The Dish - Celebration of Success in Parkes
Len Purvis: [sotto voce, while discreetly handing Mayor McIntyre a note from behind]
That was Cliff on the phone.
Mayor McIntyre: [disbelieving; shouting, excited]
The pictures...they came from us! You bloody beauty!
Prime minister: [obviously drunk; he drains his teacup full of whiskey]
Bloody fantastic! Here's to Parkes!
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The Dish - Moon Landing Excitement and Tea Conversations
Ambassador Hutfield:
I'd do the same. If I'd just landed on the moon, I wouldn't want to be sleeping.
Prime minister:
It's a bit like telling a kid to sleep on Christmas morning, eh, Howard?
Bronwyn Spiers:
More tea, prime minister?
Prime minister: [he holds out his tea cup. Bronwyn produces a decanter of whiskey and pours it into the cup surreptitiously]
Ah, yes... ...lovely.
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The Dish - Uncertainty in Life and Leadership
Bob McIntyre: [shrugs]
...Nothing is certain, no guarantees. Life, I guess.
Prime minister: [in a slightly threatening tone]
You're joking, aren't you, McIntyre?
Bob McIntyre: [quickly; he smiles weakly]
Yeah. Yeah, everything's fine.
Prime minister:
You know, McIntyre, we have a saying in the party: You don't fuck up...
Bob McIntyre:
...and?
Prime minister: [he looks away and moves off]
That's it.
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