radio show. 560 00:21:27,710 --> 00:21:29,551 OK, so, if we made the fence even higher 561 00:21:29,711 --> 00:21:31,193 so the kangaroos couldn't jump it. 562 00:21:32,354 --> 00:21:33,835 OK, how would the wombats get in? 563 00:21:34,035 --> 00:21:36,077 Right, and how would you rank our chances of success? 564 00:21:37,358 --> 00:21:40,321 Oh, that's quite high. Oh, out of 100. 565 00:21:40,521 --> 00:21:42,523 It's actually very difficult to get the train out of Melbourne. 566 00:21:42,723 --> 00:21:44,445 But after that? Plain sailing. 567 00:21:44,645 --> 00:21:46,286 Until you hit the Blue Mountains. Oh. 568 00:21:46,487 --> 00:21:48,128 Then you got the western suburbs of Sydney - 569 00:21:48,288 --> 00:21:49,609 represents some serious challenges. 570 00:21:49,769 --> 00:21:51,131 Seven marginal seats. 571 00:21:51,331 --> 00:21:53,333 I meant engineering challenges. Yeah, no, I got it. 572 00:21:53,533 --> 00:21:55,975 And then there's the question of getting the train out of Sydney. 573 00:21:56,175 --> 00:21:58,377 When do we get to Brisbane? In about four pages. 574 00:21:58,577 --> 00:22:00,379 We spoke to every expert we could find. 575 00:22:00,579 --> 00:22:02,581 Should I mention the wildlife issues? It's not just kangaroos. 576 00:22:02,741 --> 00:22:04,703 No, it doesn't matter. 577 00:22:04,903 --> 00:22:08,106 Look, even with the craziest of assumptions - petrol at $7 a litre, 578 00:22:08,306 --> 00:22:10,949 airfares tripled, a congestion tax in all the capital cities... 579 00:22:11,149 --> 00:22:13,110 The numbers still don't stack up. There's no silver bullet. 580 00:22:13,271 --> 00:22:14,792 Actually, that's a really good name. 581 00:22:16,193 --> 00:22:18,075 Gonna have to break the news to Jim. 582 00:22:19,316 --> 00:22:21,238 I might need the defibrillator. 583 00:22:21,438 --> 00:22:25,522 Look at the map! Look at the map! How can you say no to this? 584 00:22:25,722 --> 00:22:28,204 I'm saying that from here to here, a train would work! 585 00:22:28,404 --> 00:22:30,446 From there to there a train would work, there to there, 586 00:22:30,606 --> 00:22:32,048 but not from there to there to there! 587 00:22:32,248 --> 00:22:34,450 But look at the connectivity from Brisbane all... 588 00:22:34,650 --> 00:22:37,292 It's bringing Australia together! It's building the nation! 589 00:22:37,492 --> 00:22:38,854 It's worked there! That's Japan! 590 00:22:39,054 --> 00:22:40,415 It's worked there, it's worked there! 591 00:22:40,615 --> 00:22:42,016 Spain! And look at it! 592 00:22:42,177 --> 00:22:44,058 That's an artist's impression, Jim, 593 00:22:44,218 --> 00:22:46,020 and that doesn't say anything 594 00:22:46,220 --> 00:22:48,102 about all the problems we've got to resolve. 595 00:22:48,302 --> 00:22:49,944 Don't let the problems stand in the way, 596 00:22:50,144 --> 00:22:51,505 'cause you know where every problem is, 597 00:22:51,705 --> 00:22:53,026 there's a solution right around the corner. 598 00:22:53,187 --> 00:22:54,508 I'm getting an ice-cream headache. 599 00:22:54,668 --> 00:22:56,149 Even if we resolved 600 00:22:56,349 --> 00:22:57,791 all the engineering and environmental problems, 601 00:22:57,951 --> 00:23:00,193 the distances are simply too great! 602 00:23:00,393 --> 00:23:04,597 You've gotta give me something. Look at it! The Silver Emu! 603 00:23:04,757 --> 00:23:06,759 It's so close, I can hear it. 604 00:23:06,919 --> 00:23:08,320 (Mimics steam engine) 605 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,003 That's a steam train, Jim. Jim, are you alright? 606 00:23:11,203 --> 00:23:12,804 There must be something we can announce! 607 00:23:13,004 --> 00:23:14,846 Yeah, well, we can't announce a feasibility study. 608 00:23:15,046 --> 00:23:16,768 Are you sure? Or a scoping study. 609 00:23:16,928 --> 00:23:18,249 What's that? 610 00:23:18,449 --> 00:23:20,051 It's the same thing, only thicker with graphs and diagrams. 611 00:23:20,211 --> 00:23:21,532 That sounds good. 612 00:23:21,732 --> 00:23:24,535 It's only going to tell us what we know - a very fast train won't work. 613 00:23:24,735 --> 00:23:26,497 We won't know that until the report's finished. 614 00:23:26,657 --> 00:23:28,058 We know that now. 615 00:23:28,258 --> 00:23:29,900 Not officially, and they don't know that we know. 616 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:31,381 Who's 'they'? The naysayers! 617 00:23:31,581 --> 00:23:33,383 But they know we know they know we know. 618 00:23:33,583 --> 00:23:35,705 What? Can we just move this thing forward? 619 00:23:35,865 --> 00:23:39,228 (Speaks indistinctly) 620 00:23:39,388 --> 00:23:40,709 If you opened your mouth, I might... 621 00:23:40,869 --> 00:23:42,191 Until the election. 622 00:23:42,351 --> 00:23:43,672 Oh! Sorry. 623 00:23:44,913 --> 00:23:46,354 Oh. 624 00:23:48,196 --> 00:23:49,677 I get it. 625 00:23:51,479 --> 00:23:53,000 Alright... Yes! 626 00:23:53,201 --> 00:23:54,842 I haven't said anything yet. Just being supportive. 627 00:23:56,083 --> 00:23:58,806 We announce that we're going to set up an authority. 628 00:23:58,966 --> 00:24:00,087 An authority! 629 00:24:00,287 --> 00:24:03,530 The Federal High-Speed Rail Authority, the FHSR. 630 00:24:03,690 --> 00:24:05,171 The FHSR. What do they do? 631 00:24:05,371 --> 00:24:07,573 Well, what we're doing, but over a longer time frame. 632 00:24:07,774 --> 00:24:09,775 And they'll be within your... They'll be within yours! 633 00:24:09,976 --> 00:24:12,378 I can supply some staff - they won't last long - 634 00:24:12,578 --> 00:24:15,821 but it'll be a stand-alone authority, and they do a targeted study. 635 00:24:15,981 --> 00:24:17,302 Brilliant. 636 00:24:17,502 --> 00:24:19,905 And they have to look at acquiring the pieces of land 637 00:24:20,065 --> 00:24:22,387 that will secure the rail corridor, 638 00:24:22,587 --> 00:24:25,710 but over a long time frame, so it's virtually meaningless. 639 00:24:25,870 --> 00:24:27,511 I need to make some calls. 640 00:24:29,233 --> 00:24:30,995 Can I borrow... Yes. 641 00:24:31,195 --> 00:24:32,676 And your office... Sure. 642 00:24:32,836 --> 00:24:34,157 ..as well. 643 00:24:34,318 --> 00:24:35,879 FHSR. FHSR. 644 00:24:36,079 --> 00:24:38,041 I can't guarantee anyone's gonna buy it! 645 00:24:40,363 --> 00:24:41,964 MAN: It's the ultimate in speedy rail travel... 646 00:24:42,125 --> 00:24:43,526 For a fast train link... 647 00:24:43,726 --> 00:24:45,367 WOMAN: High-speed rail network is finally on track. 648 00:24:45,568 --> 00:24:47,049 MAN: Including Canberra, Sydney, and Brisbane. 649 00:24:47,249 --> 00:24:50,892 MAN: 360km/h. Quick, cheap, and relaxing alternative... 650 00:24:51,093 --> 00:24:53,295 The trains will carry 54 million passengers... 651 00:24:53,495 --> 00:24:55,216 Sounds awesome! I wish we had it now. 652 00:24:55,416 --> 00:24:57,258 MAN: It really is the future of public transport. 653 00:25:02,663 --> 00:25:04,985 I'm gonna be perfectly frank with everyone. 654 00:25:05,145 --> 00:25:06,466 Sometime this authority 655 00:25:06,667 --> 00:25:08,708 is forced to go down a road not of our choosing. 656 00:25:08,909 --> 00:25:11,871 Sometimes we're asked to look into ideas that are - 657 00:25:12,071 --> 00:25:14,834 well, let's just say somewhat flawed. 658 00:25:15,034 --> 00:25:16,355 Is this turning the rivers inland? 659 00:25:16,556 --> 00:25:17,877 Kimberley Canal! It's not a game. 660 00:25:18,077 --> 00:25:19,678 Sunshine Coast International Airport? 661 00:25:19,879 --> 00:25:21,160 Yeah, not public knowledge, Amy. 662 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,761 (Gasps) 663 00:25:22,961 --> 00:25:25,203 The major problem we face is distance. 664 00:25:25,403 --> 00:25:28,566 Over 600km, the economics get pretty difficult. 665 00:25:28,767 --> 00:25:31,369 Over 750,virtually impossible. 666 00:25:31,569 --> 00:25:33,691 So, that gets us from Melbourne to Bowral. 667 00:25:33,851 --> 00:25:35,372 Then what? 668 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:36,974 Visit the Bradman Museum? 669 00:25:37,174 --> 00:25:38,695 No, how do we get to Sydney? 670 00:25:38,856 --> 00:25:40,177 To Sydney - 671 00:25:40,377 --> 00:25:42,739 and then Brisbane's another 900 plus, 672 00:25:42,939 --> 00:25:44,701 and then you've got parks and tunnels. 673 00:25:44,901 --> 00:25:46,182 I mean, there's a lot of problems 674 00:25:46,382 --> 00:25:47,784 that have to be solved. 675 00:25:47,984 --> 00:25:49,385 Like what do we call the train. 676 00:25:49,585 --> 00:25:51,347 Something grand like The Southern Lightning. 677 00:25:51,547 --> 00:25:53,789 Or the Southern Streak. Isn't that a netball team? 678 00:25:53,989 --> 00:25:55,430 What's our fastest animal? Kangaroo. 679 00:25:55,631 --> 00:25:57,632 Is it? For sure. They fly along. 680 00:25:57,833 --> 00:25:59,554 Yeah, but I think the emu might be faster. 681 00:25:59,754 --> 00:26:01,356 Really? Oooh, the Silver Emu! 682 00:26:01,556 --> 00:26:03,598 How do you know that? About the emu? 683 00:26:03,798 --> 00:26:05,680 Yeah. There's that song. (Hums) 684 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,322 (All hum) 685 00:26:08,482 --> 00:26:10,084 ♪ He can't fly, but I'm telling you 686 00:26:10,284 --> 00:26:12,005 ♪ He can run the pants off a kangaroo ♪ 687 00:26:12,166 --> 00:26:14,808 (All hum) 688 00:26:16,489 --> 00:26:18,131 ♪ Take a look and he'll prove to you 689 00:26:18,331 --> 00:26:19,732 ♪ He can run the pants off a kangaroo! ♪