1 00:01:11,710 --> 00:01:13,747 My father was a print news man. 2 00:01:13,830 --> 00:01:17,347 To him, a broadsheet under one arm was the mark of the refined gentleman. 3 00:01:17,430 --> 00:01:18,870 Yeah. 4 00:01:19,150 --> 00:01:22,867 To me, it was like a wall that he put up every morning at breakfast. 5 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:24,107 Oh. Mm. 6 00:01:24,190 --> 00:01:26,430 See, TV news is not like that… not anymore. 7 00:01:28,110 --> 00:01:31,670 Television… is for the whole family. 8 00:01:32,070 --> 00:01:33,107 Mm. 9 00:01:33,190 --> 00:01:36,067 So I'd like to propose a toast. 10 00:01:36,150 --> 00:01:38,107 To the News at Six family. 11 00:01:38,190 --> 00:01:39,547 - To us. - Cheers to you all. 12 00:01:39,630 --> 00:01:41,550 - News at Six family. - News at Six. 13 00:01:43,230 --> 00:01:44,907 Which brings me to the main event. 14 00:01:44,990 --> 00:01:47,310 - Marta, if you wouldn't mind. - Here we go. 15 00:01:48,990 --> 00:01:51,310 - Drum roll, please, Robbo. - Ah. 16 00:01:52,470 --> 00:01:53,510 Well done, son. 17 00:01:56,710 --> 00:01:58,747 Hey! Yeah, there you go! 18 00:01:58,830 --> 00:02:00,387 It's another promo. 19 00:02:00,470 --> 00:02:02,227 - Nice. - Yeah. Our biggest yet. 20 00:02:02,310 --> 00:02:04,107 Especially for the '88 Bicentennial. 21 00:02:04,190 --> 00:02:05,787 Yes. 1988. 22 00:02:05,870 --> 00:02:08,467 Hup, the year Australia is gonna chuck itself 23 00:02:08,550 --> 00:02:12,027 - a year-long birthday party. How good. - Mmm. 24 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:15,750 We are going to be central to Bicentennial coverage. 25 00:02:15,870 --> 00:02:17,110 Actually, we're going to be the Bicentennial. 26 00:02:17,350 --> 00:02:19,390 That's right, we are. We are going to be the Bicentenni… 27 00:02:19,510 --> 00:02:23,227 That's completely right. Dale, you'll be covering pageantry. 28 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:26,267 Ah, mate, if it floats, flies or flounces, it's for you. 29 00:02:26,350 --> 00:02:27,710 You'll be all over it like a rash, mate. 30 00:02:28,350 --> 00:02:30,747 And, er, Helen, you'll be covering 31 00:02:30,830 --> 00:02:32,587 Prince Charles and Princess Diana, of course. 32 00:02:32,670 --> 00:02:34,147 - Oh, come on. - Oh, come on yourself. 33 00:02:34,230 --> 00:02:37,230 It's a major international event and they're major international celeb… 34 00:02:37,350 --> 00:02:38,587 Speaking of international celebrities, 35 00:02:38,670 --> 00:02:41,787 we welcome the newest member to the News at Six team. 36 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:43,070 Gerry. 37 00:02:43,190 --> 00:02:46,107 Now, you will be in charge of the international perspective. 38 00:02:46,190 --> 00:02:48,587 You will be doing a shitload 39 00:02:48,670 --> 00:02:51,067 of satellite interviews all over the world. 40 00:02:51,150 --> 00:02:53,387 Some of the guests we've got lined up for you, Gerry, 41 00:02:53,470 --> 00:02:54,907 they are top shelf. 42 00:02:54,990 --> 00:02:57,467 We've got Jackie Collins, Joan Collins, Barbara Cartland, 43 00:02:57,550 --> 00:02:59,467 - Mel Gibson - our Mel… - Zsa Zsa Gabor. 44 00:02:59,550 --> 00:03:01,587 Zsa… Zsa Zsa Gabor. 45 00:03:01,670 --> 00:03:03,547 Cliff Richard and Danny La Rue. 46 00:03:03,630 --> 00:03:05,350 And it's gonna be called… 47 00:03:06,430 --> 00:03:08,990 - Celebrity Smorgasbord. - Smorgasbord. 48 00:03:09,150 --> 00:03:10,350 Good. 49 00:03:10,470 --> 00:03:12,107 Bloody good, though, right? 50 00:03:12,190 --> 00:03:13,667 Is this gonna be the whole year 51 00:03:13,750 --> 00:03:15,350 or just the days leading up to the event? 52 00:03:15,910 --> 00:03:18,627 - All year long. - It's gonna start in December. 53 00:03:18,710 --> 00:03:21,547 Of course… December. Hence the promo. 54 00:03:21,630 --> 00:03:24,027 What we want is, when viewers flip over to us, 55 00:03:24,110 --> 00:03:25,667 we want it to feel like coming home. 56 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:27,630 - Yeah. - Mm. 57 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:29,950 What about the Aboriginal perspective? 58 00:03:33,750 --> 00:03:35,630 Uh, well, er… 59 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:40,947 I did check and, er, 60 00:03:41,030 --> 00:03:42,507 Ernie Dingo is taken. 61 00:03:42,590 --> 00:03:44,347 So… 62 00:03:44,430 --> 00:03:46,987 Well, we have the Irish comedian perspective, 63 00:03:47,070 --> 00:03:49,307 but we can't have a single Aboriginal person? 64 00:03:49,390 --> 00:03:50,787 Oh, come on! 65 00:03:50,870 --> 00:03:52,147 Helen, honestly, look, 66 00:03:52,230 --> 00:03:54,107 Ernie Dingos, they don't grow on trees. 67 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:56,467 Come on, come on, don't worry about them, alright? 68 00:03:56,550 --> 00:03:57,867 We don't need them. 69 00:03:57,950 --> 00:04:00,507 We've got the team here to cover all the bases. 70 00:04:00,590 --> 00:04:02,627 Come on, Helen. Hm! 71 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:06,350 Got the newsman. The sportsman. The comedian. 72 00:04:08,950 --> 00:04:10,270 And the woman. 73 00:04:10,990 --> 00:04:12,907 A perfect cross-section of Australia. 74 00:04:12,990 --> 00:04:15,227 - Yes. - The faces of a nation, right? 75 00:04:15,310 --> 00:04:16,867 Actually, that's bloody beautiful. 76 00:04:16,950 --> 00:04:18,467 Might wanna write that down. 77 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:20,307 - Yep. - Oh, I don't think anyone 78 00:04:20,390 --> 00:04:22,347 at this table's gonna forget that one, Charlie. 79 00:04:22,430 --> 00:04:24,507 - "A" or "the"? - "A". "Of a". 80 00:04:24,590 --> 00:04:26,467 "Of a". "Of a". Yep. 81 00:04:26,550 --> 00:04:27,950 That's good. 82 00:04:32,030 --> 00:04:34,787 I am not gonna go trawling up and down the east coast 83 00:04:34,870 --> 00:04:37,027 - looking at fucking dresses. - Oh, yes, you are. 84 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,547 And you'll do it with your lovely Helen Norville smile. 85 00:04:39,630 --> 00:04:42,307 'Cause if you don't, Little Chuck's gonna turf you out. 86 00:04:42,390 --> 00:04:44,267 - Me or you? - Excuse me, sir. 87 00:04:44,350 --> 00:04:46,467 - I've got a drink. - A telephone call for you. 88 00:04:46,550 --> 00:04:48,387 - What do you want? - It's the newsroom. 89 00:04:48,470 --> 00:04:49,790 Oh. 90 00:05:01,030 --> 00:05:04,267 I've got some deeply distressing news. 91 00:05:04,350 --> 00:05:07,307 Charlie Tate has a double jacuzzi in his ensuite. 92 00:05:07,390 --> 00:05:08,667 What? 93 00:05:08,750 --> 00:05:12,627 Yeah. And a two meter-wide chandelier down that hallway. 94 00:05:12,710 --> 00:05:15,310 Well, he does get a lot of things imported. 95 00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:19,146 Erm… 96 00:05:19,229 --> 00:05:21,707 I've got a little source in Charlie's office. 97 00:05:21,790 --> 00:05:25,067 Last week I took a look at some audience testing. 98 00:05:25,150 --> 00:05:27,550 And you're getting very promising audience scores. 99 00:05:27,710 --> 00:05:29,867 - Do you have a copy? - No. 100 00:05:29,950 --> 00:05:32,507 But I can say you're almost at 30, on par with Helen, 101 00:05:32,590 --> 00:05:35,267 which is astonishing after only a year. 102 00:05:35,350 --> 00:05:39,470 You're cited as… "trustworthy" and "consistent". 103 00:05:41,150 --> 00:05:42,587 Were there negatives? 104 00:05:42,670 --> 00:05:44,387 Oh, yeah, but everyone gets negatives. 105 00:05:44,470 --> 00:05:45,870 What are they? 106 00:05:47,310 --> 00:05:49,790 "Robotic" and "stiff". 107 00:05:51,030 --> 00:05:54,467 Right, there's been a shooting. There's gunmen in Clifton Hill. 108 00:05:54,550 --> 00:05:55,830 - What? - Clifton Hill? 109 00:05:55,950 --> 00:05:58,070 Dennis said first shots reported 15 minutes ago. 110 00:05:58,190 --> 00:06:00,747 - They're firing into traffic. - Are we breaking programming? 111 00:06:00,830 --> 00:06:02,910 There's very little information and no footage. 112 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:05,467 - So you're going in blind. - Avoid Punt and Hoddle. 113 00:06:05,550 --> 00:06:07,347 They'll have closed those roads off. 114 00:06:07,430 --> 00:06:09,507 I'll update you. 115 00:06:09,590 --> 00:06:11,387 Come on, Noels. Pick up. Pick up. 116 00:06:11,470 --> 00:06:12,867 Thank you so much. 117 00:06:12,950 --> 00:06:14,427 Pick up. 118 00:06:14,510 --> 00:06:16,427 G'day, you've reached Rob… 119 00:06:16,510 --> 00:06:17,667 Shit! 120 00:06:17,750 --> 00:06:19,990 - Thank… Thank you, Charlie. - No worries, mate. 121 00:06:36,390 --> 00:06:37,667 Dennis! 122 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:39,147 Dennis! 123 00:06:39,230 --> 00:06:41,907 - Who have we got at the scene? - Brian and Ross. 124 00:06:41,990 --> 00:06:43,507 How many shooters are there? 125 00:06:43,590 --> 00:06:45,187 The cops reckon at least two. 126 00:06:45,270 --> 00:06:46,747 What, they don't actually know? 127 00:06:46,830 --> 00:06:48,947 Could be a gang, from the scale of it. 128 00:06:49,030 --> 00:06:50,667 They reckon Hoddle Street's a war zone. 129 00:06:50,750 --> 00:06:52,507 - When will we get footage? - I don't know. 130 00:06:52,590 --> 00:06:55,027 Even without footage, we have enough for a three-minute break. 131 00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:56,387 More if we cover recent shootings. 132 00:06:56,470 --> 00:06:57,987 Yeah, people want the information. 133 00:06:58,070 --> 00:07:00,550 Listen to the phones. We can be on the desk in ten. 134 00:07:04,630 --> 00:07:06,587 …from Clifton hill, 135 00:07:06,670 --> 00:07:08,627 where reports of shootings have emerged. 136 00:07:08,710 --> 00:07:10,747 Several civilians have reportedly been hit, 137 00:07:10,830 --> 00:07:13,307 with the total number of casualties unknown. 138 00:07:13,390 --> 00:07:15,147 As ambulances await the scene… 139 00:07:15,230 --> 00:07:17,550 No, sorry, mate, this road's closed. 140 00:07:18,790 --> 00:07:20,107 Fuck! 141 00:07:20,190 --> 00:07:21,787 Shots fired, shots fired. 142 00:07:21,870 --> 00:07:24,587 Back into your car. Sir, get back into your car. 143 00:07:24,670 --> 00:07:26,270 We need backup. 144 00:07:30,870 --> 00:07:32,307 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 145 00:07:32,390 --> 00:07:34,107 - Sorry, mate, sorry! - You right there? 146 00:07:34,190 --> 00:07:35,790 - Sorry. - Get out of here. 147 00:07:58,510 --> 00:07:59,670 Noels? 148 00:08:01,910 --> 00:08:03,230 Noelene? 149 00:08:16,390 --> 00:08:17,710 Oh… 150 00:08:18,230 --> 00:08:19,550 Fuck me. 151 00:08:25,030 --> 00:08:26,630 So, how many casualties are there? 152 00:08:26,750 --> 00:08:29,027 None confirmed yet, but reports say there's a few. 153 00:08:29,110 --> 00:08:31,547 - Is the gunman still at large? - Yes, and still armed. 154 00:08:31,630 --> 00:08:33,430 One just fired at a police helicopter. 155 00:08:35,910 --> 00:08:37,470 Ten seconds! 156 00:08:38,990 --> 00:08:42,067 And six, five, 157 00:08:42,150 --> 00:08:43,590 four… 158 00:08:47,190 --> 00:08:49,107 Good evening. I'm Helen Norville. 159 00:08:49,190 --> 00:08:50,670 And I'm Dale Jennings. 160 00:08:50,790 --> 00:08:53,030 We interrupt our programming with breaking news 161 00:08:53,150 --> 00:08:54,427 from the heart of Melbourne, 162 00:08:54,510 --> 00:08:57,110 as terror unfolds on a Clifton Hill street. 163 00:09:01,990 --> 00:09:04,347 …sustained gunfire on Hoddle Street. 164 00:09:04,430 --> 00:09:06,827 Eyewitness accounts describe the armed gunman 165 00:09:06,910 --> 00:09:09,227 firing indiscriminately into passing traffic. 166 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:11,587 There are reports of multiple casualties 167 00:09:11,670 --> 00:09:14,627 but no confirmed death toll at this stage. 168 00:09:14,710 --> 00:09:16,947 It's also unclear as yet how many perpetrators… 169 00:09:17,030 --> 00:09:18,627 Noels, have you contacted 170 00:09:18,710 --> 00:09:21,030 - St Vincent's Hospital yet? - Not yet, but I will… 171 00:09:21,150 --> 00:09:22,747 - Hurry up. - Okay. 172 00:09:22,830 --> 00:09:25,347 …and motorists to avoid the area entirely. 173 00:09:25,430 --> 00:09:27,427 As we go to air our understanding 174 00:09:27,510 --> 00:09:30,707 is that the shooter or shooters have fled the scene 175 00:09:30,790 --> 00:09:32,267 but are still at large… 176 00:09:32,350 --> 00:09:34,027 Hello, this is Noelene. 177 00:09:34,110 --> 00:09:35,587 I'm calling from News at Six. 178 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:37,667 The timing of police radio reports 179 00:09:37,750 --> 00:09:40,226 suggest Hoddle Street endured heavy gunfire 180 00:09:40,309 --> 00:09:42,990 for approximately 45 minutes. 181 00:09:58,870 --> 00:09:59,987 Dale. 182 00:10:00,070 --> 00:10:02,427 Dale, Dale. Murray's in. They've got the footage. 183 00:10:02,510 --> 00:10:04,347 We're just about to go through the tapes. 184 00:10:04,430 --> 00:10:05,470 Okay. 185 00:10:19,710 --> 00:10:21,307 Okay. So this'll be what time? 186 00:10:21,390 --> 00:10:22,987 When we first got there. 187 00:10:23,070 --> 00:10:24,627 Just before you could hear the helicopters. 188 00:10:24,710 --> 00:10:26,747 Was quarter to ten when the initial gunfire died down. 189 00:10:26,830 --> 00:10:28,147 That's when I left to head here. 190 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:30,270 Wait, I thought you lived out in Burwood. 191 00:10:30,950 --> 00:10:32,870 I was… visiting a friend. 192 00:10:32,990 --> 00:10:34,627 Okay, so now we're moving up the scene. 193 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:35,867 Shooters had already split, 194 00:10:35,950 --> 00:10:37,787 but we got the smashed-up cars, the ambos. 195 00:10:37,870 --> 00:10:39,507 You the only crew out there? 196 00:10:39,590 --> 00:10:42,267 - Yeah, for ages. - Yeah, right. Bloody heroes, eh? 197 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:45,627 - First on the scene. - Is that a dead body? 198 00:10:45,710 --> 00:10:47,990 Yeah. They just left him there. 199 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:51,027 - Am I cutting around that or? - No, we should keep it, right? 200 00:10:51,110 --> 00:10:52,867 - What? - It's in every second shot. 201 00:10:52,950 --> 00:10:54,947 'Cause no-one fucking moved him for hours. 202 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:56,827 Yeah, Jean, is Lindsay… Yeah, thanks. 203 00:10:56,910 --> 00:10:58,547 We're not showing dead bodies. 204 00:10:58,630 --> 00:11:00,107 We've shown dead bodies before. 205 00:11:00,190 --> 00:11:02,187 Beirut footage was worse. Vietnam, definitely. 206 00:11:02,270 --> 00:11:03,947 - On a Melbourne street? - So it's okay to show 207 00:11:04,030 --> 00:11:05,427 overseas bodies but not local ones? 208 00:11:05,510 --> 00:11:06,987 We could just stay on the wide shot. 209 00:11:07,070 --> 00:11:09,750 Hurry up. You got? 210 00:11:09,910 --> 00:11:11,907 - Shot of a body. - Ooh. 211 00:11:11,990 --> 00:11:14,347 If we're gonna make the hour, we gotta hurry up. 212 00:11:14,430 --> 00:11:16,910 - Lindsay, what do you reckon? - Um… 213 00:11:18,270 --> 00:11:20,427 We're the only network with these images? 214 00:11:20,510 --> 00:11:21,710 Mm-hm. 215 00:11:22,310 --> 00:11:24,547 Run the bloody things, then, with a big graphic - 216 00:11:24,630 --> 00:11:27,027 "first on the scene". 217 00:11:27,110 --> 00:11:29,307 I can't cut a story in 15 minutes. 218 00:11:29,390 --> 00:11:31,870 No, you just use the raw footage and we'll talk over it. 219 00:11:35,430 --> 00:11:36,547 Come on, let's go, man. 220 00:11:36,630 --> 00:11:38,390 - Fifteen minutes. Hurry up. - Alright. 221 00:11:42,070 --> 00:11:43,747 Well, you want to do this together? 222 00:11:43,830 --> 00:11:45,307 I don't think rolling raw footage 223 00:11:45,390 --> 00:11:47,587 just hours after the event is a good idea. 224 00:11:47,670 --> 00:11:48,670 Oh, Christ almighty. 225 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:51,427 They've released the identity of the shooter. 226 00:11:51,510 --> 00:11:52,947 - It's just the one? - Yeah. 227 00:11:53,030 --> 00:11:55,270 - He's alive and in custody. - Oh, my god, he's just a kid. 228 00:11:55,390 --> 00:11:57,467 Discharged from the army about a fortnight ago. 229 00:11:57,550 --> 00:11:59,547 Also the official death toll just hit six. 230 00:11:59,630 --> 00:12:02,307 Alright, no, we both haven't slept, we're exhausted - 231 00:12:02,390 --> 00:12:04,347 I think we should wait until the footage has been cut. 232 00:12:04,430 --> 00:12:06,710 I'm going on now. You can do the edited version later. 233 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:13,950 And in six, five, four… 234 00:12:17,230 --> 00:12:19,467 Good morning. I'm Helen Norville. 235 00:12:19,550 --> 00:12:23,147 Police have now arrested a 19-year-old former military cadet 236 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:25,267 in the wake of last night's shooting spree, 237 00:12:25,350 --> 00:12:27,587 which has left six confirmed dead 238 00:12:27,670 --> 00:12:30,427 and another 18 people wounded. 239 00:12:30,510 --> 00:12:32,307 News at Six was the first on the scene 240 00:12:32,390 --> 00:12:36,030 and we can now reveal exclusive footage of the aftermath. 241 00:12:36,870 --> 00:12:39,587 We're now seeing Hoddle Street in the wake of the massacre. 242 00:12:39,670 --> 00:12:41,950 They're airing the footage already. 243 00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:44,867 They're the only ones airing footage. 244 00:12:44,950 --> 00:12:47,867 …bullet-ridden vehicles, shattered glass. 245 00:12:47,950 --> 00:12:50,947 Shocking reminders of a night of terror, 246 00:12:51,030 --> 00:12:53,787 where motorists going about their lives were caught… 247 00:12:53,870 --> 00:12:56,710 The kids wouldn't have left for school yet. 248 00:12:57,550 --> 00:12:59,147 You know them - 249 00:12:59,230 --> 00:13:01,467 if it bleeds, it leads. 250 00:13:01,550 --> 00:13:03,627 None of the victims have yet been named, 251 00:13:03,710 --> 00:13:06,947 but we do understand a formal identification process 252 00:13:07,030 --> 00:13:08,747 is currently underway. 253 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:10,670 Oh. 254 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:13,830 And we're out! 255 00:13:21,310 --> 00:13:23,947 It may be better to call the police or to… 256 00:13:24,030 --> 00:13:25,390 - Good night, Jean. - We do understand… 257 00:13:25,510 --> 00:13:27,870 - I might need you to take this. - What do you mean? 258 00:13:28,070 --> 00:13:30,267 I'm sorry. Would you mind holding for one moment? 259 00:13:30,350 --> 00:13:31,787 I promise I'll be right back. 260 00:13:31,870 --> 00:13:34,627 A family's called in. They're very distressed. 261 00:13:34,710 --> 00:13:37,187 Well, just say we appreciate the call and we apologize. 262 00:13:37,270 --> 00:13:39,587 They were watching the news and they think they spotted 263 00:13:39,670 --> 00:13:41,310 their father's sedan in the footage. 264 00:13:43,510 --> 00:13:44,910 Oh, not our footage? 265 00:13:46,150 --> 00:13:48,190 They saw their father dead on television. 266 00:13:49,950 --> 00:13:51,790 Oh, for…! 267 00:14:11,870 --> 00:14:13,950 - Jen, stop. - What's going on? 268 00:14:25,590 --> 00:14:29,387 - Anyway I should make tracks. - Here, take some… 269 00:14:29,470 --> 00:14:31,267 Oh, no, I can't, Mrs. Kim - I'm driving. 270 00:14:31,350 --> 00:14:33,910 But, uh… gamsahamnida. 271 00:14:35,910 --> 00:14:37,547 Noels, can I have a quick word? 272 00:14:37,630 --> 00:14:38,747 Mm. 273 00:14:38,830 --> 00:14:39,830 'Night. 274 00:14:46,430 --> 00:14:48,067 Are they still looking? 275 00:14:48,150 --> 00:14:50,907 They're driving me around the bend. 276 00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:52,947 Oh, they just want you safe. 277 00:14:53,030 --> 00:14:55,027 Yeah, and I am. I am safe. 278 00:14:55,110 --> 00:14:57,107 Yeah, I know. I know. 279 00:14:57,190 --> 00:14:59,030 Hey, listen, um, 280 00:14:59,670 --> 00:15:02,550 Dennis asked me today if we're a couple. 281 00:15:04,230 --> 00:15:06,187 - When? - Hey? Oh, this arvo. 282 00:15:06,270 --> 00:15:07,907 He just pulled me aside and said, 283 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:09,467 "Are you and Noelene an item?" 284 00:15:09,550 --> 00:15:10,907 What did you say? 285 00:15:10,990 --> 00:15:12,627 I said there was nothing going on. 286 00:15:12,710 --> 00:15:14,190 Yeah, and what did he say after that? 287 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:17,227 I don't know, Noels. He didn't ask about it again. 288 00:15:17,310 --> 00:15:19,590 He had a million things happening, but… 289 00:15:21,230 --> 00:15:24,667 If you don't see us having a future together, just tell me. 290 00:15:24,750 --> 00:15:27,107 - What? - You never want to tell anyone. 291 00:15:27,190 --> 00:15:29,707 You know what's at stake for me if we tell the office. 292 00:15:29,790 --> 00:15:31,667 You didn't think your parents would be alright with it. 293 00:15:31,750 --> 00:15:33,867 - They came around. - They accept it. 294 00:15:33,950 --> 00:15:35,547 But they haven't told our community 295 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:37,027 or my family back in Korea. 296 00:15:37,110 --> 00:15:39,187 Oh, brilliant. So they think I'm bad for you too. 297 00:15:39,270 --> 00:15:41,107 No! I… 298 00:15:41,190 --> 00:15:42,390 No. 299 00:15:43,190 --> 00:15:45,150 I'm just being cautious. 300 00:15:45,870 --> 00:15:48,227 Because I care about us and I want to protect us. 301 00:15:48,310 --> 00:15:49,790 Yeah, so do I. 302 00:15:50,790 --> 00:15:52,667 I… Look, maybe I'm just… 303 00:15:52,750 --> 00:15:54,987 It's catching up with me, lack of sleep or something, 304 00:15:55,070 --> 00:15:56,470 but I should go. 305 00:17:00,190 --> 00:17:03,510 Uh, afraid this is all we've got for tonight. 306 00:17:04,470 --> 00:17:06,827 - It's great. Thanks. - Yeah. 307 00:17:06,910 --> 00:17:09,710 Mate, uh, I know you probably get this a lot, but, uh… 308 00:17:10,910 --> 00:17:12,987 - You were a brilliant player. - Yeah. 309 00:17:13,070 --> 00:17:15,627 Reckon the Saints could do with a few more guys like you. 310 00:17:15,710 --> 00:17:17,027 Oh, thank you. 311 00:17:17,110 --> 00:17:18,507 It's, uh… yeah. 312 00:17:18,590 --> 00:17:20,427 Anyway, um, listen, what do I owe you? 313 00:17:20,510 --> 00:17:22,387 - Oh, 20 bucks. - Twenty bucks? 314 00:17:22,470 --> 00:17:24,747 Twenty for the night, five extra for guests. 315 00:17:24,830 --> 00:17:28,107 - But for you, I'll waive it. - What? Oh, no, it's just me. 316 00:17:28,190 --> 00:17:30,107 It's alright, mate. We've very discreet. 317 00:17:30,190 --> 00:17:31,710 Okay. 318 00:17:33,630 --> 00:17:34,950 Fuck. 319 00:17:54,750 --> 00:17:56,547 Okay, great. Good, good, good. 320 00:17:56,630 --> 00:17:58,747 What do we have on the background of the shooter? 321 00:17:58,830 --> 00:18:00,307 I've found an old schoolmate. 322 00:18:00,390 --> 00:18:02,667 She's nervous to speak, but I think I can get her there. 323 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:04,266 Do it. Keep finding others. 324 00:18:04,349 --> 00:18:06,107 I want to know everything about this guy. 325 00:18:06,190 --> 00:18:08,707 Childhood trauma, drugs, trouble getting laid. 326 00:18:08,790 --> 00:18:10,546 Anything that made him a bloody psycho. 327 00:18:10,629 --> 00:18:12,667 I think we should interview Stephen Bramhall. 328 00:18:12,750 --> 00:18:13,907 - Who? - Gun lobbyist? 329 00:18:13,990 --> 00:18:16,107 - Yeah. - We interviewed him 330 00:18:16,190 --> 00:18:18,387 when they caught the Kimberley Killer. Gun rights. 331 00:18:18,470 --> 00:18:21,147 Yeah. Nearly every letter to the editor this morning 332 00:18:21,230 --> 00:18:22,747 is about tightening gun control. 333 00:18:22,830 --> 00:18:25,467 I think there's about to be a big shift with gun legislation. 334 00:18:25,550 --> 00:18:27,467 - In Victoria? - No, nationwide. 335 00:18:27,550 --> 00:18:30,307 - Good luck with that! - This gun lobbyist is pro guns? 336 00:18:30,390 --> 00:18:32,067 Yeah, he's pro shooter. 337 00:18:32,150 --> 00:18:34,867 I don't think we should put a shooter on the desk right now. 338 00:18:34,950 --> 00:18:37,027 Now is exactly the time we should be doing that. 339 00:18:37,110 --> 00:18:38,787 It's making somebody answerable. 340 00:18:38,870 --> 00:18:40,307 - Dennis! - In here. 341 00:18:40,390 --> 00:18:42,587 Okay, Helen, look, we'll just send a crew out. 342 00:18:42,670 --> 00:18:44,510 No, I think we should do it on the desk, live. 343 00:18:44,630 --> 00:18:47,190 Right, we, uh, 344 00:18:47,590 --> 00:18:50,347 we are softening our approach to Hoddle Street. 345 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:52,787 - What? - Last night a family rang in. 346 00:18:52,870 --> 00:18:55,547 They recognized the body of their father in our footage. 347 00:18:55,630 --> 00:18:58,227 They, uh… learnt about his death by watching us. 348 00:18:58,310 --> 00:18:59,827 That angle was so wide, 349 00:18:59,910 --> 00:19:01,827 there's no way they'd be able to identify him. 350 00:19:01,910 --> 00:19:04,790 Shush up, Helen. Shush up. They recognized the car. 351 00:19:06,870 --> 00:19:08,787 I think we should apologize on the desk. 352 00:19:08,870 --> 00:19:09,867 No, no. 353 00:19:09,950 --> 00:19:12,347 Christ, no, no, no. We're dealing with this privately. 354 00:19:12,430 --> 00:19:13,710 I don't want this going public. 355 00:19:13,830 --> 00:19:16,187 And no-one in this room wants this going public. 356 00:19:16,270 --> 00:19:17,867 Jean is dealing with them directly. 357 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:19,747 Maybe I should call the family and… 358 00:19:19,830 --> 00:19:22,667 Oh, Christ. Helen, take a breath. Honestly! 359 00:19:22,750 --> 00:19:24,827 Haven't you done enough already? 360 00:19:24,910 --> 00:19:26,507 You are the last person 361 00:19:26,590 --> 00:19:28,510 that should contact that poor bloody family. 362 00:19:28,630 --> 00:19:30,507 You were the one that signed off on that footage. 363 00:19:30,590 --> 00:19:33,427 I remember someone that looks a lot like you 364 00:19:33,510 --> 00:19:35,147 running around the newsroom, pointing to the phone, 365 00:19:35,230 --> 00:19:36,907 saying, "People want information!" 366 00:19:36,990 --> 00:19:39,187 Well, they've been giving us information, Helen. 367 00:19:39,270 --> 00:19:41,947 Complaints. Hundreds of them. About our coverage. 368 00:19:42,030 --> 00:19:45,147 "Too confronting." But mostly they're complaints about you. 369 00:19:45,230 --> 00:19:47,427 "Too uncaring."Too abrasive." 370 00:19:47,510 --> 00:19:49,067 "Too cold." You! 371 00:19:49,150 --> 00:19:51,067 Okay, gun lobbyist's off the table, then. 372 00:19:51,150 --> 00:19:53,427 Tell me that's a joke, or else I'm strangling someone! 373 00:19:53,510 --> 00:19:54,547 It was an interview. 374 00:19:54,630 --> 00:19:56,827 It wasn't gonna be traumatic or confronting. 375 00:19:56,910 --> 00:19:59,467 - Jesus, Helen! - We have to talk about gun laws. 376 00:19:59,550 --> 00:20:00,947 It's one thing to cover gun laws, 377 00:20:01,030 --> 00:20:03,550 it's another thing to put a gun nut on the desk. 378 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:06,987 Dale, thank you. He is gone. Alright? 379 00:20:07,070 --> 00:20:09,707 We are going to take a gentler approach to this story. 380 00:20:09,790 --> 00:20:12,387 A softer approach. We're going to do bios of the victims. 381 00:20:12,470 --> 00:20:14,987 We're doing hero stories on the first people on the scene. 382 00:20:15,070 --> 00:20:16,910 Mm. Orders from Little Charlie? 383 00:20:17,990 --> 00:20:21,070 Well, Helen, that's the way it's going to be tonight. 384 00:20:39,910 --> 00:20:42,187 You didn't have to cut me down like that. 385 00:20:42,270 --> 00:20:43,707 We should never have shown that footage. 386 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:45,947 I agree. Okay? The footage was a mistake. 387 00:20:46,030 --> 00:20:48,270 But the police really should have told the family by then. 388 00:20:48,390 --> 00:20:50,507 They will never get that image out of their heads. 389 00:20:50,590 --> 00:20:53,150 Dale, I have been doing this much longer than you. 390 00:20:54,670 --> 00:20:57,907 Now, we can back away from confronting footage, 391 00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:00,827 but we cannot back away from gun laws. 392 00:21:00,910 --> 00:21:03,707 The whole country is on the brink of a colossal change, 393 00:21:03,790 --> 00:21:06,550 and it is our job to report it. 394 00:21:11,630 --> 00:21:14,107 And you really think the best way to do that 395 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,310 is by putting a gun lobbyist on the desk tonight? 396 00:21:16,830 --> 00:21:18,150 I do. 397 00:21:21,750 --> 00:21:23,510 I'll talk to Lindsay. 398 00:21:25,350 --> 00:21:26,430 Great. 399 00:21:33,310 --> 00:21:36,947 I can't tell you how much I appreciate this, Cheryl. 400 00:21:37,030 --> 00:21:39,987 This event is so ill-timed. 401 00:21:40,070 --> 00:21:42,867 Mm. No, it's good to have a distraction. 402 00:21:42,950 --> 00:21:44,430 Can't listen to it anymore. 403 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:48,387 The details are just ghastly, aren't they? 404 00:21:48,470 --> 00:21:50,347 Yeah, I had nightmares about it. 405 00:21:50,430 --> 00:21:51,910 Hey! 406 00:21:52,390 --> 00:21:53,830 In here, darling. 407 00:21:54,910 --> 00:21:57,667 Promised she'd be here by ten. 408 00:21:57,750 --> 00:22:00,307 Anyway, let's not talk about it anymore. 409 00:22:00,390 --> 00:22:01,947 - Talk about what? - Hey. 410 00:22:02,030 --> 00:22:04,227 Oh, the madness on the streets. 411 00:22:04,310 --> 00:22:05,550 What? 412 00:22:06,390 --> 00:22:09,510 The shooting spree in Clifton Hill. 413 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:12,550 Is this the first you've heard of it? 414 00:22:13,390 --> 00:22:16,107 Your father dedicated his entire program to it. 415 00:22:16,190 --> 00:22:18,107 I got rid of my telly. 416 00:22:18,190 --> 00:22:19,787 What? 417 00:22:19,870 --> 00:22:21,267 It's all Scott and I ever did. 418 00:22:21,350 --> 00:22:23,470 We just sat there every night getting square eyes. 419 00:22:26,110 --> 00:22:30,387 Was there… I mean, how many people? 420 00:22:30,470 --> 00:22:33,507 Uh… at least six dead 421 00:22:33,590 --> 00:22:35,190 and dozens wounded. 422 00:22:35,990 --> 00:22:37,667 Jesus. 423 00:22:37,750 --> 00:22:41,387 I must say, I was shocked at your coverage. 424 00:22:41,470 --> 00:22:44,550 Airing a dead body on morning news? 425 00:22:44,710 --> 00:22:45,950 I know. 426 00:22:47,230 --> 00:22:49,827 Oh, and you want to know the worst thing? 427 00:22:49,910 --> 00:22:54,067 That man's family, they saw it and they rang in. 428 00:22:54,150 --> 00:22:55,467 What? 429 00:22:55,550 --> 00:22:57,310 Yeah, that's how they found out he was dead. 430 00:22:57,830 --> 00:23:00,550 - That's awful. - Oh, goodness! 431 00:23:01,710 --> 00:23:03,067 Oh. 432 00:23:03,150 --> 00:23:05,707 Uh, look, why don't you get started on Kay? 433 00:23:05,790 --> 00:23:08,190 - Mm-hm. - What can I get you to drink? 434 00:23:09,310 --> 00:23:12,307 Yeah, uh, I'll have a white with three, please. 435 00:23:12,390 --> 00:23:14,230 I'll just have a vodka, please. 436 00:23:26,950 --> 00:23:28,427 Do you have to watch it? 437 00:23:28,510 --> 00:23:31,827 I mean, can't you just stay in the make-up room? 438 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:35,507 Uh, well, Helen does most of it, so I gotta be there for touch-ups. 439 00:23:35,590 --> 00:23:36,627 Shit. 440 00:23:36,710 --> 00:23:38,307 Yeah, I try and look away, 441 00:23:38,390 --> 00:23:40,990 but she describes it all. 442 00:23:41,750 --> 00:23:44,827 I don't know how she does it. It's like it doesn't affect her. 443 00:23:44,910 --> 00:23:48,110 Mm. I'd be a mess if I had to talk about it all. 444 00:23:55,310 --> 00:23:56,510 Yeah. 445 00:23:57,510 --> 00:23:59,027 Sorry. 446 00:23:59,110 --> 00:24:02,347 I know you're busy, but can I run something by you? 447 00:24:02,430 --> 00:24:03,590 Sure. 448 00:24:08,430 --> 00:24:10,150 It's a personal question. 449 00:24:15,150 --> 00:24:16,710 Um… 450 00:24:17,390 --> 00:24:20,430 Um, I know that you and Dale are… 451 00:24:21,910 --> 00:24:25,030 So I thought you might be a good person to… 452 00:24:29,750 --> 00:24:31,590 Rob and I are together. 453 00:24:33,430 --> 00:24:34,670 Yep. 454 00:24:36,110 --> 00:24:38,987 Um… hm… 455 00:24:39,070 --> 00:24:40,830 We've tried to keep it quiet. 456 00:24:41,630 --> 00:24:43,747 But now Dennis suspects. 457 00:24:43,830 --> 00:24:46,227 And Rob wants to say something. 458 00:24:46,310 --> 00:24:49,587 But I'm worried it will change things in the office, 459 00:24:49,670 --> 00:24:51,267 how I'm seen. 460 00:24:51,350 --> 00:24:52,830 Well, it will. 461 00:24:53,550 --> 00:24:56,670 So I guess you just have to ask yourself, is he really worth it? 462 00:24:58,030 --> 00:24:59,387 He is. 463 00:24:59,470 --> 00:25:02,347 Okay. Well, just be prepared for a lot of gossip, 464 00:25:02,430 --> 00:25:03,947 a lot of innuendo. 465 00:25:04,030 --> 00:25:06,547 And they'll look at you like you're Rob's little girlfriend. 466 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:08,347 I'd recommend investing in a suit 467 00:25:08,430 --> 00:25:10,190 and stop dressing like a schoolgirl. 468 00:25:11,190 --> 00:25:12,787 You're a producer now, Noelene. 469 00:25:12,870 --> 00:25:14,950 Be assertive and stand your ground. 470 00:25:19,790 --> 00:25:21,270 Anything else? 471 00:25:22,710 --> 00:25:24,270 - No. - Okay. 472 00:25:25,310 --> 00:25:27,550 - Thank you, Helen. - Mm. 473 00:25:35,510 --> 00:25:37,947 A fellow Duntroon cadet described him 474 00:25:38,030 --> 00:25:39,827 as an immature boy obsessed with fantasy… 475 00:25:39,910 --> 00:25:42,387 Christ, I'd better not regret this, Dale. 476 00:25:42,470 --> 00:25:43,587 …required of a soldier. 477 00:25:43,670 --> 00:25:46,187 A toxic combination that erupted into violence. 478 00:25:46,270 --> 00:25:49,347 As the initial shock of Hoddle Street subsides, 479 00:25:49,430 --> 00:25:52,387 the community now turns its gaze to gun legislation. 480 00:25:52,470 --> 00:25:54,667 Joining us tonight is Stephen Bramhall, 481 00:25:54,750 --> 00:25:57,347 chair of the Australasian Firearm Alliance. 482 00:25:57,430 --> 00:25:59,587 - Stephen, welcome. - Thank you for having me. 483 00:25:59,670 --> 00:26:02,107 Stephen, could you talk us through the firearms used 484 00:26:02,190 --> 00:26:03,787 in the shooting on Sunday night? 485 00:26:03,870 --> 00:26:06,667 Well, the thing you have to understand about those guns is 486 00:26:06,750 --> 00:26:10,107 it's not unusual to have a spread of firearms like that. 487 00:26:10,190 --> 00:26:12,027 The Mossberg pump-action shotgun 488 00:26:12,110 --> 00:26:14,347 and the Ruger semiautomatic rifle, 489 00:26:14,430 --> 00:26:17,347 farmers might typically use them to control vermin. 490 00:26:17,430 --> 00:26:19,827 Dale, you're Bendigo stock - you'd know that. 491 00:26:19,910 --> 00:26:22,347 - And the third weapon? - That was another rifle. 492 00:26:22,430 --> 00:26:23,707 A Norinco M14. 493 00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:25,907 And the Norinco is military grade - correct? 494 00:26:25,990 --> 00:26:26,990 Yes. 495 00:26:27,110 --> 00:26:30,507 I assume he was qualified from his time in the Army Reserve. 496 00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:33,867 And all three weapons were owned legally. 497 00:26:33,950 --> 00:26:35,547 Well, the facts about the gunman 498 00:26:35,630 --> 00:26:38,707 paints a portrait of a rather angry and volatile young man. 499 00:26:38,790 --> 00:26:41,507 How was he able to gain a gun licence in the first place? 500 00:26:41,590 --> 00:26:43,750 Well, Helen, psychological unfitness 501 00:26:43,870 --> 00:26:44,867 is hard to catch. 502 00:26:44,950 --> 00:26:48,587 This is a man who scored 100% on the test for his licence 503 00:26:48,670 --> 00:26:50,387 and who passed the psych evaluation 504 00:26:50,470 --> 00:26:52,387 for Australia's finest military academy. 505 00:26:52,470 --> 00:26:54,227 I mean, it does cause grave concern 506 00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:56,707 about Duntroon's screening process, don't you think? 507 00:26:56,790 --> 00:26:57,987 You'd have to ask them. 508 00:26:58,070 --> 00:27:00,027 - Oh, he's a slippery bastard. - He's good. 509 00:27:00,110 --> 00:27:02,067 …calls to toughen firearm legislation. 510 00:27:02,150 --> 00:27:04,507 Stephen, what restrictions would you welcome? 511 00:27:04,590 --> 00:27:06,190 Mm. No, none of them. 512 00:27:06,310 --> 00:27:07,547 Ah. 513 00:27:07,630 --> 00:27:10,307 We've already tightened gun laws, and this still happened. 514 00:27:10,390 --> 00:27:13,707 Restrictions just allow the state to better control its citizens. 515 00:27:13,790 --> 00:27:15,867 Mm. So you believe that civilians should be able 516 00:27:15,950 --> 00:27:18,147 to just walk around with military-grade weapons? 517 00:27:18,230 --> 00:27:20,107 No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 518 00:27:20,190 --> 00:27:22,147 Easy, Helen. Jesus. 519 00:27:22,230 --> 00:27:24,787 …responsible gun owners aren't to blame for this. 520 00:27:24,870 --> 00:27:26,347 That looney was. 521 00:27:26,430 --> 00:27:28,787 And I think you in media also bear a lot of responsibility… 522 00:27:28,870 --> 00:27:30,190 Go to Sport now. 523 00:27:30,670 --> 00:27:31,747 Now! 524 00:27:31,830 --> 00:27:34,067 Violence on television… 525 00:27:34,150 --> 00:27:35,547 Yeah? 526 00:27:35,630 --> 00:27:38,027 Cheryl, get Rob onto the desk now. 527 00:27:38,110 --> 00:27:39,147 Now! 528 00:27:39,230 --> 00:27:40,747 Uh, they want you on the desk. 529 00:27:40,830 --> 00:27:42,747 - What, already? - Yeah, yeah, right now. 530 00:27:42,830 --> 00:27:44,390 - What? - Run. 531 00:27:45,190 --> 00:27:47,030 Here ya. 532 00:27:47,270 --> 00:27:49,310 It's a common response for gun lobbyists 533 00:27:49,430 --> 00:27:50,830 to blame everyone and everything, 534 00:27:50,950 --> 00:27:53,547 except the readily available firearms… 535 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:57,387 Sick minds do this kind of thing for one reason alone. Attention. 536 00:27:57,470 --> 00:27:59,307 Attention that you give them. 537 00:27:59,390 --> 00:28:01,870 When this happened, you lot couldn't have been more excited. 538 00:28:01,990 --> 00:28:04,747 - That is no accurate at all. - You put his name in lights. 539 00:28:04,830 --> 00:28:06,350 Oh, what a shitshow. 540 00:28:08,590 --> 00:28:10,387 This happened because a civilian 541 00:28:10,470 --> 00:28:14,147 was able to walk into a shop on High Street and walk out 542 00:28:14,230 --> 00:28:17,187 with a military-grade weapon made for war zones. 543 00:28:17,270 --> 00:28:19,627 Now, if you condone that, are you not essentially 544 00:28:19,710 --> 00:28:21,907 condoning all the deaths on Hoddle Street? 545 00:28:21,990 --> 00:28:24,707 Do you know what your network was broadcasting on Sunday, 546 00:28:24,790 --> 00:28:26,310 when all those people died? 547 00:28:26,990 --> 00:28:28,467 A crime thriller, 548 00:28:28,550 --> 00:28:31,427 with a body count, I'm told, in the double digits. 549 00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:34,347 You said yourself this boy's head was full of fantasies of war. 550 00:28:34,430 --> 00:28:35,587 Where do you think they came from? 551 00:28:35,670 --> 00:28:38,230 That's all we have time for. Thank you, Stephen, 552 00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:39,790 for a very spirited debate. 553 00:28:39,910 --> 00:28:41,710 Right now we're joined by Rob Rickards 554 00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:43,867 - and all the latest in sport… - Jesus! 555 00:28:43,950 --> 00:28:45,987 Dennis, why did you agree to this? 556 00:28:46,070 --> 00:28:47,587 Why? 557 00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:49,787 Australia's highest test run scorer, Greg Chappell, 558 00:28:49,870 --> 00:28:52,110 has won a place on the tuntry's cock… 559 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:54,707 Rather, the country's top cricket admi… 560 00:28:54,790 --> 00:28:57,107 Let's try that again, shall we? He's won a place on… 561 00:28:57,190 --> 00:28:59,547 Get it out, ya cloth-eared bastard! Get it out! 562 00:28:59,630 --> 00:29:01,347 Ah, sorry. 563 00:29:01,430 --> 00:29:04,027 The former test captain is already a national selector. 564 00:29:04,110 --> 00:29:05,110 Chappell retired… 565 00:29:05,230 --> 00:29:08,547 This is a fuckin' debacle! A fucking debacle! 566 00:29:08,630 --> 00:29:09,827 …and he's admitted… 567 00:29:09,910 --> 00:29:13,587 I want to see that rabble in my office as soon as this bulletin is over. 568 00:29:13,670 --> 00:29:14,907 Get 'em in! 569 00:29:14,990 --> 00:29:16,750 Brett Mckenna has more. 570 00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:18,347 And we're out! 571 00:29:18,430 --> 00:29:21,547 …surrounding Chappell's ability to sit on the ACB is 572 00:29:21,630 --> 00:29:25,387 whether he's had enough experience as an administrator. 573 00:29:25,470 --> 00:29:27,827 Suggestions he needed to serve an apprenticeship 574 00:29:27,910 --> 00:29:29,627 are rubbish in his eyes… 575 00:29:29,710 --> 00:29:31,747 How's that focus now? Did you get it fixed? 576 00:29:31,830 --> 00:29:33,307 Okay, so, 577 00:29:33,390 --> 00:29:36,547 Geoff, we got the latest version of the script is on autocue. 578 00:29:36,630 --> 00:29:37,707 Sorry, Paul. 579 00:29:37,790 --> 00:29:39,467 - I have amended it again. - Uh… 580 00:29:39,550 --> 00:29:41,227 I think I've added 40 seconds or so. 581 00:29:41,310 --> 00:29:43,467 I'll make the additions as I go. 582 00:29:43,550 --> 00:29:45,267 - Okay. - 30 seconds! 583 00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:48,427 Don't worry, I won't mention the News at Six. 584 00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:49,987 At least, not by name. 585 00:29:50,070 --> 00:29:51,870 Yeah. Okay. 586 00:29:58,750 --> 00:30:00,707 Good evening. I'm Geoff Walters. 587 00:30:00,790 --> 00:30:02,627 - Welcome to The Walters Report. - Dale. 588 00:30:02,710 --> 00:30:05,307 I wasn't gonna let him continue to spout absolute bullshit. 589 00:30:05,390 --> 00:30:06,830 We agreed to maintain a calm tone. 590 00:30:06,950 --> 00:30:08,827 - I wasn't the one losing it. - Helen. 591 00:30:08,910 --> 00:30:10,870 Geoff's show just started. I think something's happening. 592 00:30:10,990 --> 00:30:14,547 …has brought out some of the finest qualities of Melbourne. 593 00:30:14,630 --> 00:30:19,387 Unfortunately… it has also brought out some of the worst. 594 00:30:19,470 --> 00:30:23,987 I'm talking about the actions of one television network, in particular. 595 00:30:24,070 --> 00:30:26,707 What should be a vital community service 596 00:30:26,790 --> 00:30:28,147 provided by the media 597 00:30:28,230 --> 00:30:31,307 has clearly become a race to the bottom. 598 00:30:31,390 --> 00:30:34,227 And the approach taken by the network in question 599 00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:36,950 represents a troubling new low. 600 00:30:37,910 --> 00:30:41,947 Yesterday morning, mere hours after the tragedy, 601 00:30:42,030 --> 00:30:43,987 the network rushed to air, 602 00:30:44,070 --> 00:30:47,030 crowing that they had been "first on the scene". 603 00:30:47,950 --> 00:30:49,667 But in their haste, 604 00:30:49,750 --> 00:30:52,427 they aired footage of a deceased victim 605 00:30:52,510 --> 00:30:55,510 before the police had a chance to inform his family. 606 00:30:56,830 --> 00:30:59,747 A loving family learned of the senseless murder 607 00:30:59,830 --> 00:31:01,987 of their husband and father 608 00:31:02,070 --> 00:31:04,310 via a TV news program. 609 00:31:05,110 --> 00:31:08,227 I won't further insult this family by naming them 610 00:31:08,310 --> 00:31:10,987 or parading them in front of cameras. 611 00:31:11,070 --> 00:31:13,707 But I do want to offer my condolences 612 00:31:13,790 --> 00:31:15,987 and my sincerest apologies 613 00:31:16,070 --> 00:31:19,430 on behalf of all respectable media. 614 00:31:20,870 --> 00:31:23,547 And I want to assure our viewers 615 00:31:23,630 --> 00:31:27,227 you will not see any graphic, damaging images here. 616 00:31:27,310 --> 00:31:28,750 That's 'cause you don't bloody have any. 617 00:31:28,870 --> 00:31:31,347 I believe journalists should conduct themselves 618 00:31:31,430 --> 00:31:34,627 with unwavering integrity at all times, 619 00:31:34,710 --> 00:31:37,227 but particularly in the face of a tragedy like this. 620 00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:38,907 Charles Tate on the line for you. 621 00:31:38,990 --> 00:31:40,350 When the pursuit of a story 622 00:31:40,470 --> 00:31:42,747 becomes a desperate scramble for ratings, 623 00:31:42,830 --> 00:31:45,307 we lose sight of humanity. 624 00:31:45,390 --> 00:31:48,907 That network and the newsreader in question 625 00:31:48,990 --> 00:31:51,267 was out of line and out of control. 626 00:31:51,350 --> 00:31:52,987 Hello, Charlie, how are you? 627 00:31:53,070 --> 00:31:56,470 She has clearly lost touch with the values of our community. 628 00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:59,267 You know, technically, it might be, 629 00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:01,227 but other people did cover the story. 630 00:32:01,310 --> 00:32:03,707 You assured me you go through every single story 631 00:32:03,790 --> 00:32:05,147 with a fine-tooth comb. 632 00:32:05,230 --> 00:32:06,707 So I'm just a bit confused 633 00:32:06,790 --> 00:32:09,227 how your comb didn't catch this giant fucking knot. 634 00:32:09,310 --> 00:32:11,750 Well… well, that, um, that inci… that… 635 00:32:13,550 --> 00:32:15,987 You know, that-that-that incident occurred 636 00:32:16,070 --> 00:32:17,627 during an update. 637 00:32:17,710 --> 00:32:19,430 Uh, and that is… 638 00:32:20,870 --> 00:32:23,790 That's Dennis Tibbs' responsibility, I'm sorry to say. 639 00:32:24,630 --> 00:32:27,667 Yeah, and while we're here on this subject, you know, 640 00:32:27,750 --> 00:32:29,750 apparently the other day Helen was, um… 641 00:32:31,190 --> 00:32:34,347 …says it was only due to quick maneuvers by the police 642 00:32:34,430 --> 00:32:36,190 that his team could reach the wounded. 643 00:32:36,470 --> 00:32:38,587 They drove into what they thought 644 00:32:38,670 --> 00:32:40,627 was the line of fire at the time to protect… 645 00:32:40,710 --> 00:32:42,630 Dale, Helen, an ear, please. 646 00:32:51,150 --> 00:32:53,590 Charlie Tate wants you off the desk. 647 00:32:54,310 --> 00:32:55,747 For how long? 648 00:32:55,830 --> 00:32:57,347 Well, for as long as it takes 649 00:32:57,430 --> 00:33:00,550 for the Hoddle Street story to die down. 650 00:33:02,990 --> 00:33:05,390 She's off. 651 00:33:07,110 --> 00:33:08,907 This is only gonna fuel the critics. 652 00:33:08,990 --> 00:33:10,710 Oh, Dale, listen, son. 653 00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:15,787 You're doing alright with Charlie Tate. She's not. 654 00:33:15,870 --> 00:33:17,187 And between us, 655 00:33:17,270 --> 00:33:20,150 Helen is very lucky this is not a permanent decision. 656 00:33:59,550 --> 00:34:01,510 Um, are you okay? 657 00:34:01,630 --> 00:34:03,270 Yeah. Yep. Uh, just… 658 00:34:03,390 --> 00:34:05,467 I hadn't… I got chucked out there, 659 00:34:05,550 --> 00:34:08,030 I just couldn't get my head around the script. 660 00:34:11,510 --> 00:34:14,387 Um, could we go over a couple of things for tomorrow? 661 00:34:14,470 --> 00:34:15,910 Now? 662 00:34:17,110 --> 00:34:20,230 I'm just pretty buggered. Could we do it in the morning? 663 00:34:29,270 --> 00:34:30,990 "Tuntry's cock". 664 00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:33,430 Good work, Rob. 665 00:34:55,430 --> 00:34:57,150 May I come in for a minute? 666 00:35:06,550 --> 00:35:07,587 Drink? 667 00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:09,147 Uh, no, I'm fine, thank you. 668 00:35:09,230 --> 00:35:12,110 No, I meant… do I need one? 669 00:35:16,150 --> 00:35:17,707 So, 670 00:35:17,790 --> 00:35:19,467 you want me off the desk? 671 00:35:19,550 --> 00:35:20,909 For now, yes. 672 00:35:22,310 --> 00:35:23,550 It's a mistake. 673 00:35:24,790 --> 00:35:27,267 We shouldn't have shown that footage. I accept that. 674 00:35:27,350 --> 00:35:28,707 But we all signed off on it. 675 00:35:28,790 --> 00:35:30,550 - Oh, you all signed off on it? - Yes. 676 00:35:30,750 --> 00:35:32,906 And when things like this happen, 677 00:35:32,989 --> 00:35:35,906 you have to hold your nerve, you have to keep moving forward. 678 00:35:35,989 --> 00:35:37,147 Something about this story, Helen. 679 00:35:37,230 --> 00:35:40,070 I don't know what it is. Your instincts are just off. 680 00:35:41,190 --> 00:35:42,267 How? 681 00:35:42,350 --> 00:35:44,187 I don't know, it's just your whole approach. 682 00:35:44,270 --> 00:35:46,227 I mean, it's just grueling. 683 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:48,227 It's aggressive. It's… 684 00:35:48,310 --> 00:35:49,989 - A fucking massacre. - Yeah. 685 00:35:51,150 --> 00:35:52,787 What, you want me to soft-pedal this? 686 00:35:52,870 --> 00:35:55,187 No. It's just that I've seen you cover tragedies in the past. 687 00:35:55,270 --> 00:35:57,387 Right? When you were beside Geoff. 688 00:35:57,470 --> 00:35:59,750 Geoff was the stoic, you were his counterweight. 689 00:36:00,430 --> 00:36:01,987 You let the news affect you. 690 00:36:02,070 --> 00:36:04,587 It was as if you were channeling our emotions for us. 691 00:36:04,670 --> 00:36:06,950 I mean, I've seen you cry on the bloody TV before. 692 00:36:07,550 --> 00:36:09,950 So, 'cause I'm a woman, that's how I'm supposed to respond? 693 00:36:11,310 --> 00:36:12,630 Yes. 694 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:20,070 Okay. 695 00:36:21,310 --> 00:36:22,990 Then I'll recalibrate. 696 00:36:23,630 --> 00:36:27,030 But I can't do that sitting at home. I need to be on the desk. 697 00:36:30,990 --> 00:36:32,230 Okay. 698 00:36:37,630 --> 00:36:38,870 Okay. 699 00:36:41,950 --> 00:36:43,790 If you think you can right the ship, 700 00:36:44,630 --> 00:36:46,390 I will call Lindsay. 701 00:36:47,750 --> 00:36:50,227 But I will be switching on tomorrow night 702 00:36:50,310 --> 00:36:52,110 and I need to see that change. 703 00:36:54,270 --> 00:36:55,750 Understood? 704 00:37:26,950 --> 00:37:28,070 Rob? 705 00:37:50,790 --> 00:37:52,467 I know it's silly. 706 00:37:52,550 --> 00:37:55,387 I'm just not keen to drive through the city just yet. 707 00:37:55,470 --> 00:37:57,507 It's all clear, Mum. They had the road open in hours. 708 00:37:57,590 --> 00:37:59,067 No, I know, I know. 709 00:37:59,150 --> 00:38:02,027 I'm… a bit nervy still 710 00:38:02,110 --> 00:38:04,187 in the car, thinking about it. 711 00:38:04,270 --> 00:38:06,387 It's getting a bit much. Some of the stories… 712 00:38:06,470 --> 00:38:08,347 Um, I gotta go, Mum. I'll call you back. 713 00:38:08,430 --> 00:38:09,710 - Alright, love. Bye. - Bye. 714 00:38:17,350 --> 00:38:18,790 You okay? 715 00:38:18,950 --> 00:38:20,190 Yeah. 716 00:38:22,470 --> 00:38:25,147 The police have released three more names of the victims, 717 00:38:25,230 --> 00:38:26,827 so we can move away from the specifics 718 00:38:26,910 --> 00:38:28,310 of the night and the killer. 719 00:38:28,430 --> 00:38:30,867 Noelene's already working on a way to contact the families. 720 00:38:30,950 --> 00:38:32,670 Dale, I'm not gonna go in today. 721 00:38:33,590 --> 00:38:36,987 What? I thought you said Charlie had backtracked. 722 00:38:37,070 --> 00:38:38,787 Yeah, he did. 723 00:38:38,870 --> 00:38:41,387 But I still think that my judgement's just kind of, 724 00:38:41,470 --> 00:38:43,550 just kind of off with this. 725 00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:47,310 - I don't think so. - Dale, you said it too. 726 00:38:48,230 --> 00:38:50,987 Yeah, I… I thought that we focused initially 727 00:38:51,070 --> 00:38:53,507 too much on the horror of the night and the killer. 728 00:38:53,590 --> 00:38:55,310 But now we have the names of the victims, 729 00:38:55,430 --> 00:38:57,307 we can focus on their stories. 730 00:38:57,390 --> 00:39:00,627 And I've seen you interviewing grieving people, Helen. 731 00:39:00,710 --> 00:39:03,307 Dale, I'm not gonna go and talk to the victims' families. 732 00:39:03,390 --> 00:39:05,710 I'm like the last person that they'd want to see. 733 00:39:12,030 --> 00:39:13,150 Okay. 734 00:39:14,070 --> 00:39:15,230 Okay. 735 00:39:19,270 --> 00:39:20,390 Helen. 736 00:39:28,310 --> 00:39:29,790 I'll call you at lunch. 737 00:40:31,270 --> 00:40:32,747 Um, 738 00:40:32,830 --> 00:40:37,430 er, that detail that I told you yesterday. 739 00:40:38,150 --> 00:40:41,707 About the family that saw their father on the news. 740 00:40:41,790 --> 00:40:43,550 Yes. Tragic. 741 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:50,110 Oh, you didn't pass that on, did you? 742 00:40:50,950 --> 00:40:53,547 - Sorry? - Last night? 743 00:40:53,630 --> 00:40:55,507 Mr. Walters, he… 744 00:40:55,590 --> 00:40:58,027 On his show, he did, um, like a bit about… 745 00:40:58,110 --> 00:41:00,907 Like a speech. Like… it was quite a long speech… 746 00:41:00,990 --> 00:41:03,307 Cheryl, I would never 747 00:41:03,390 --> 00:41:06,467 exploit a family's tragedy like that. 748 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:08,827 Oh, I know. Of course not. Um… 749 00:41:08,910 --> 00:41:10,907 I'm shocked that you would even… 750 00:41:10,990 --> 00:41:12,747 No, I'm not saying that… 751 00:41:12,830 --> 00:41:14,470 Well, what are you saying? 752 00:41:18,590 --> 00:41:19,867 Um… 753 00:41:19,950 --> 00:41:22,550 Uh… Sorry, I don't know. Um… 754 00:41:23,750 --> 00:41:26,107 Well, from what I can gather, 755 00:41:26,190 --> 00:41:27,947 that poor family 756 00:41:28,030 --> 00:41:31,267 couldn't get answers out of the police or the News at Six. 757 00:41:31,350 --> 00:41:34,427 So, er, they were trying all the networks, 758 00:41:34,510 --> 00:41:36,027 including Geoff's. 759 00:41:36,110 --> 00:41:38,547 That's how he became aware of the tragedy 760 00:41:38,630 --> 00:41:41,150 and why he felt compelled to speak. 761 00:41:45,150 --> 00:41:46,147 Oh. 762 00:41:46,230 --> 00:41:48,307 Um… 763 00:41:48,390 --> 00:41:49,947 I must be just… 764 00:41:50,030 --> 00:41:53,030 Sorry, I must just still be a bit rattled or… 765 00:41:57,030 --> 00:41:58,550 Can we just… 766 00:41:59,470 --> 00:42:02,627 Hey, oh, I had a really good idea, 767 00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:06,750 um, for a hairstyle for the, uh, Variety Club Luncheon. 768 00:42:07,750 --> 00:42:08,787 Mm. 769 00:42:08,870 --> 00:42:11,390 Oh, well… we'll see. 770 00:42:31,310 --> 00:42:32,867 Where were you? 771 00:42:32,950 --> 00:42:34,307 When? 772 00:42:34,390 --> 00:42:35,750 Last night. 773 00:42:36,430 --> 00:42:39,027 I went straight to your place after I finished work. 774 00:42:39,110 --> 00:42:40,627 You weren't there. 775 00:42:40,710 --> 00:42:42,547 Where were you? 776 00:42:42,630 --> 00:42:44,310 Oh, I was probably… 777 00:42:45,310 --> 00:42:47,987 I don't know, what time was it? Uh, er… 778 00:42:48,070 --> 00:42:50,027 Maybe probably asleep. 779 00:42:50,110 --> 00:42:51,910 It was 9:30. 780 00:42:52,550 --> 00:42:55,350 The house was totally empty. Your car wasn't there. 781 00:42:56,150 --> 00:42:57,750 Where were you? 782 00:42:59,430 --> 00:43:00,627 Ah. 783 00:43:00,710 --> 00:43:02,390 Um… 784 00:43:03,910 --> 00:43:07,350 This is not what it sounds like. I've been staying at a motel. 785 00:43:08,430 --> 00:43:09,627 Not like that. 786 00:43:09,710 --> 00:43:11,470 Not like that. I… 787 00:43:12,350 --> 00:43:14,790 Actually, I just needed to… 788 00:43:15,710 --> 00:43:17,267 Oh, this is so stupid. 789 00:43:17,350 --> 00:43:19,067 - What? - You're fine. 790 00:43:19,150 --> 00:43:20,987 I'm fine. I just… 791 00:43:21,070 --> 00:43:22,430 At home… 792 00:43:23,190 --> 00:43:24,910 I still can't sleep. 793 00:43:26,390 --> 00:43:29,827 It's the slightest sound and it's like it's still Sunday night. 794 00:43:29,910 --> 00:43:32,470 And me not knowing where you are, it… 795 00:43:34,150 --> 00:43:35,827 Hearing those shots… 796 00:43:35,910 --> 00:43:37,747 Just… I'm fuckin' such an idiot. 797 00:43:37,830 --> 00:43:39,827 - No, you're not. - I am. 798 00:43:39,910 --> 00:43:42,347 I was on the other side of the city. 799 00:43:42,430 --> 00:43:43,987 You're fine. 800 00:43:44,070 --> 00:43:46,467 Everything that people went through that night 801 00:43:46,550 --> 00:43:47,907 and, uh, 802 00:43:47,990 --> 00:43:50,270 here I am, still can't sleep in my own bed. 803 00:43:54,470 --> 00:43:55,950 It's okay. 804 00:44:02,270 --> 00:44:03,867 On this week's show, we have 805 00:44:03,950 --> 00:44:05,470 "when did you pop the question?" 806 00:44:10,910 --> 00:44:12,427 Oh, my Lord. 807 00:44:12,510 --> 00:44:14,827 Didn't think it was possible, 808 00:44:14,910 --> 00:44:16,787 but you look even worse than yesterday. 809 00:44:16,870 --> 00:44:18,187 Have you heard? 810 00:44:18,270 --> 00:44:19,827 About the bereaved family, 811 00:44:19,910 --> 00:44:21,987 Geoff's diatribe, or Helen being stood down? 812 00:44:22,070 --> 00:44:23,667 I knew that story wouldn't play well. 813 00:44:23,750 --> 00:44:26,587 I knew the minute I saw it. But I let her just go with it. 814 00:44:26,670 --> 00:44:28,947 Because Helen thinks I'm preoccupied with the viewers 815 00:44:29,030 --> 00:44:31,547 or what'll be popular and she's the serious journalist. 816 00:44:31,630 --> 00:44:34,350 Dale, what you're describing are good audience instincts. 817 00:44:34,670 --> 00:44:36,227 You've got them. 818 00:44:36,310 --> 00:44:38,870 Frankly, yours might be better than Helen's these days. 819 00:44:40,150 --> 00:44:43,390 "When I popped the question, I was in a field…" 820 00:45:08,990 --> 00:45:10,507 - Hello. - Hi. 821 00:45:10,590 --> 00:45:12,467 So get in the shower, get camera ready, 822 00:45:12,550 --> 00:45:14,070 I'm coming over with a crew. 823 00:45:15,710 --> 00:45:17,030 No. 824 00:45:34,430 --> 00:45:36,587 I need you to trust me. I've got an idea. 825 00:45:36,670 --> 00:45:39,030 I'll be there in 20 minutes. Okay? Bye. 826 00:45:58,310 --> 00:46:02,147 We've done the victims, the killer, cops, politician. 827 00:46:02,230 --> 00:46:03,907 But no-one has looked at the impact 828 00:46:03,990 --> 00:46:05,627 this has had on ordinary people. 829 00:46:05,710 --> 00:46:08,227 - You're pitching me vox pops? - I'm pitching a portrait 830 00:46:08,310 --> 00:46:10,707 of a grieving city trying to piece itself back together. 831 00:46:10,790 --> 00:46:12,110 That's vox pops. 832 00:46:16,750 --> 00:46:18,307 Alright. 833 00:46:18,390 --> 00:46:20,150 Fucking vox pops. 834 00:46:24,310 --> 00:46:25,947 My kids know that street. 835 00:46:26,030 --> 00:46:27,627 It's how we get into the city. 836 00:46:27,710 --> 00:46:30,347 And everyone's talking about it at their school. 837 00:46:30,430 --> 00:46:33,067 So, how do you explain it to them? 838 00:46:33,150 --> 00:46:36,867 Um, I just told them, "Something really terrible happened, 839 00:46:36,950 --> 00:46:38,950 "but you're safe." 840 00:46:39,630 --> 00:46:41,187 I don't know if I believe it anymore. 841 00:46:41,270 --> 00:46:42,987 I think the kids can tell that I don't. 842 00:46:43,070 --> 00:46:46,107 There's posters up on High Street for the action movies. 843 00:46:46,190 --> 00:46:48,107 Stallone with machine guns. 844 00:46:48,190 --> 00:46:49,867 You can't see 'em the same way now. 845 00:46:49,950 --> 00:46:53,067 Do you think that media plays a role in the real-world violence? 846 00:46:53,150 --> 00:46:55,227 I don't know. Maybe. 847 00:46:55,310 --> 00:46:57,667 There's a new Schwarzenegger movie out next week. 848 00:46:57,750 --> 00:46:59,107 It's bloody called Predator. 849 00:46:59,190 --> 00:47:01,070 Are you gonna boycott the film? 850 00:47:01,870 --> 00:47:03,867 Nah, I'm probably still gonna watch it. 851 00:47:03,950 --> 00:47:06,787 But, for some, there is cause for hope 852 00:47:06,870 --> 00:47:08,507 amidst the fear and sorrow. 853 00:47:08,590 --> 00:47:11,587 A lot of the victims are my age - early twenties. 854 00:47:11,670 --> 00:47:13,587 So I guess that really shook me. 855 00:47:13,670 --> 00:47:16,707 I've started volunteering at the helpline that they set up. 856 00:47:16,790 --> 00:47:19,867 There are a lot of calls and a lot of hurt, 857 00:47:19,950 --> 00:47:22,267 but makes you feel more connected. 858 00:47:22,350 --> 00:47:25,867 You know? Because I guess we've just gotta stay together. 859 00:47:25,950 --> 00:47:28,867 - Thank you. - Especially in times like these. 860 00:47:28,950 --> 00:47:32,627 As ordinary people demonstrate such courage and grace 861 00:47:32,710 --> 00:47:36,707 in the wake of such a tragedy, simply by carrying on, 862 00:47:36,790 --> 00:47:39,507 we realize that the spirit of this community 863 00:47:39,590 --> 00:47:41,547 can never be extinguished. 864 00:47:41,630 --> 00:47:44,587 I am Helen Norville, News at Six. 865 00:47:44,670 --> 00:47:47,070 Oh, God. When's it gonna be ready? 866 00:47:47,630 --> 00:47:49,467 What? No, no, no. I needed it yesterday. 867 00:47:49,550 --> 00:47:50,870 Well, hurry up. 868 00:47:51,590 --> 00:47:52,790 What? 869 00:47:55,190 --> 00:47:57,070 Rob and I have something to disclose. 870 00:48:01,990 --> 00:48:03,350 Go on. It's alright. 871 00:48:03,750 --> 00:48:05,627 Oh, great, this is like a guessing game, is it? 872 00:48:05,710 --> 00:48:07,387 We're seeing each other, mate. 873 00:48:07,470 --> 00:48:10,750 We have been for a bit, so, uh… you were right. 874 00:48:15,550 --> 00:48:18,467 - You keeping secrets from me? - This won't affect my work. 875 00:48:18,550 --> 00:48:20,307 - Lindsay will be painful. - I can deal with him. 876 00:48:20,390 --> 00:48:22,870 - Reception girls will eat you alive. - Let 'em talk. 877 00:48:27,990 --> 00:48:30,027 Jesus, you two. Okay, okay, okay. 878 00:48:30,110 --> 00:48:31,667 So, 879 00:48:31,750 --> 00:48:33,470 as far as I'm concerned… 880 00:48:38,270 --> 00:48:39,987 Broadcast it all you want. 881 00:48:40,070 --> 00:48:42,227 - Ah, you prick. - Oh, it's a fluff piece, okay? 882 00:48:42,310 --> 00:48:43,547 It's a non-story. 883 00:48:43,630 --> 00:48:45,950 I wouldn't put it any higher than the fourth segment. 884 00:48:49,870 --> 00:48:51,267 Hello, Dennis. Yep. 885 00:48:51,350 --> 00:48:52,467 Are you done? 886 00:48:52,550 --> 00:48:53,670 - Yeah. - Yeah. 887 00:48:54,430 --> 00:48:55,670 Ah, yep. 888 00:48:56,390 --> 00:48:57,947 Oh. 889 00:48:58,030 --> 00:49:00,150 Um… me? 890 00:49:02,350 --> 00:49:03,867 Um, 891 00:49:03,950 --> 00:49:05,907 yeah, yeah, I can, um, 892 00:49:05,990 --> 00:49:07,270 I can be there in an hour. 893 00:49:08,630 --> 00:49:10,190 - 'Night. - Bye. 894 00:49:15,150 --> 00:49:16,707 Charles Tate rang. 895 00:49:16,790 --> 00:49:18,550 He'd like you to call him, please. 896 00:49:19,710 --> 00:49:20,790 Thank you. 897 00:49:33,670 --> 00:49:35,070 Yes? 898 00:49:36,190 --> 00:49:37,707 You watched? 899 00:49:37,790 --> 00:49:39,347 As promised, yeah. 900 00:49:39,430 --> 00:49:40,910 As threatened. 901 00:49:41,830 --> 00:49:42,990 And? 902 00:49:44,070 --> 00:49:46,227 Well, I had a few notes. 903 00:49:46,310 --> 00:49:47,390 Like? 904 00:49:47,910 --> 00:49:49,390 I loved it. 905 00:49:50,950 --> 00:49:52,827 It's exactly what I didn't know I needed. 906 00:49:52,910 --> 00:49:54,830 It was a great course correction, so… 907 00:49:56,830 --> 00:49:57,950 more of that, please. 908 00:50:00,350 --> 00:50:01,507 Okay. 909 00:50:01,590 --> 00:50:03,030 Oh, and Helen, um, 910 00:50:03,470 --> 00:50:06,867 in the future if any directive of mine rubs you the wrong way, 911 00:50:06,950 --> 00:50:08,590 my door is always open. 912 00:50:09,630 --> 00:50:11,030 Well, you may regret that. 913 00:50:12,030 --> 00:50:13,550 I'll take my chances. 914 00:50:31,670 --> 00:50:33,787 Um… sorry. 915 00:50:33,870 --> 00:50:35,350 I was asked to come by. 916 00:50:36,430 --> 00:50:37,710 Dennis Tibb. 917 00:50:41,710 --> 00:50:43,427 Dennis Tibb for you. 918 00:50:43,510 --> 00:50:44,950 Go through. 919 00:50:55,590 --> 00:50:57,670 How do they get it in there? 920 00:51:01,070 --> 00:51:04,670 Mate, this decision to air the footage of the body. 921 00:51:06,030 --> 00:51:07,670 Who signed off on it? 922 00:51:09,950 --> 00:51:14,347 It was, um, discussed as a… as a team. 923 00:51:14,430 --> 00:51:19,587 There was, uh, Lindsay, Helen, Dale, myself. 924 00:51:19,670 --> 00:51:22,950 And, um… Oh, and our producer Noelene. 925 00:51:23,110 --> 00:51:24,907 She was… she was there. 926 00:51:24,990 --> 00:51:26,750 It's interesting. Um… 927 00:51:27,870 --> 00:51:30,027 It's just strange because Lindsay had told me 928 00:51:30,110 --> 00:51:31,630 that it was your decision. 929 00:51:32,510 --> 00:51:33,870 And yours alone. 930 00:51:35,790 --> 00:51:37,827 I mean, it was a pretty chaotic morning. 931 00:51:37,910 --> 00:51:39,107 There was a lot happening really quickly… 932 00:51:39,190 --> 00:51:41,510 Hey, what are your thoughts about Lindsay, Dennis? 933 00:51:42,190 --> 00:51:44,707 Just in general, you know, as a news director. 934 00:51:44,790 --> 00:51:46,990 Oh, in general, Lindsay's… 935 00:51:48,750 --> 00:51:50,227 Well, he's my boss. 936 00:51:50,310 --> 00:51:52,230 Yeah. It's not what I asked ya, mate. 937 00:51:54,270 --> 00:51:57,030 Lin… Lin-Lin-Lindsay's… 938 00:51:59,030 --> 00:52:02,070 - He's hot-headed. - Yeah, volcanic, you might say? 939 00:52:03,950 --> 00:52:06,470 A funny bloke, isn't he? It's like… 940 00:52:07,710 --> 00:52:10,867 I don't know. It's like he's stuck in the mid-seventies, isn't he? 941 00:52:10,950 --> 00:52:12,987 I think early sixties. 942 00:52:13,070 --> 00:52:14,987 Yeah. 943 00:52:15,070 --> 00:52:17,347 Dennis, who would you say in your estimation 944 00:52:17,430 --> 00:52:20,590 is the best news director working today? 945 00:52:23,830 --> 00:52:24,990 Um… 946 00:52:27,430 --> 00:52:29,827 Some would say Vincent Callahan is the best. 947 00:52:29,910 --> 00:52:31,427 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah, yeah. 948 00:52:31,510 --> 00:52:34,227 I know him. We started out together. 949 00:52:34,310 --> 00:52:37,150 He's really smart. He's, um, full of ideas. 950 00:52:38,430 --> 00:52:42,430 I… I could… I could suss him out if you wanted me to. 951 00:52:46,830 --> 00:52:48,350 Mate, forgive me. 952 00:52:49,590 --> 00:52:52,030 I have to ask this question one more time. 953 00:52:54,550 --> 00:52:56,310 Who signed off on that footage? 954 00:52:59,230 --> 00:53:00,790 Well, um… 955 00:53:02,070 --> 00:53:04,987 I was concerned, so I called Lindsay. 956 00:53:05,070 --> 00:53:07,187 Told him to come and have a look at it. 957 00:53:07,270 --> 00:53:09,430 And he absolutely told us to use it. 958 00:53:13,870 --> 00:53:15,190 Yes. 959 00:53:16,550 --> 00:53:18,107 Yes, I'd appreciate it 960 00:53:18,190 --> 00:53:20,630 if you could suss out this Vincent for me. 961 00:53:22,110 --> 00:53:23,150 Cheers. 962 00:53:24,830 --> 00:53:26,150 You're welcome.