1 00:00:44,096 --> 00:00:48,520 My name is Dale Kerrigan, and this is my story. 2 00:00:48,592 --> 00:00:51,932 Our family lives at 3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo. 3 00:00:52,086 --> 00:00:54,924 Dad bought this place 15 years ago for a steal. 4 00:00:55,063 --> 00:00:58,363 As the real estate agent said, "Location, location, location." 5 00:00:58,548 --> 00:01:00,243 And we're right next door to the airport. 6 00:01:01,350 --> 00:01:04,388 It will be very convenient if we ever have to fly one day. 7 00:01:07,944 --> 00:01:10,520 Dad still can't work out how he got it so cheap. 8 00:01:10,590 --> 00:01:13,775 It's worth almost as much today as when we bought it. 9 00:01:13,842 --> 00:01:16,701 Our street was going to be the heart of a major housing development. 10 00:01:16,775 --> 00:01:18,939 But it never got up. 11 00:01:19,007 --> 00:01:22,702 They reckon the planes put people off. Them and the power lines. 12 00:01:22,769 --> 00:01:26,073 Not Dad. He reckons power lines are a reminder... 13 00:01:26,148 --> 00:01:28,594 of man's ability to generate electricity. 14 00:01:28,667 --> 00:01:33,352 He's always saying great things like that. That's why we love him so much. 15 00:01:33,417 --> 00:01:36,472 Dad is the backbone of the Kerrigan family. 16 00:01:36,542 --> 00:01:39,249 He made our billiard table. 17 00:01:39,316 --> 00:01:41,577 Shot, Dale. 18 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:45,524 In fact, he's built half this house. He's always planning extensions. 19 00:01:45,596 --> 00:01:47,444 I reckon we need a patio. 20 00:01:47,509 --> 00:01:50,498 Oh, darl, how about we finish the back room first? 21 00:01:50,570 --> 00:01:53,407 No, I'm waiting on some cheap siding. 22 00:01:53,472 --> 00:01:55,352 I reckon we give the patio another go. 23 00:01:55,416 --> 00:01:59,144 Dad is a tow truck driver. One of the best in the game. 24 00:01:59,210 --> 00:02:01,656 He takes great pride in his work. 25 00:02:01,729 --> 00:02:04,338 And he comes home with so many stories. 26 00:02:04,406 --> 00:02:06,765 You see, the car was wrapped around the pole, 27 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:09,601 so I said, " Why not hook the chain on the back axle?" 28 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,515 See, no one had thought of that. 29 00:02:11,580 --> 00:02:15,363 If Dad is the backbone, Mum is the other bones. All of them. 30 00:02:15,438 --> 00:02:17,502 She keeps the family together. 31 00:02:17,574 --> 00:02:19,954 Dad adores Mum, and Mum adores him. 32 00:02:20,029 --> 00:02:23,312 They met at the greyhounds one night, and it was love at first sight. 33 00:02:23,377 --> 00:02:26,660 Mum just loves craft. And she can pretty up just about anything. 34 00:02:26,724 --> 00:02:28,572 How did you do that? 35 00:02:28,637 --> 00:02:32,517 - Spray can and stencil, darl. That's all you need. - You could sell that. 36 00:02:32,591 --> 00:02:34,754 Dad always reckons Mum could open a shop, 37 00:02:34,822 --> 00:02:37,626 but she has a good part-time job in the office at Sunbeam. 38 00:02:37,691 --> 00:02:40,267 Dad reckons Mum is the greatest cook on Earth. 39 00:02:40,338 --> 00:02:43,077 - What do you call that, darl? - Sponge cake. 40 00:02:43,143 --> 00:02:46,035 Beautiful. And what's that stuff on top? 41 00:02:46,108 --> 00:02:49,326 - Icing sugar. - How is it, kids? 42 00:02:49,392 --> 00:02:52,610 And why would you want to go out to a restaurant... 43 00:02:52,676 --> 00:02:55,002 when this keeps coming up night after night? 44 00:02:55,067 --> 00:02:57,230 I have two brothers and a sister, all older than me. 45 00:02:57,299 --> 00:03:01,561 Steve is an apprentice mechanic, but he spends most of his time reading the Trading Post. 46 00:03:01,635 --> 00:03:03,700 He just loves buying and trading. 47 00:03:03,771 --> 00:03:05,934 Dad, ergonomic chairs. Four of them. 48 00:03:06,003 --> 00:03:08,199 - What does he want? - One-eighty. 49 00:03:08,266 --> 00:03:10,114 He's dreaming. 50 00:03:10,179 --> 00:03:12,886 Him and Dad really know bargains. 51 00:03:12,953 --> 00:03:16,617 Steve is also an ideas man. That's why Dad calls him the ideas man. 52 00:03:16,683 --> 00:03:18,531 He has lots of ideas. 53 00:03:18,596 --> 00:03:21,846 It's a motorcycle helmet with a built-in brake light. 54 00:03:21,912 --> 00:03:24,749 You are an ideas man, Steve. 55 00:03:24,813 --> 00:03:27,259 Dad thinks all of us are tremendous, 56 00:03:27,332 --> 00:03:29,657 but I guess it's no secret that Tracey's his favorite. 57 00:03:29,723 --> 00:03:31,571 How do I look, Dad? 58 00:03:31,636 --> 00:03:33,569 Dad just loves her. 59 00:03:33,570 --> 00:03:36,252 You look beautiful. 60 00:03:36,570 --> 00:03:37,555 Thanks, Dad. 61 00:03:37,630 --> 00:03:41,989 Tracey's the only girl in the family, apart from Mum and Gran. 62 00:03:42,062 --> 00:03:44,834 Tracey constantly gave Dad proud moments. 63 00:03:44,899 --> 00:03:48,051 Once she was on "The Price Is Right". 64 00:03:48,119 --> 00:03:50,977 It was such an exciting afternoon for us. 65 00:03:51,052 --> 00:03:52,900 Swap them around. 66 00:03:52,965 --> 00:03:55,954 None of us could actually believe it was Tracey up there with Larry Emdier. 67 00:03:56,025 --> 00:03:59,841 $45,000 worth of prizes. The luggage needs to be more than 640. 68 00:03:59,915 --> 00:04:03,067 It needs to be less than 740. 69 00:04:03,135 --> 00:04:05,428 She almost won the lot. 70 00:04:07,276 --> 00:04:09,147 If only she'd known the price of the luggage. 71 00:04:09,286 --> 00:04:11,244 I'm so sorry about that. 72 00:04:11,860 --> 00:04:14,206 But she still managed to come home with a tumble dryer and drill set. 73 00:04:14,275 --> 00:04:19,526 She is the only member of the Kerrigan family who'd had a college education. 74 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,263 Dad reckons the day she graduated as a fully-qualified hairdresser... 75 00:04:23,330 --> 00:04:25,558 was about the proudest day of his life. 76 00:04:25,625 --> 00:04:28,429 I knew he thought about that... a lot. 77 00:04:28,494 --> 00:04:30,820 There were only two places he did his thinking-- 78 00:04:30,886 --> 00:04:34,962 in the poolroom and out the back, looking up at the power lines. 79 00:04:35,825 --> 00:04:38,725 Yep, Dad's a real thinker. 80 00:04:37,759 --> 00:04:42,476 But the proudest day was the day she got married to this nice guy called Con. 81 00:04:42,541 --> 00:04:45,693 He is an accountant, but also a fanatical kickboxer. 82 00:04:45,761 --> 00:04:48,087 Now Tracey's taken up kickboxing too. 83 00:04:48,153 --> 00:04:50,566 Dad could not get the smile off his face. 84 00:04:50,639 --> 00:04:52,965 And he gave a speech that brought the house down. 85 00:04:53,031 --> 00:04:55,890 Now, as the bride's parents, I don't mind paying for the wedding, 86 00:04:55,963 --> 00:04:58,703 but could you please stop busting all them plates? 87 00:04:58,769 --> 00:05:01,889 That being a Greek custom and all. 88 00:05:02,913 --> 00:05:04,848 I suppose, as a father, 89 00:05:04,923 --> 00:05:07,879 you'd like your daughter to marry one of your own. 90 00:05:07,951 --> 00:05:11,734 And let's not beat around the bush. The Greeks have a reputation. 91 00:05:11,809 --> 00:05:14,701 At first, the Petropoulouses thought he was having a go at them. 92 00:05:14,774 --> 00:05:17,100 But Dad was just saying how much he thought of Con. 93 00:05:17,165 --> 00:05:20,600 I never thought anyone could love our Trace... 94 00:05:20,672 --> 00:05:22,770 as much as me, Sal and the boys. 95 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:25,547 But there is another person. Con. 96 00:05:27,242 --> 00:05:29,280 Smart, polite, fit as a fiddle. 97 00:05:29,315 --> 00:05:33,509 And anyone who loves our Trace as much as us deserves our love. 98 00:05:33,654 --> 00:05:37,452 So we love you, Con. We love you. 99 00:05:38,528 --> 00:05:39,413 Thank you, and, uh, 100 00:05:39,482 --> 00:05:42,103 "Kalispera". 101 00:05:42,266 --> 00:05:44,041 That's "Good evening." 102 00:05:47,935 --> 00:05:51,570 We'd had many top nights, but this was the most top. 103 00:05:52,330 --> 00:05:54,104 Pity my oldest brother couldn't be there. 104 00:05:54,256 --> 00:05:57,016 His name's Wayne. He's in jail. 105 00:05:57,463 --> 00:05:59,847 Eight years for armed robbery. 106 00:06:00,086 --> 00:06:03,941 Many people call him the black sheep of the family. But not Mum and Dad. 107 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,019 He got caught up with the wrong crowd. He didn't mean to rob the gas station. 108 00:06:07,152 --> 00:06:11,002 Now he's sorry. With good behavior, he'll be out in a couple of years. 109 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,074 I visit him every Friday. 110 00:06:13,557 --> 00:06:15,410 - How's Mum? - Good. 111 00:06:17,091 --> 00:06:19,031 - How's Dad? - Good. 112 00:06:21,235 --> 00:06:23,306 - How's Trace? - Good. 113 00:06:26,323 --> 00:06:28,361 - How are you? - Good. 114 00:06:30,700 --> 00:06:33,236 - How's Dave? - He's all right. 115 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:35,347 Good. 116 00:06:35,830 --> 00:06:39,045 Even though he's the oldest and I'm the youngest, we get on great. 117 00:06:39,182 --> 00:06:41,107 We can just chat for hours. 118 00:06:42,127 --> 00:06:44,677 Thanks for coming down. 119 00:06:44,748 --> 00:06:47,266 - You want some chewy? - No. 120 00:06:47,337 --> 00:06:51,359 So, as you can see, our family is very close-knit. 121 00:06:51,430 --> 00:06:53,948 We also have pets. Four greyhounds. 122 00:06:54,019 --> 00:06:55,806 Banshee, 123 00:06:55,873 --> 00:06:57,628 Starflash, 124 00:06:57,696 --> 00:07:00,562 Trailblazer and Coco. 125 00:07:00,637 --> 00:07:04,082 Coco is the best, most successful Dad has ever had. 126 00:07:04,154 --> 00:07:07,533 She picked up two firsts in the country and a third in town. 127 00:07:07,607 --> 00:07:09,777 Dad feeds them every morning in big bowls... 128 00:07:09,844 --> 00:07:12,330 that Steve made out of tractor hubcaps. 129 00:07:12,403 --> 00:07:15,270 They are good dogs. Good to Dad. And Dad is good to them. 130 00:07:15,344 --> 00:07:19,116 All of them are descended from his first dog, Red Rocket. 131 00:07:19,181 --> 00:07:23,072 Dad never stops marveling at the beauty of the greyhound. 132 00:07:23,145 --> 00:07:25,598 In fact, he doesn't even race them for the money. 133 00:07:25,670 --> 00:07:29,050 He reckons they are noble animals. Skinny and sleek... 134 00:07:29,123 --> 00:07:30,977 and have a beautiful snout. 135 00:07:31,042 --> 00:07:35,162 Another thing Dad loves is his boat. Sea Lady. 136 00:07:35,230 --> 00:07:38,042 He cleans it every Saturday with something else Steve built. 137 00:07:38,107 --> 00:07:40,080 It's a brush with a hose in it. 138 00:07:40,153 --> 00:07:42,834 Dad never stops marveling at Steve's ideas. 139 00:07:42,903 --> 00:07:45,137 He's a ideas man, Steve. 140 00:07:45,204 --> 00:07:47,657 Steve gave it to Dad for Father's Day. 141 00:07:47,730 --> 00:07:51,436 That's something our family prides itself on. Presents. 142 00:07:51,503 --> 00:07:54,086 Even though none of us have a real lot of money, 143 00:07:54,157 --> 00:07:56,358 we love giving each other presents. 144 00:07:56,426 --> 00:07:59,490 - He got a rod and reel from Trace. - A rod and reel. 145 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,729 - I gave him a new muzzle. - A muzzle. 146 00:08:01,797 --> 00:08:04,129 Wayne sent him an ashtray he'd made in prison shop. 147 00:08:04,195 --> 00:08:06,943 An ashtray? But I don't smoke. 148 00:08:07,009 --> 00:08:11,794 And Mum, well, Mum got him a big German beer mug from Franklin Mint. 149 00:08:11,868 --> 00:08:15,607 Dad couldn't believe his eyes. It was too good to even drink beer out of. 150 00:08:15,672 --> 00:08:17,525 I'd like to do pottery. 151 00:08:17,590 --> 00:08:19,923 Oh, you should. You'd be good at it. 152 00:08:19,989 --> 00:08:23,273 This is going straight to the poolroom. 153 00:08:23,275 --> 00:08:25,831 All Dad's most prized possessions are in the poolroom. 154 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:29,289 All his mementos and things that remind him of something special. 155 00:08:29,381 --> 00:08:32,230 So by him saying it was going straight to the poolroom... 156 00:08:32,297 --> 00:08:34,083 meant he thought it was special. 157 00:08:34,150 --> 00:08:37,280 That is a collector's item. 158 00:08:37,349 --> 00:08:40,990 This has been the best Father's Day ever. 159 00:08:41,058 --> 00:08:42,910 Of course there were ups and downs. 160 00:08:42,976 --> 00:08:45,363 Wayne being in jail was an example of a down. 161 00:08:45,438 --> 00:08:48,501 But, all in all, 3 Highview Crescent was a happy home. 162 00:08:48,571 --> 00:08:50,479 Dad called it his castle. 163 00:08:50,585 --> 00:08:52,917 But one day in June, 164 00:08:52,983 --> 00:08:55,152 a knock at the door was to change all that. 165 00:08:55,221 --> 00:08:57,074 - Yeah? - Mr. Darryl Kerrigan? 166 00:08:57,139 --> 00:09:00,235 - Yeah? - John Clifton. I'm from the local council. 167 00:09:00,304 --> 00:09:02,157 - Is this about the dogs? - No. 168 00:09:02,222 --> 00:09:04,075 - The aerial? The extensions? - No. 169 00:09:04,141 --> 00:09:08,871 Look, if this is about my truck on the nature strip, I've had it out with you guys. 170 00:09:08,936 --> 00:09:12,446 No, I'm a valuer with the local council. I'm here to do a land valuation. 171 00:09:12,517 --> 00:09:15,383 - What for? - Well, all properties get valued from time to time. 172 00:09:15,458 --> 00:09:18,652 So, you'd be able to give me a value on this place? 173 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,564 - That's my job. - That'd be good. 174 00:09:21,628 --> 00:09:25,106 - Do you want me to show you around? - If you wouldn't mind. 175 00:09:25,178 --> 00:09:28,558 Oh, not at all. Be pleased to. 176 00:09:28,630 --> 00:09:32,685 Because, between you and me, I reckon the values around here are-- 177 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:39,942 As you can see, I've put a fair bit of work into it. 178 00:09:40,012 --> 00:09:42,344 Would you like me to point out the features as we go along? 179 00:09:42,409 --> 00:09:44,775 - If you wouldn't mind. - You see that lace up there? 180 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,619 - Yeah? - Fake. Plastic. 181 00:09:47,685 --> 00:09:50,999 Gives the place a Victoriana feel. 182 00:09:51,074 --> 00:09:54,006 The chimney? Fake too. 183 00:09:54,079 --> 00:09:55,932 Why is it there? 184 00:09:55,997 --> 00:09:59,955 Charm. Adds a bit of charm. Look at the size of that aerial. 185 00:10:00,025 --> 00:10:03,284 That's a big aerial. What do you think? Add a bit of value? 186 00:10:03,350 --> 00:10:06,162 - Hard to say. Yeah. - Yeah. 187 00:10:06,227 --> 00:10:08,975 You can overcapitalize, can't you? 188 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:11,374 But it's a huge aerial. 189 00:10:16,043 --> 00:10:19,968 And this is my backyard. 190 00:10:24,163 --> 00:10:26,845 - Shuttle. From Melbourne to Sidney. 191 00:10:26,914 --> 00:10:30,227 - How close are you to the end of the runway? - Ah, just over the fence. 192 00:10:32,636 --> 00:10:35,481 - Is that the runway there? - Yeah. 193 00:10:35,546 --> 00:10:38,161 - There? - Yeah. 194 00:10:38,230 --> 00:10:39,463 Beautiful machines. 195 00:10:39,773 --> 00:10:42,772 Sometimes you think they're gonna land right on top of you. 196 00:10:43,796 --> 00:10:46,431 Freaks the dogs, though. Greyhounds. 197 00:10:46,704 --> 00:10:48,971 Large kennel. 198 00:10:49,517 --> 00:10:52,514 Well, originally, it was a tree house when the kids were growing up. 199 00:10:52,585 --> 00:10:54,973 I was thinking of turning it into another room. 200 00:10:55,047 --> 00:10:56,806 - But the county said no. - Ah. 201 00:10:56,942 --> 00:11:00,717 Now, here back, all landfill. Not allowed to build there. 202 00:11:00,878 --> 00:11:04,156 - Has the soil been tested? - Oh, yeah. 203 00:11:04,224 --> 00:11:07,123 Nothing too serious in there. 204 00:11:07,197 --> 00:11:10,096 What do you know about lead? 205 00:11:13,303 --> 00:11:16,649 Oh, this is beautiful, darl. 206 00:11:16,724 --> 00:11:19,471 - What do you call these things again? - Meat loaf. 207 00:11:19,537 --> 00:11:21,390 Everybody cooks meat loaf, darl. 208 00:11:21,456 --> 00:11:23,363 Yeah, but it's what you do with them. 209 00:11:23,438 --> 00:11:26,883 Mum reckons the trick is you don't use minced meat. She gets topside and crushes it. 210 00:11:26,954 --> 00:11:28,862 Is that right, darl? Well, it shows. 211 00:11:28,936 --> 00:11:31,106 She gets silverside and she'll crush that too. 212 00:11:31,175 --> 00:11:34,271 Dad, a guy's selling a pair of jousting sticks. 213 00:11:34,339 --> 00:11:37,021 Jousting sticks? What does he want for them? 214 00:11:37,089 --> 00:11:40,185 - Make us an offer. - Darl, what do you want with jousting sticks? 215 00:11:40,255 --> 00:11:43,154 Oh, I don't know. But I reckon they wouldn't come up all that often. 216 00:11:43,228 --> 00:11:46,869 But they're jousting sticks. What would anyone want with jousting sticks? 217 00:11:46,935 --> 00:11:50,129 Well, if you get them for half price, it's a bargain. 218 00:11:50,197 --> 00:11:52,051 - Give him a call? - Yeah. 219 00:11:54,034 --> 00:11:57,642 I'll be interested to see this fella's valuation. 220 00:11:57,710 --> 00:12:00,359 - Are you thinking of selling, Dad? - Oh, no, mate, no. 221 00:12:00,428 --> 00:12:02,695 But it would be nice to know what we're sitting on here. 222 00:12:02,762 --> 00:12:04,189 Clay. 223 00:12:04,265 --> 00:12:06,596 No, mate. The value of the house. 224 00:12:06,662 --> 00:12:11,481 You know, it's odd, because Farouk reckoned he had some bloke around as well. 225 00:12:11,554 --> 00:12:14,072 Must've been doing the whole street. 226 00:12:14,143 --> 00:12:16,476 - Maybe the market's on the move. - Here? 227 00:12:16,542 --> 00:12:18,611 Dad? Four-fifty. 228 00:12:18,683 --> 00:12:21,942 For jousting sticks? Tell him he's dreaming. 229 00:12:22,009 --> 00:12:23,981 How much is a jousting stick worth, Dad? 230 00:12:24,055 --> 00:12:26,866 Well, it couldn't be more than 250. 231 00:12:26,932 --> 00:12:30,376 - Depending on the condition. - When do we find out? 232 00:12:30,448 --> 00:12:34,023 Well, we should have the official notice in a couple of weeks. 233 00:12:34,094 --> 00:12:35,979 But just quietly, 234 00:12:36,044 --> 00:12:40,350 I reckon we could be in for a little surprise. 235 00:12:40,455 --> 00:12:43,267 Compulsorily acquired. 236 00:12:44,772 --> 00:12:47,104 Compulsorily acquired. 237 00:12:48,608 --> 00:12:51,737 You know what this means, don't you? 238 00:12:51,805 --> 00:12:56,470 - They're acquiring it compulsorily. - It must be a mistake. 239 00:12:56,537 --> 00:12:59,350 They're gonna take our place, and we don't get a say in it. 240 00:12:59,415 --> 00:13:03,601 - Well, how can they do that? - I don't know. 70,000 bucks. 241 00:13:03,666 --> 00:13:05,639 Who the hell is Air Link? 242 00:13:05,712 --> 00:13:09,669 - Dad, a guy's selling seven coolers. - Hang on, Steve. 243 00:13:09,741 --> 00:13:11,910 What's that? Is this about Wayne? 244 00:13:11,979 --> 00:13:14,343 No, no. Look. 245 00:13:14,409 --> 00:13:16,513 What do you make of that? 246 00:13:18,820 --> 00:13:22,559 Jesus. This is a kick-out notice. 247 00:13:22,626 --> 00:13:26,419 I'll get it. I'll get it. 248 00:13:31,193 --> 00:13:33,678 - Ah, good day, Farouk. - Hello, Mr. Kerrigan. 249 00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:35,756 Can you read to me something, please, I get today? 250 00:13:35,829 --> 00:13:38,161 Yeah, sure, mate, but I'm a bit busy at the moment. 251 00:13:38,227 --> 00:13:41,072 Can I-- Can I come-- 252 00:13:41,136 --> 00:13:44,679 - Shit. You got one too. - Got what? 253 00:13:44,749 --> 00:13:48,062 What the hell is going on? 254 00:13:48,137 --> 00:13:51,614 Jesus Christ. Jack! 255 00:14:01,757 --> 00:14:04,406 Jack, it's Darryl, mate. 256 00:14:10,038 --> 00:14:13,385 Someone is going to take me house, Darryl. 257 00:14:20,173 --> 00:14:24,097 - Mr. Kerrigan. - Yeah. Yeah. 258 00:14:26,375 --> 00:14:28,380 Mr. Kerrigan-- 259 00:14:28,454 --> 00:14:31,614 Darryl, this is a compulsory acquisition. 260 00:14:31,683 --> 00:14:33,720 Yeah. 261 00:14:33,792 --> 00:14:37,138 Mr. Kerrigan, the airport is expanding. 262 00:14:37,213 --> 00:14:39,893 They're setting up one of the largest freight-handling facilities... 263 00:14:39,963 --> 00:14:43,222 in the Southern Hemisphere, and they need a great deal of space. 264 00:14:43,288 --> 00:14:45,674 Yeah. 265 00:14:45,750 --> 00:14:50,088 And your house... is on that space. 266 00:14:50,162 --> 00:14:52,615 Yeah. Yeah,my house. 267 00:14:52,687 --> 00:14:55,019 That's right. Your house. 268 00:14:55,085 --> 00:14:57,122 That's why you'll be duly compensated. 269 00:14:57,195 --> 00:15:01,250 No. No, you've missed the point. I'm not interested in compensation. 270 00:15:01,319 --> 00:15:03,521 I don't wanna go. 271 00:15:03,589 --> 00:15:05,660 Under the laws of compulsory acquisition-- 272 00:15:05,731 --> 00:15:09,241 and I don't necessarily agree with those laws-- 273 00:15:09,311 --> 00:15:11,698 I can understand the pain and trouble-- 274 00:15:11,774 --> 00:15:14,260 Would you stop pretending to be on my side? 275 00:15:15,769 --> 00:15:18,320 All right, Mr. Kerrigan, I'll state this simply. 276 00:15:18,392 --> 00:15:20,246 There is an ironclad agreement... 277 00:15:20,311 --> 00:15:23,024 between federal, state and local governments and the Airports Commission. 278 00:15:23,091 --> 00:15:24,944 Yeah? 279 00:15:25,009 --> 00:15:29,228 Well, where's the agreement with Darryl Kerrigan, 3 Highview Crescent, Coolaroo? 280 00:15:29,294 --> 00:15:32,673 Where'sthat agreement? 281 00:15:32,746 --> 00:15:36,834 It's not gonna happen. 282 00:16:38,862 --> 00:16:41,315 I don't know, Darryl. This isn't my area. 283 00:16:41,387 --> 00:16:44,451 What do you mean this is not your area? This is law. 284 00:16:44,521 --> 00:16:46,853 Darryl, the airport wants to buy your place. 285 00:16:46,919 --> 00:16:50,825 Airports come under federal law. Federal? I just do small stuff. 286 00:16:50,898 --> 00:16:52,758 Conveyancing, magistrates. 287 00:16:52,824 --> 00:16:55,549 - You defended Wayne. - Yeah, and he got eight years. 288 00:16:55,616 --> 00:16:58,942 Yeah, but you did your best. I mean, you can hold your head up high. 289 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:01,196 He was the one that held up the service station. 290 00:17:01,265 --> 00:17:04,242 - I don't know anything about this sort of stuff. - But they can't do this. 291 00:17:04,315 --> 00:17:07,553 - I don't know. Maybe they can. - They can't. 292 00:17:07,619 --> 00:17:10,563 Look, I'll ring around and I'll see what I can find out. 293 00:17:10,636 --> 00:17:13,196 Good on you, Dennis. Eh. 294 00:17:13,269 --> 00:17:15,127 How is Wayne? 295 00:17:15,194 --> 00:17:18,914 Good. Yeah, good. Behaving himself. 296 00:17:18,980 --> 00:17:21,192 - Any word? - Nah, nah. 297 00:17:21,260 --> 00:17:24,652 They reckon he's still a couple of years off. 298 00:17:24,724 --> 00:17:26,837 I'll let you know. 299 00:17:26,907 --> 00:17:29,305 But Dad was never one to bring worries home. 300 00:17:30,343 --> 00:17:34,512 Even in the down times he'd still tell us funny stories about his day. 301 00:17:34,579 --> 00:17:38,387 It's a head-on between a Geo and a Volksy. 302 00:17:38,462 --> 00:17:42,368 Dad also had a way of making everyone feel important. 303 00:17:42,441 --> 00:17:45,232 Come on, Dale. Tell 'em. 304 00:17:45,298 --> 00:17:48,887 Go on. Tell 'em. Dale dug a hole. 305 00:17:48,958 --> 00:17:51,649 - Like the time I dug a hole. - Started the patio. 306 00:17:51,717 --> 00:17:55,372 - Good on you, Dale. - And he'd compliment Mum every single night on her cooking. 307 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,161 Well, hello. How's this, boys? Whoo-hoo! 308 00:17:59,227 --> 00:18:01,624 - What do you call this? - Chicken. 309 00:18:01,698 --> 00:18:04,839 - Yeah, but it's got something sprinkled on it. - Seasoning. 310 00:18:04,909 --> 00:18:06,769 Seasoning. 311 00:18:06,834 --> 00:18:09,558 Looks like everybody's kicked a goal. 312 00:18:09,626 --> 00:18:11,486 How are our backs feeling? 313 00:18:11,551 --> 00:18:14,595 Steve did get them ergonometric chairs. 314 00:18:14,664 --> 00:18:17,355 And Mum had already started prettying hers up. 315 00:18:17,425 --> 00:18:20,499 Dad placed a great deal of importance on mealtime. 316 00:18:20,570 --> 00:18:22,430 He had a very strict rule: 317 00:18:22,495 --> 00:18:26,786 When the family starts to eat, the television is definitely turned down. 318 00:18:26,861 --> 00:18:31,095 But as soon as we've finished eating, it's a different story. 319 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,820 That was great. 320 00:18:33,889 --> 00:18:36,745 Dad, 7:30. 321 00:18:36,809 --> 00:18:39,917 All right, time for some fun. 322 00:18:39,987 --> 00:18:43,708 Dad reckons there's only one show better than Funniest Home Videos, 323 00:18:43,774 --> 00:18:46,532 and that's The Best of Funniest Home Videos. 324 00:18:46,598 --> 00:18:50,253 It made Dad laugh. And when Dad laughed, his whole body joined in. 325 00:18:50,322 --> 00:18:52,270 And then we would too. 326 00:18:52,343 --> 00:18:54,520 Gong 'im, Red! 327 00:18:54,588 --> 00:18:59,076 It was funny how on the fun nights, part of me got sad, 328 00:18:59,146 --> 00:19:02,352 'cause I'd think about my big brother in prison and wonder what he was doing. 329 00:19:03,864 --> 00:19:06,260 Wayne always reckoned he was doing fine, 330 00:19:06,337 --> 00:19:10,539 but I get the feeling he was missing us more than he was letting on. 331 00:19:10,604 --> 00:19:13,165 It'll be great when he comes home. 332 00:19:20,617 --> 00:19:22,730 You're a ripper, Dennis. 333 00:19:22,801 --> 00:19:27,035 I said you're a bloody ripper! 334 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:30,493 Yeah, okay. 335 00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:34,604 - That's it, Sal. All fixed. - What did he say? 336 00:19:34,674 --> 00:19:39,357 He said I have recourse to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 337 00:19:39,426 --> 00:19:42,751 All I gotta do is run up there, put my case, and they can go and get stuffed. 338 00:19:42,828 --> 00:19:44,688 Good on you, darl. 339 00:19:44,753 --> 00:19:47,511 - He still hasn't noticed, Mum. - What? 340 00:19:47,577 --> 00:19:51,297 - Oh, it's finished. - Today. 341 00:19:51,365 --> 00:19:54,373 How is that? You should open a shop. 342 00:19:54,444 --> 00:19:58,133 Dad, some guy's selling an overhead projector. 343 00:19:58,201 --> 00:20:00,061 Nah-- 344 00:20:00,126 --> 00:20:02,949 Nah, hang on, Steve. What's he asking? 345 00:20:03,014 --> 00:20:06,319 - One-fifty. - Tell him he's dreaming. 346 00:20:06,384 --> 00:20:09,623 - Yeah. - So what else did Dennis have to say? 347 00:20:09,689 --> 00:20:12,599 - Nothing. It's fixed. - Yeah, but when's the hearing? 348 00:20:12,675 --> 00:20:15,171 Monday. And I know exactly what I'm gonna say. 349 00:20:15,242 --> 00:20:18,700 - Don't babble on, darl. - I don't babble on. When do I babble on? 350 00:20:18,773 --> 00:20:21,497 - You do babble on. - All right. 351 00:20:21,565 --> 00:20:24,387 But I tell you what we're gonna do. 352 00:20:24,453 --> 00:20:27,080 Friday we're gonna pick up Trace and Con, 353 00:20:27,149 --> 00:20:31,154 and then we're going straight up to Bonnie Doon for the weekend. 354 00:20:31,225 --> 00:20:35,394 And we're not worrying about those clowns for another second. 355 00:20:35,462 --> 00:20:39,248 - Mum! Price is Right'son. - All right, eh. 356 00:20:39,313 --> 00:20:43,099 I'd better ring up Farouk and Jack and Evonne and the others... 357 00:20:43,165 --> 00:20:46,207 and tell 'em what's going on. 358 00:20:51,830 --> 00:20:55,999 Trace and Con had a great honeymoon in Thailand. 359 00:20:56,066 --> 00:20:58,889 We met them as they came off the plane with a baggage cart, 360 00:20:58,954 --> 00:21:01,777 which was lucky 'cause they had heaps of stuff. 361 00:21:03,768 --> 00:21:06,974 We couldn't wait to hear all the stories about their trip, 362 00:21:07,042 --> 00:21:09,384 and we didn't have to wait all that long either. 363 00:21:09,450 --> 00:21:12,174 'Cause one of the good things about living next to the airport... 364 00:21:12,241 --> 00:21:14,582 is that it doesn't take long to walk home. 365 00:21:24,823 --> 00:21:27,996 And they had these masks which you put over your eyes when you're sleeping... 366 00:21:28,064 --> 00:21:29,924 so that you can't see anything. 367 00:21:29,989 --> 00:21:32,330 - And they were complimentary. - Yeah, they were for free. 368 00:21:32,397 --> 00:21:34,376 It was the first time anyone in our family... 369 00:21:34,451 --> 00:21:36,311 had traveled outside the county. 370 00:21:36,377 --> 00:21:38,554 And we just sat glued listening to all the details. 371 00:21:38,623 --> 00:21:41,248 Oh, Mum, we had a choice between fish and Beef Wellington. 372 00:21:41,318 --> 00:21:44,010 - Beef Wellington? - What's that, darl? 373 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,289 It's beef done in pastry. 374 00:21:46,357 --> 00:21:48,885 And it was an absolute credit to the airline. 375 00:21:48,957 --> 00:21:50,818 - Did they show a film? - Two. 376 00:21:50,884 --> 00:21:52,744 - Two? - Yeah. 377 00:21:52,809 --> 00:21:54,855 - And they also had-- - What were they? 378 00:21:54,927 --> 00:21:57,936 - We saw Twister. And they had-- - Was it on a screen or a telly? 379 00:21:58,007 --> 00:22:01,913 Telly. And they had easy listening, classic gold, contemporary rock, world-- 380 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,165 What was the other one, the other film? 381 00:22:04,234 --> 00:22:06,575 - Uh,Juman-- Jumanji, yeah. -Jumanji. 382 00:22:06,791 --> 00:22:09,559 - And with the headphones-- - Which one was first? 383 00:22:09,624 --> 00:22:11,946 - Twister. You could turn the sound all-- - How many on the way back? 384 00:22:12,012 --> 00:22:14,813 - Dale! You can ask all this later. - Sorry, Trace. 385 00:22:14,878 --> 00:22:17,895 It was so dry in the plane that your hair actually dehydrates. 386 00:22:17,966 --> 00:22:21,839 - Doesn't it, Con? - It loses its moisture. - It's so interesting. 387 00:22:21,914 --> 00:22:23,489 We could have listened for hours, 388 00:22:24,067 --> 00:22:25,728 but then it was presents time. 389 00:22:26,001 --> 00:22:28,889 For you, Dad. It's a samurai sword letter opener. 390 00:22:28,963 --> 00:22:30,992 That is handcrafted. 391 00:22:31,064 --> 00:22:34,592 How's that, love? That is just-- 392 00:22:34,660 --> 00:22:37,038 This is going straight to the poolroom. 393 00:22:37,112 --> 00:22:39,305 You should use it, Dad. 394 00:22:39,374 --> 00:22:42,325 This I am not even taking out of the wrapper. 395 00:22:42,398 --> 00:22:46,847 They bought Mum a genuine Rolex for 15 bucks off a guy at the beach. 396 00:22:46,919 --> 00:22:49,047 He said he'd mail the warranty later. 397 00:22:49,115 --> 00:22:53,218 I got a necklace with a shark tooth. They got a Walkman for Steve. 398 00:22:53,286 --> 00:22:56,565 'Cause it was Friday, I told Trace I'd take Wayne's present to him. 399 00:22:56,629 --> 00:22:59,580 It was an elephant, 'cause elephants bring good luck, 400 00:22:59,653 --> 00:23:02,257 especially if the trunks are up, and his trunk was up. 401 00:23:03,283 --> 00:23:06,018 It really made Wayne's day. 402 00:23:06,084 --> 00:23:08,819 - She's great, isn't she? Trace. - Yeah. 403 00:23:08,885 --> 00:23:12,184 It brings good luck. She's coming in on Monday. 404 00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:14,833 Great. And when's Dad going in to do that hearing? 405 00:23:14,903 --> 00:23:16,749 - On Monday. - Yeah? 406 00:23:16,813 --> 00:23:21,198 - Yeah. He reckons they can't do it. - Dad would know. 407 00:23:21,271 --> 00:23:25,340 - You going up to Bonnie Doon tonight? - Yeah. Maybe. I don't know. 408 00:23:25,409 --> 00:23:28,589 I didn't want to tell Wayne that we were going to Bonnie Doon, 409 00:23:28,655 --> 00:23:31,456 just in case he'd feel bad that we were going to Bonnie Doon. 410 00:23:31,521 --> 00:23:35,069 He liked it there. We all liked it there. 411 00:23:35,204 --> 00:23:38,013 We're going to Bonnie Doon 412 00:23:38,079 --> 00:23:40,967 We all left soon after, except for Trace and Con. 413 00:23:41,041 --> 00:23:44,502 As you can just imagine, they were just married and wanted some time to themselves. 414 00:23:44,574 --> 00:23:46,734 So they drove up in their own car. 415 00:23:46,803 --> 00:23:49,537 Dad had a song he used to sing about going to Bonnie Doon. 416 00:23:49,604 --> 00:23:52,556 Only he sang it a lot, and it was a bit repetitive. 417 00:23:52,628 --> 00:23:54,473 Darl! 418 00:24:00,184 --> 00:24:02,821 - Dad, radar! 419 00:24:09,873 --> 00:24:12,205 - How much did that cost? - Seventy bucks. 420 00:24:12,337 --> 00:24:14,651 Just paid for itself. 421 00:24:16,529 --> 00:24:19,069 Dale, why don't you unload the boat, Mate? 422 00:24:19,221 --> 00:24:22,139 Steve, don't forget the dog food, pal. 423 00:24:26,566 --> 00:24:29,963 Hey, boy. Hey! 424 00:24:30,036 --> 00:24:34,552 - Bloody marvelous to be up here, isn't it, Dale? - Yeah. 425 00:24:34,619 --> 00:24:37,583 - Bonnie Doon. - Dad loved Bonnie Doon. 426 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:38,852 How do I describe it? 427 00:24:39,063 --> 00:24:41,256 It is a little town on a big lake. 428 00:24:41,324 --> 00:24:45,840 It's a beautiful place, especially this time of year when the water levels are down. 429 00:24:45,909 --> 00:24:48,481 Dad could not believe his luck when he found this place. 430 00:24:48,551 --> 00:24:50,875 It was a bargain, and he couldn't work out why. 431 00:24:50,939 --> 00:24:53,826 It was just a block of land with a beautiful view. 432 00:24:53,900 --> 00:24:56,570 It took him five years to build this place. 433 00:24:56,638 --> 00:24:59,210 He bought an unfinished kit home out of the Trading Post, 434 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,579 built it in the backyard and towed it up here with his truck. 435 00:25:02,655 --> 00:25:04,977 He was the only bloke he knew with a holiday home. 436 00:25:05,043 --> 00:25:07,105 Not a mobile home, a holiday home. 437 00:25:07,175 --> 00:25:09,650 And he reckoned we were the luckiest family in the world. 438 00:25:09,722 --> 00:25:14,248 - Dale, I reckon we're the luckiest family in the world. - Yeah. 439 00:25:14,249 --> 00:25:15,291 He loved the serenity of the place. 440 00:25:15,357 --> 00:25:17,296 How's the serenity? 441 00:25:17,435 --> 00:25:19,544 I think he also just loved the word. 442 00:25:19,673 --> 00:25:21,797 So much serenity. 443 00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:27,199 Let's get to bed. Tomorrow is going to be a great day. 444 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:27,931 Yeah. 445 00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:33,609 If there's one thing Dad loved more than serenity, 446 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,156 it was an outboard motor on full throttle. 447 00:25:42,944 --> 00:25:46,343 Listen to that! Singing like a bird! 448 00:25:46,414 --> 00:25:49,684 He just loved Bonnie Doon, and he reckoned the faster you went, 449 00:25:49,684 --> 00:25:50,918 the more you saw of it. 450 00:25:50,975 --> 00:25:51,919 Look at that! 451 00:25:52,487 --> 00:25:55,538 - What? - Back there. 452 00:25:55,539 --> 00:25:59,616 But eventually he found a place he reckoned looked like a good spot. 453 00:25:59,617 --> 00:26:02,006 I reckon this looks like a good spot. 454 00:26:03,069 --> 00:26:06,047 Dad loved fishing. And he really looked after his equipment. 455 00:26:06,460 --> 00:26:10,021 He said they only made on good rod, it's called the 'ugly stick'. 456 00:26:10,166 --> 00:26:14,285 It's so strong, you can bend it right around on itself. 457 00:26:14,286 --> 00:26:17,584 Look at that. Bends right around itself. 458 00:26:18,988 --> 00:26:21,636 The lake had trout, redfin and carp. 459 00:26:21,707 --> 00:26:24,575 The carp was not a good eating fish, but it was good catching. 460 00:26:24,575 --> 00:26:26,484 They could grow to quite a size. 461 00:26:26,485 --> 00:26:29,860 Genuinely, that just hooked himself. But occasionally Dad went crafty. 462 00:26:31,462 --> 00:26:32,662 - Got a nibble. 463 00:26:33,032 --> 00:26:37,100 Dad reckoned that fishing was 10 percent brains and 95 percent muscle... 464 00:26:37,100 --> 00:26:39,340 and the rest was just good luck. 465 00:26:41,733 --> 00:26:45,996 We pulled off a few carp that day. And each of us had a muscle ache. 466 00:26:50,295 --> 00:26:52,496 - Where's Con? - Down the shops. 467 00:26:52,996 --> 00:26:54,609 You and Con talked about kids, yet? 468 00:26:55,311 --> 00:26:57,531 Yeah, Con wants to start straight away. 469 00:26:57,532 --> 00:26:59,153 But, you know, I've got a career. 470 00:26:59,154 --> 00:27:00,343 Of course. 471 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:03,005 So, I said I'm not having kids until I'm at least 23. 472 00:27:03,006 --> 00:27:04,868 Times have changed. 473 00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:21,235 - Gale had a boy. - Was he a whopper? 474 00:27:21,236 --> 00:27:24,233 10 pounds. They got to be a big beefy family. 475 00:27:24,234 --> 00:27:28,472 Tyler Jake. Even the birth notice was beef. Stork and everything. 476 00:27:28,473 --> 00:27:30,891 Shannon was 9 pounds. Would you mind then? 477 00:27:30,892 --> 00:27:33,720 Uh, I needed a pair of booties. You always liked booties. 478 00:27:34,306 --> 00:27:36,891 - I reckon you should make faked flowers. - Uh, yeah. 479 00:27:37,145 --> 00:27:38,939 - Jenny makes fake flowers. - Jenny? 480 00:27:38,940 --> 00:27:40,159 - Yeah. - Jenny Jenny? 481 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,317 No, Malcoway Jenny. She reckons the trick is to make 'em real 482 00:27:42,318 --> 00:27:45,208 but not too real. Just real enough to know that they're fake. 483 00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,856 - I'd like to do pottery. - Wow, on a wheel? 484 00:27:48,860 --> 00:27:51,363 Yeah. I just love mugs. 485 00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:53,946 Yeah, I'd like to make my own mugs. 486 00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:56,676 - Mum? - Yeah? 487 00:27:56,925 --> 00:27:58,237 - What's the matter? - Nothing. 488 00:27:59,272 --> 00:28:00,432 - You worried about the house? - No. 489 00:28:00,499 --> 00:28:05,099 - Well, Dad said everything's going to be okay. - Of course it is, darl. 490 00:28:10,584 --> 00:28:13,680 We ended up with four carp and one redfin. 491 00:28:13,749 --> 00:28:18,185 A reasonable day's fishing, considering we had to get back earlier when Coco got seasick. 492 00:28:18,258 --> 00:28:20,808 Steve wasn't looking all that good either. 493 00:28:25,707 --> 00:28:28,519 Keep it still, Trace. 494 00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:32,163 Disciplined, isn't he, Sal? 495 00:28:34,339 --> 00:28:38,111 Here are you and I relaxing, having a beer, and he's still training. 496 00:28:38,176 --> 00:28:40,563 Yeah, he just loves that sport. 497 00:28:40,637 --> 00:28:44,147 - Well, you gotta have a passion for something. - Yeah. 498 00:28:46,966 --> 00:28:50,063 Ours is serenity. 499 00:28:52,466 --> 00:28:55,812 Dad, where do you want me to put the chicken coop? 500 00:28:55,887 --> 00:28:58,307 Out the back, Steve. 501 00:29:00,684 --> 00:29:04,128 Forty-five bucks. You couldn't buy the materials for that. 502 00:29:04,199 --> 00:29:07,066 Now, what do you want with a chicken coop? 503 00:29:07,142 --> 00:29:09,473 And what do we want with a kit home? 504 00:29:09,538 --> 00:29:12,983 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 505 00:29:13,056 --> 00:29:16,282 Now, give me a kiss, you big hunk of a man. 506 00:29:50,042 --> 00:29:54,006 Marvellous, ain't it? The lake, the kids. 507 00:29:58,037 --> 00:30:01,327 Oh, look at the dogs. Don't they love it? 508 00:30:04,276 --> 00:30:06,156 Oh, smell that. 509 00:30:07,340 --> 00:30:09,512 - Diesel. - Yep. 510 00:30:11,712 --> 00:30:13,980 Pity Wayne can't be here. 511 00:30:14,046 --> 00:30:17,490 - Darl. - No, no, I could've done better. 512 00:30:19,001 --> 00:30:22,478 Well, let's start cooking this feast. 513 00:30:22,550 --> 00:30:25,416 - Who ordered medium rare? - Me. 514 00:30:25,492 --> 00:30:27,345 Good stuff. 515 00:30:27,410 --> 00:30:30,025 Check that, Steve. It could be a little underdone. 516 00:30:30,094 --> 00:30:34,434 - I bet they don't have places like this in Thailand, Con. - No, Mr. Kerrigan. 517 00:30:34,507 --> 00:30:37,352 Hey, hey, hey. "Darryl" now, mate. 518 00:30:37,416 --> 00:30:39,618 Sorry, Darryl. 519 00:30:39,686 --> 00:30:43,392 - It's a good place, though. - Yeah, yeah, I'm curious. 520 00:30:43,460 --> 00:30:47,710 Now, I know it's unfair to compare anyplace to Bonnie Doon, 521 00:30:47,775 --> 00:30:50,107 but why would I want to go there instead of here? 522 00:30:50,173 --> 00:30:52,985 - It's for young people, Dad. - I know that, Trace. 523 00:30:53,050 --> 00:30:56,560 - It's the culture, Darryl. The place is full of culture. - Chockers. 524 00:30:56,631 --> 00:30:58,484 - Oh, yeah. - Something for everyone. 525 00:30:58,550 --> 00:31:00,719 - What was that movie again, Con? - Dale. 526 00:31:00,787 --> 00:31:02,640 There were so many stories. 527 00:31:02,705 --> 00:31:05,038 At the hotel Trace and I were staying in, they had this one channel: 528 00:31:05,103 --> 00:31:07,523 kickboxing, 24 hours a day. 529 00:31:08,393 --> 00:31:11,485 It was just so interesting to hear about another county. 530 00:31:11,486 --> 00:31:14,647 Meals were 5 dollars, mum. The most beautiful sadeys(?). 531 00:31:14,648 --> 00:31:15,445 What's that, darl? 532 00:31:15,446 --> 00:31:18,786 It's meat on skew with peanut sauce and wheat. 533 00:31:18,798 --> 00:31:21,381 And the stories went on and on all night. 534 00:31:21,531 --> 00:31:24,756 The value for money is absolutely second to none. 535 00:31:24,757 --> 00:31:27,296 - One of the other Sony Walkmans. - With presets? 536 00:31:27,297 --> 00:31:31,466 Yeah, presets and megabytes. $85 dollars Australian. 537 00:31:31,797 --> 00:31:33,495 - Wow. - Bargain? 538 00:31:34,888 --> 00:31:37,674 But I reckon someone like you, Steve, could have got it down even further. 539 00:31:38,721 --> 00:31:40,596 I can't wait to get a beer and coffee. 540 00:31:41,250 --> 00:31:44,251 - It's great to have you two back. - It's great to be back. 541 00:31:44,742 --> 00:31:47,130 Great to be up here. 542 00:31:47,204 --> 00:31:50,911 They haven't got a place like this in Bangkok. 543 00:31:50,977 --> 00:31:53,276 How's the serenity? 544 00:31:54,878 --> 00:31:56,731 Not a sound. 545 00:32:08,881 --> 00:32:11,944 - Feeling good, Sal. - Good on you, darl. 546 00:32:12,014 --> 00:32:14,183 Steve, could you move the Corolla? 547 00:32:14,252 --> 00:32:16,584 I need to get to the Torana out so I can get to the Commodore. 548 00:32:16,650 --> 00:32:18,982 I'll have to get the keys to the Cortina if I'm going to move that Corolla. 549 00:32:19,047 --> 00:32:21,379 - Watch the boat, mate. - Yeah. 550 00:32:21,446 --> 00:32:23,865 - Know why I'm feeling good, Sal? - Why? 551 00:32:23,939 --> 00:32:27,710 I'll tell you why. Because this is an example of the individual. 552 00:32:27,775 --> 00:32:30,424 Of how the individual, if he has the guts to stand up... 553 00:32:30,494 --> 00:32:33,687 and shove it right up those people who think they can stand on top of you. 554 00:32:33,754 --> 00:32:36,980 The people who think they can do that, that's why. 555 00:32:42,163 --> 00:32:44,103 What do you mean what's my plea? 556 00:32:44,353 --> 00:32:46,587 - What is the case you are putting? - I told you. 557 00:32:46,655 --> 00:32:49,685 I mean, you just can't walk in and take a man's house. 558 00:32:49,756 --> 00:32:52,568 Mr. Kerrigan, are you disputing the amount of compensation? 559 00:32:52,633 --> 00:32:57,298 I'm not interested in compensation. I'm saying that you can't kick me out. 560 00:32:57,364 --> 00:32:59,566 Very well. 561 00:32:59,635 --> 00:33:01,999 - What is your argument? - That's it. 562 00:33:02,064 --> 00:33:05,739 That's my argument. You can't kick me out. 563 00:33:05,805 --> 00:33:09,631 And on what law do you base that argument? 564 00:33:09,706 --> 00:33:13,118 - The law of bloody common sense! - Mr. Kerrigan. 565 00:33:13,190 --> 00:33:16,635 - I must ask you to restrain yourself. - Yeah, all right. 566 00:33:16,707 --> 00:33:20,959 Mr. Kerrigan, this is the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. 567 00:33:21,024 --> 00:33:24,217 You are an applicant. You need to show-- 568 00:33:24,284 --> 00:33:27,859 I need to show? So it's up to me, is it? 569 00:33:27,929 --> 00:33:31,439 Mr. Kerrigan, Air Link, as a federal authority, 570 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:34,093 has the right to purchase property compulsorily. 571 00:33:34,164 --> 00:33:38,763 And, as far as I can see, you have offered no evidence to refute that right. 572 00:33:38,832 --> 00:33:40,772 No evidence? 573 00:33:40,845 --> 00:33:45,315 It's not a house. It's a home. A man's home is his castle. 574 00:33:45,385 --> 00:33:50,138 I mean, it's-- it's-- it's Jack's castle. It's Farou-Farouk's castle. 575 00:33:50,212 --> 00:33:52,480 You just can't walk in and steal our homes. 576 00:33:52,547 --> 00:33:55,359 - You will be compensated. - I don't wanna be compensated. 577 00:33:55,424 --> 00:33:57,756 You can't buy what I've got. 578 00:33:59,260 --> 00:34:02,553 Mr. Kerrigan, I am rapidly running out of patience. 579 00:34:02,618 --> 00:34:06,128 - You're running out of patience. - What is your case in law? 580 00:34:08,117 --> 00:34:10,449 Well, okay, um, 581 00:34:10,514 --> 00:34:15,429 the law is supposed to be about justice-- no, fairness. 582 00:34:15,502 --> 00:34:20,449 And I know that sometimes what is right and fair is not clear-cut. It's a bit iffy. 583 00:34:20,522 --> 00:34:25,371 But this is not iffy. I mean, this is as clear as day. 584 00:34:25,444 --> 00:34:30,393 It is right and fair that a family be allowed to live in its own house. 585 00:34:30,464 --> 00:34:32,764 That is justice. 586 00:34:34,268 --> 00:34:36,755 I rest my case. 587 00:34:38,871 --> 00:34:42,513 Dad reckoned he'd nailed it. Farouk agreed. 588 00:34:45,202 --> 00:34:47,753 But Dad was wrong. 589 00:34:47,824 --> 00:34:52,610 I can't believe I lost. I've let you down. 590 00:34:52,684 --> 00:34:55,976 No, no, Mr. Kerrigan. You do good job. 591 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:59,104 - Please, Farouk, call me Darryl. - Okay, Mr. Darryl. 592 00:34:59,174 --> 00:35:02,170 But, you know, I never heard that one you say before. 593 00:35:02,243 --> 00:35:05,403 "A man's home is his castle." Well, that's an old saying. 594 00:35:05,472 --> 00:35:09,658 No, no. Other one. Other one. "Is not house, is home." 595 00:35:09,724 --> 00:35:12,657 Farouk, I lost. 596 00:35:12,730 --> 00:35:15,248 I know, Mr. Darryl. 597 00:35:15,319 --> 00:35:17,837 Farouk, how much are they paying you? 598 00:35:17,909 --> 00:35:20,972 - $65,000. - For your place? 599 00:35:21,042 --> 00:35:25,261 Yes. They say the plane, they fly overhead, drop the value. 600 00:35:25,326 --> 00:35:29,152 I don't care. In Beirut, plane fly overhead, drop bomb. 601 00:35:29,227 --> 00:35:33,282 - I like this plane. - What are we going to do, Darryl? 602 00:35:33,351 --> 00:35:35,236 I don't know, Jack. 603 00:35:35,302 --> 00:35:39,008 This is the only place I can afford. I don't wanna move. 604 00:35:39,074 --> 00:35:40,927 You see what they're doing, Sal? 605 00:35:40,992 --> 00:35:43,063 Mm. 606 00:35:43,133 --> 00:35:46,643 - How long you lived here, Jack? - Three years. 607 00:35:46,714 --> 00:35:50,126 Now, in the area. How long have you lived around here? 608 00:35:50,199 --> 00:35:52,205 Fifty-seven years. 609 00:35:52,278 --> 00:35:55,657 Fifty-seven years. 610 00:35:55,730 --> 00:35:59,786 And they're gonna kick you out on your ass. 611 00:35:59,855 --> 00:36:04,041 Well, bugger 'em. I'm not giving up, Jack. 612 00:36:04,107 --> 00:36:08,359 If they wanna play things by the law, fine. We'll play by the law. 613 00:36:08,423 --> 00:36:11,268 But they're not the only big guns in town. 614 00:36:11,333 --> 00:36:15,606 If it's gonna be lawyers, I'm gonna hit them with the big artillery. 615 00:36:15,712 --> 00:36:19,986 Hang on, Darryl. Jesus, these fucking photocopiers. 616 00:36:20,060 --> 00:36:22,873 What the fuck is that? I cleared tray three. 617 00:36:22,938 --> 00:36:24,791 Why don't you get your girl to do that for you? 618 00:36:24,856 --> 00:36:28,845 She's not here on Mondays. She does Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. 619 00:36:28,916 --> 00:36:31,564 F-3. What the fuck is that? 620 00:36:31,634 --> 00:36:33,771 - Dennis, how did it go? - Not good. 621 00:36:33,839 --> 00:36:37,611 I spoke to every barrister I know. No one wants to touch it. 622 00:36:37,676 --> 00:36:39,911 All right. You do it. 623 00:36:39,977 --> 00:36:42,365 I told you, Darryl, I'm not qualified. 624 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:45,699 You're not qualified? Now I've heard everything. 625 00:36:45,766 --> 00:36:47,835 What do you mean you're not qualified? 626 00:36:47,907 --> 00:36:50,174 I mean I'm not in the big time. 627 00:36:50,241 --> 00:36:52,148 You have lost faith in yourself, Dennis. 628 00:36:52,224 --> 00:36:54,904 - Darryl-- - You have lost faith. 629 00:36:54,972 --> 00:36:58,766 Darryl, it's over my head. It's over your head too. 630 00:36:58,841 --> 00:37:02,612 Over my head? Dennis. 631 00:37:02,678 --> 00:37:05,675 - Darryl, have you heard of the Barlow Group? -No. 632 00:37:05,747 --> 00:37:09,127 It's basically a big investment company controlled by three blokes... 633 00:37:09,199 --> 00:37:11,052 worth about a half a billion each. 634 00:37:11,117 --> 00:37:13,570 Well, the Barlow Group is Air Link. 635 00:37:13,643 --> 00:37:15,780 I thought Air Link was the government. 636 00:37:15,850 --> 00:37:19,807 It's a government authority, but all the money's coming from Barlow. 637 00:37:19,877 --> 00:37:24,282 It's a way of privatizing without privatizing. Anyway, it's a big, big thing. 638 00:37:24,354 --> 00:37:27,220 Every level of government. Huge investment. 639 00:37:28,254 --> 00:37:30,292 All right, fine. So they're big. 640 00:37:30,364 --> 00:37:32,272 But why do they wantmy house? 641 00:37:32,346 --> 00:37:35,605 Why don't they just fill in the old quarry and build it there? 642 00:37:35,671 --> 00:37:38,570 I don't know. Maybe it's just cheaper to pull down more houses. 643 00:37:38,645 --> 00:37:43,147 - So we fight 'em. - Darryl, they want this thing to work. 644 00:37:43,217 --> 00:37:47,970 - They're gonna get their way. - And you know why people like that get their way? 645 00:37:48,044 --> 00:37:51,337 Because people like us don't stand up to 'em. 646 00:37:51,401 --> 00:37:53,504 Now, they've still gotta play by the rules. 647 00:37:53,575 --> 00:37:57,401 Darryl, they write the rules. They own the game. 648 00:37:57,475 --> 00:38:01,246 Fuck, Dennis. It's my fucking house. You're not gonna run scared on me. 649 00:38:02,622 --> 00:38:04,858 I can't do this by myself. 650 00:38:04,925 --> 00:38:07,606 All right, mate. 651 00:38:07,674 --> 00:38:10,290 Let me think about it. 652 00:38:14,835 --> 00:38:18,891 - Con's working late tonight. - He's just so busy. 653 00:38:18,961 --> 00:38:21,773 I cannot believe this postcard arrived today. 654 00:38:21,838 --> 00:38:23,843 Thanks for dropping in. 655 00:38:23,916 --> 00:38:25,920 How's he treating my princess? 656 00:38:25,993 --> 00:38:27,846 Dad! 657 00:38:27,912 --> 00:38:30,626 All right, all right. 658 00:38:30,693 --> 00:38:33,560 You saw some amazing things. 659 00:38:33,635 --> 00:38:36,186 Now, that is a bloody big statue. 660 00:38:36,256 --> 00:38:39,385 - Yeah, and it's all made of gold. - Is that so? 661 00:38:41,724 --> 00:38:44,023 This bloke's gonna win the cars. 662 00:38:44,090 --> 00:38:47,250 - How's the salon? - Good. 663 00:38:47,319 --> 00:38:49,172 And look at these models. 664 00:38:49,237 --> 00:38:53,488 They've got ripper bodies, but they let themselves down in the hair department. 665 00:38:53,552 --> 00:38:57,258 You ought to contact Channel Nine, get a contract with them. 666 00:38:57,325 --> 00:38:59,428 Dad, it doesn't work like that. 667 00:38:59,498 --> 00:39:03,870 Well, look at them and look at you. Now, that is a head of hair. 668 00:39:03,943 --> 00:39:06,755 - Just beautiful. - Thanks, Dad. 669 00:39:06,820 --> 00:39:08,760 I'm only stating the truth. 670 00:39:08,835 --> 00:39:11,484 Dad, what's a pulpit? 671 00:39:11,552 --> 00:39:15,706 Where the minister gives his sermon from. How much? 672 00:39:15,772 --> 00:39:19,413 - Eight hundred. - Dreaming. 673 00:39:19,481 --> 00:39:22,610 Actually, I know how to get you on there. 674 00:39:22,678 --> 00:39:26,700 - Send in a photo of you for the home viewers. - Dad, if you dare. 675 00:39:26,770 --> 00:39:30,215 - Oh, I've got quite a few lying around. - Dad! 676 00:39:30,287 --> 00:39:33,765 Actually, I think I've got one taken when you were two... 677 00:39:33,836 --> 00:39:35,688 and you didn't have any clothes on. 678 00:39:35,753 --> 00:39:37,606 Dad! Don't you-- 679 00:39:37,672 --> 00:39:40,386 - Quite a few to choose from there. - Don't-- No! 680 00:39:44,770 --> 00:39:47,834 That night I thought of Wayne again. 681 00:39:47,903 --> 00:39:51,282 I wondered what he was doing and whether the elephant's trunk was still up. 682 00:39:51,356 --> 00:39:53,209 'Cause that brings good luck. 683 00:40:06,415 --> 00:40:08,268 So, in conclusion, 684 00:40:08,333 --> 00:40:11,810 my client will be appealing the decision to the federal court... 685 00:40:11,882 --> 00:40:16,101 and, as an interim, will be seeking an injunction... 686 00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:19,774 to stop any further action in this matter. 687 00:40:19,842 --> 00:40:22,654 Sincerely, Dennis Denuto. 688 00:40:53,316 --> 00:40:55,769 Hammersley and Laycock. May I help you? 689 00:40:55,841 --> 00:40:57,880 Yes, putting you through now. 690 00:41:02,075 --> 00:41:06,294 I'm afraid he can't come to the phone right now, Farouk. He's up in the ceiling. 691 00:41:06,359 --> 00:41:11,177 All right, I'll get him to give you a call as soon as he comes down. 692 00:41:11,251 --> 00:41:14,826 Okay. Oh, give my love to Taboulah. 693 00:41:14,895 --> 00:41:16,835 - Good-bye. - Shit! 694 00:41:17,868 --> 00:41:20,103 Steve! 695 00:41:20,171 --> 00:41:23,071 - Yeah? - The beams aren't supporting. 696 00:41:23,144 --> 00:41:26,556 - I reckon we put a hold on the mezzanine. - Yeah, all right. 697 00:41:26,629 --> 00:41:31,229 But I'll have to give that guy a call about the spiral staircase 'cause he's holding it for us. 698 00:41:31,297 --> 00:41:34,392 - Darl, can you give Farouk a ring? - Yeah. 699 00:41:34,462 --> 00:41:37,395 - Where's Dad? - Up in the roof. 700 00:41:37,467 --> 00:41:40,181 - Dad! - Yeah, mate? 701 00:41:40,249 --> 00:41:45,329 I dug another hole. It's filling with water. 702 00:42:00,344 --> 00:42:05,161 You are fucking kidding me. I cleared that tray three fucking times! 703 00:42:05,235 --> 00:42:07,405 - Mr. Denuto. - Yeah? 704 00:42:07,473 --> 00:42:10,318 Ron Graham, Hammersley and Laycock. Got your note during the week. 705 00:42:10,382 --> 00:42:15,332 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Um, sit down. 706 00:42:18,727 --> 00:42:22,335 Now, the Kerrigan matter. 707 00:42:23,714 --> 00:42:26,362 Well, we're going to be taking it further. 708 00:42:26,432 --> 00:42:30,868 Yes, we totally understand, and we're here on behalf of our client to apologize. 709 00:42:30,940 --> 00:42:33,011 - We made a mistake. - You have? 710 00:42:33,081 --> 00:42:37,682 Yes, it appears that the house belonging to Mr. Kerrigan was grossly undervalued by mistake, 711 00:42:37,749 --> 00:42:39,984 and our client would like to rectify the situation. 712 00:42:40,051 --> 00:42:43,909 - Well, what are you offering? - Another $25,000. 713 00:42:43,983 --> 00:42:46,370 - Whoa. - As a separate cash check. 714 00:42:46,445 --> 00:42:49,573 You know, Darryl, my client, 715 00:42:49,642 --> 00:42:52,836 is disputing the compulsory purchase. 716 00:42:52,904 --> 00:42:55,454 Yes, though with the correct valuation, 717 00:42:55,526 --> 00:42:57,695 we thought this may put the dispute to rest. 718 00:42:57,763 --> 00:42:59,735 What if it doesn't? 719 00:43:00,992 --> 00:43:02,845 If I were you, 720 00:43:02,910 --> 00:43:05,625 I would advise Mr. Kerrigan against taking any further action. 721 00:43:05,692 --> 00:43:07,697 This is a multi-billion dollar project. 722 00:43:07,770 --> 00:43:10,189 It's been in planning for a long time. 723 00:43:10,264 --> 00:43:14,537 If this action were to delay or spoil the plans, 724 00:43:14,613 --> 00:43:18,635 the understandable anger could well spill into something else. 725 00:43:18,704 --> 00:43:21,319 - Are you threatening? - Hang on. 726 00:43:21,389 --> 00:43:24,899 I just came in here, apologized and increased the offer by $25,000. 727 00:43:24,970 --> 00:43:28,611 - I'm sorry. - And that offer should be put to Mr. Kerrigan... 728 00:43:28,679 --> 00:43:31,360 with your strongest possible recommendation. 729 00:43:34,498 --> 00:43:36,830 Tell 'em to get stuffed. 730 00:43:36,896 --> 00:43:40,754 - It's $25,000, Darryl. - Don't you get this, Dennis? 731 00:43:40,828 --> 00:43:43,509 Darryl, they're offering 25 grand extra. 732 00:43:43,577 --> 00:43:47,469 Dennis, this is not about money. I am not leaving my house. 733 00:43:47,541 --> 00:43:49,776 - Tell 'em I'm not moving. - They're not gonna be happy. 734 00:43:49,844 --> 00:43:53,637 - Who cares? - I mean, they're gonna be really unhappy. 735 00:43:55,150 --> 00:43:58,311 - So what are you telling me, Dennis? - Nothing, Darryl. 736 00:43:58,379 --> 00:44:00,647 - Did they threaten you? - Not me, really. 737 00:44:00,714 --> 00:44:03,013 - They threatened me. - Not exactly. They just said-- 738 00:44:03,079 --> 00:44:05,695 - They fucking well threatened me. - They just said-- 739 00:44:05,765 --> 00:44:10,779 I want you to get on that phone right now and tell 'em where they can shove their 25 grand. 740 00:44:10,848 --> 00:44:13,366 Darryl, " them" is the Barlow Group, 741 00:44:13,438 --> 00:44:15,346 people used to getting their way. 742 00:44:15,421 --> 00:44:17,720 Now, they want to expand the airport, 743 00:44:17,786 --> 00:44:20,054 and there's one bloke who's a pain in the ass. 744 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:23,532 Tell 'em to get stuffed. 745 00:44:33,452 --> 00:44:35,360 More, darling? 746 00:44:35,433 --> 00:44:39,260 Oh, no. No, love. That was beautiful. What do you call that? 747 00:44:39,334 --> 00:44:41,437 lce cream. 748 00:44:41,508 --> 00:44:45,596 Yeah, but what you've done with it. What did you do to it? 749 00:44:45,665 --> 00:44:48,629 Scooped it out of the tub. 750 00:44:48,702 --> 00:44:50,871 Did I do the right thing? 751 00:44:50,940 --> 00:44:53,719 Oh, yes, sweetheart, you did the right thing. 752 00:44:53,785 --> 00:44:56,914 - Twenty-five grand, Dad. - Yeah, but not that way, Steve. 753 00:44:56,983 --> 00:44:59,152 We're not gonna take the money. 754 00:45:02,417 --> 00:45:05,066 - I want to tell you a story. - Oh, good. 755 00:45:05,135 --> 00:45:07,434 - About how your father and I met. - I know this one. 756 00:45:07,501 --> 00:45:09,354 Not all of it, Dale. 757 00:45:09,419 --> 00:45:14,336 You see, I used to go out with a very handsome young man, 758 00:45:14,406 --> 00:45:16,477 well-to-do, called Bob Thompson. 759 00:45:16,549 --> 00:45:19,960 Big Bob Thompson. What's he doing now, eh? 760 00:45:20,033 --> 00:45:22,006 Putting in fence posts in the country. 761 00:45:22,079 --> 00:45:24,466 - He runs a construction company. - So he says. 762 00:45:24,542 --> 00:45:27,354 Well, anyway, one night he took me to the greyhounds. 763 00:45:27,419 --> 00:45:31,245 - He put on a real show. We ate at the carvery. - What did you have? 764 00:45:31,319 --> 00:45:33,226 Uh, pork. 765 00:45:33,301 --> 00:45:35,851 Anyway, we had wine, champagne. 766 00:45:35,923 --> 00:45:39,083 He put on all my bets, and he was just sweeping me off my feet. 767 00:45:39,152 --> 00:45:42,498 And I wouldn't have been at all surprised if he'd popped the question. 768 00:45:42,572 --> 00:45:45,569 Well, anyway, later on-- I don't know what it was-- 769 00:45:45,643 --> 00:45:49,414 But out of the corner of my eye I spotted this lanky bloke... 770 00:45:49,479 --> 00:45:51,714 - struggling with one of his greyhounds. - Red Rocket. 771 00:45:51,781 --> 00:45:55,868 - That's you, Dad. - Now, Bob, he went off to talk to one of the stewards. 772 00:45:55,937 --> 00:45:59,479 And this young fella, he comes right up to me and starts chatting to me... 773 00:45:59,549 --> 00:46:01,555 and he asks me out. 774 00:46:01,627 --> 00:46:05,236 And I said, "Well, I'm on a date." 775 00:46:05,304 --> 00:46:08,335 Well, he backed right off. 776 00:46:08,406 --> 00:46:13,006 He said he wasn't cutting anyone's lunch, and he wished me good night. 777 00:46:13,073 --> 00:46:17,193 And I thought, "That man has principles." 778 00:46:17,261 --> 00:46:21,927 And from that day on, I've only had eyes for one man. 779 00:46:21,994 --> 00:46:24,447 Hook, line and sinker. 780 00:46:24,519 --> 00:46:28,193 And that's what I love about him: his principles. 781 00:46:28,259 --> 00:46:30,908 So we're not taking the money, Steve. 782 00:46:30,977 --> 00:46:34,454 Hang on. I'll get it. 783 00:46:36,700 --> 00:46:39,380 What was the carvery like? 784 00:46:41,399 --> 00:46:43,764 - Yeah? - Mr. Kerrigan. 785 00:46:43,829 --> 00:46:46,445 - Yeah? What? - I've just got a message to pass on. 786 00:46:46,515 --> 00:46:49,098 - From who? - I'm just passing on a message. 787 00:46:49,168 --> 00:46:51,849 - Are you from the council? - No, I'm not from the council. 788 00:46:51,918 --> 00:46:54,730 - The company. - I'm just passing on a message, Mr. Kerrigan. 789 00:46:54,795 --> 00:46:56,965 They always send someone different, don't they? 790 00:46:57,032 --> 00:47:00,607 The message is, "Take the offer and shut up." Understood? 791 00:47:00,677 --> 00:47:02,912 - Are you threatening me? - I'm just passing on a message. 792 00:47:02,980 --> 00:47:05,366 - Fuck off, you clown! Fuck off! - Mr. Kerrigan-- 793 00:47:05,442 --> 00:47:07,741 - You better watch your mouth, pal. - You heard my dad. 794 00:47:07,807 --> 00:47:10,871 - Now, fuck off! - Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Fine. 795 00:47:10,941 --> 00:47:13,687 I'm just trying to tell you. 796 00:47:17,174 --> 00:47:19,856 And what the fuck do you think you're doing? 797 00:47:19,924 --> 00:47:22,311 You know what I said after Wayne. No more guns in the house. 798 00:47:22,386 --> 00:47:24,555 - Yeah, but he was threatening you. - Where did you get it? 799 00:47:24,624 --> 00:47:26,858 - Trading Post. - And what did you pay for it? 800 00:47:26,925 --> 00:47:29,770 - One-eighty. - What was he asking? 801 00:47:29,835 --> 00:47:33,248 - Two-fifty. - He was dreaming. 802 00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:36,733 - Yeah. - Get rid of it. 803 00:47:38,755 --> 00:47:40,608 Sell it. 804 00:47:58,897 --> 00:48:01,229 Pricks! 805 00:48:04,331 --> 00:48:07,711 All right. All right. 806 00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:10,652 I might pass on a message of my own. 807 00:48:23,354 --> 00:48:27,725 Don't bullshit me, pal. I know why you want Highview Crescent. 808 00:48:27,798 --> 00:48:30,795 It's because you're too much of a tight-ass to fill in the quarry. 809 00:48:30,868 --> 00:48:34,378 It's easier to knock down people's houses than it is to fill in a hole. 810 00:48:34,449 --> 00:48:36,356 Well, what do you say to that? 811 00:48:36,431 --> 00:48:38,316 Get off my property or I'll call the police. 812 00:48:38,381 --> 00:48:41,607 Fuck the police! You're the asshole who had my car smashed! 813 00:48:41,674 --> 00:48:44,257 Settle down, mate. Settle down. 814 00:48:44,328 --> 00:48:46,911 It's just what he wants us to do. 815 00:48:48,611 --> 00:48:53,179 Let's just keep our cool. We don't wanna do anything stupid. 816 00:49:20,838 --> 00:49:24,032 - Darryl John Kerrigan? - You know who I am, Mick. 817 00:49:24,099 --> 00:49:26,714 - Darryl John Kerrigan. - Yes, officer? 818 00:49:26,785 --> 00:49:30,164 Were you on Lansell Road, Toorak at approximately 2:30 this morning? 819 00:49:30,237 --> 00:49:33,878 - No. - Is there anyone who can verify your whereabouts at that hour? 820 00:49:33,947 --> 00:49:38,197 Yeah, yeah. Everyone in this house. While we've still got it. 821 00:49:38,263 --> 00:49:42,088 - Daz, I know you did it. - I told you, mate. I don't know anything-- 822 00:49:42,162 --> 00:49:45,356 - Shut up. I'm not going to book you. This is just a warning. 823 00:49:45,423 --> 00:49:49,195 I know what's going on. No one wants to see you get the rough end of the stick, 824 00:49:49,260 --> 00:49:51,430 but you're gonna have to watch yourself. 825 00:49:51,497 --> 00:49:53,983 - Otherwise, you'll end up losing more than this house. - Mick. 826 00:49:54,056 --> 00:49:58,013 Darryl, I've seen it happen, mate. Now, settle down. 827 00:49:58,085 --> 00:50:02,237 If you wanna take 'em on, do it the right way. By the book. 828 00:50:02,304 --> 00:50:05,562 - All right, Mick. - Oh, and, uh, Daz? 829 00:50:05,629 --> 00:50:09,138 - Yeah? - Put them gates around the back. 830 00:50:09,210 --> 00:50:11,063 Oh. 831 00:50:18,066 --> 00:50:20,584 Now, listen. Things are gettin' a bit serious. 832 00:50:20,655 --> 00:50:24,744 Last night I had a visit from some hired thug. 833 00:50:24,811 --> 00:50:27,743 - Yeah, me too. -What do you mean, you too? 834 00:50:27,817 --> 00:50:31,742 A man, he come to my house and he say, "Stop with the court business." 835 00:50:31,813 --> 00:50:34,365 If no stop, he have friend who come and beat me. 836 00:50:34,435 --> 00:50:36,855 And I say, "You have friend, I have friend. 837 00:50:36,929 --> 00:50:40,155 My friend come to your house, put bomb under your car and blow you to fucking sky." 838 00:50:40,222 --> 00:50:43,121 - What'd he do? - He get scared and he leave. 839 00:50:43,195 --> 00:50:46,356 - I bet he did. - I-I don't really have friend like this, 840 00:50:46,424 --> 00:50:49,836 but, you know, I'm Arab and people think all Arab have bomb. 841 00:50:49,909 --> 00:50:53,702 You're a bloody ripper, Farouk. That's fuckin' fantastic. 842 00:50:53,778 --> 00:50:56,873 - Excuse the French, Evonne. - Get your hand off it, Darryl. 843 00:50:56,942 --> 00:51:00,256 Anyway, um, I was worried for everyone. 844 00:51:00,332 --> 00:51:04,103 I just didn't want to force anyone into this. Farouk? 845 00:51:04,168 --> 00:51:06,435 No, I'm with you, Mr. Darryl. 846 00:51:06,502 --> 00:51:09,467 - Evonne? - What are they gonna do my ex hasn't done? 847 00:51:09,538 --> 00:51:12,667 - Jack? - Yeah, fuck 'em. 848 00:51:12,736 --> 00:51:15,800 Well, Dennis Denuto is acting on our behalf. 849 00:51:15,869 --> 00:51:18,550 We've gotta be in federal court next Tuesday. 850 00:51:18,619 --> 00:51:20,307 Does he think we've got a good case? 851 00:51:20,378 --> 00:51:23,506 Well, he reckons it just has to contravene the Constitution. 852 00:51:23,573 --> 00:51:26,353 And the Constitution is the biggest law we've got. 853 00:51:28,033 --> 00:51:29,055 How much? 854 00:51:29,234 --> 00:51:31,621 Ah, good point, Evonne. Steve? 855 00:51:33,838 --> 00:51:37,511 Now, all up, it's gonna cost 1,500. 856 00:51:37,578 --> 00:51:40,924 Now, that's 750 now, 750 in six months' time. 857 00:51:40,999 --> 00:51:43,201 So 150 each. 858 00:51:43,269 --> 00:51:46,333 And, Jack, I know you can't do it, so I'm kickin' in for you. 859 00:51:46,402 --> 00:51:48,888 Oh, good on you, Darryl. I'll pay you back. 860 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:51,346 - Evonne? - Yeah, fine. 861 00:51:51,422 --> 00:51:53,492 - Farouk? - I pay cash now. 862 00:51:53,564 --> 00:51:58,480 No, no, no, hold your horses. What is it with wogs and cash? 863 00:51:58,550 --> 00:52:01,363 Anyway, it's bargain-basement prices, 864 00:52:01,428 --> 00:52:05,832 and, uh, you'd better wear a suit this time, Farouk. 865 00:52:05,905 --> 00:52:08,074 What's this Dennis Denuto like, Darryl? 866 00:52:08,142 --> 00:52:12,164 Ah, he's a lawyer. This is about the law. 867 00:52:12,235 --> 00:52:14,785 He's gotta know what he's doin'. 868 00:52:18,085 --> 00:52:20,701 Um... all-- all right. 869 00:52:20,770 --> 00:52:22,972 Gi-Give me one moment... 870 00:52:23,041 --> 00:52:24,894 and I-- and I will. 871 00:52:24,959 --> 00:52:27,445 Um... it's the-- 872 00:52:29,434 --> 00:52:31,343 the, um-- the-- 873 00:52:33,144 --> 00:52:35,759 the Constitution of Australia. 874 00:52:35,829 --> 00:52:39,404 This is a blatant violation... 875 00:52:39,474 --> 00:52:42,820 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia. 876 00:52:42,895 --> 00:52:45,707 And when it comes to violations, 877 00:52:45,772 --> 00:52:47,876 they don't come any bigger. 878 00:52:49,289 --> 00:52:52,515 What section of the Constitution has been breached? 879 00:52:52,582 --> 00:52:54,435 Section? 880 00:52:54,500 --> 00:52:57,083 Wh-What section? 881 00:52:57,153 --> 00:52:59,606 There is no one section. 882 00:52:59,679 --> 00:53:03,221 It's just the vibe of the thing. 883 00:53:04,795 --> 00:53:08,533 I'm afraid, Mr. Denuto, you'll have to be more specific. 884 00:53:08,599 --> 00:53:10,452 Oh, yeah, sure, sure. 885 00:53:10,518 --> 00:53:13,613 I was just starting general, and then I was getting... more specific... 886 00:53:13,682 --> 00:53:17,541 with the-- the, um-- Just one moment, please. 887 00:53:17,615 --> 00:53:19,784 The, um-- 888 00:53:19,854 --> 00:53:23,112 Jesus, Darryl, I am sweatin' here. 889 00:53:23,178 --> 00:53:25,217 You're killin' them, Dennis. 890 00:53:25,288 --> 00:53:27,674 I don't even know Roman numerals. 891 00:53:27,750 --> 00:53:30,878 Um-- It's-- It's-- 892 00:53:30,946 --> 00:53:32,800 Ju-- I've got it here. 893 00:53:32,865 --> 00:53:36,691 It's the... section 51, 894 00:53:36,766 --> 00:53:40,058 uh, second from the bottom. 895 00:53:41,369 --> 00:53:43,887 "The Parliament shall have power to make laws... 896 00:53:43,959 --> 00:53:47,054 with respect to copyrights, patents of inventions... 897 00:53:47,123 --> 00:53:49,293 and designs and trademarks." 898 00:53:49,362 --> 00:53:51,880 It's all part of it. 899 00:53:51,952 --> 00:53:54,251 This is what I'm getting at. That's my point. 900 00:53:54,317 --> 00:53:56,486 It's-- It's the vibe of it. 901 00:53:56,556 --> 00:53:59,521 All right. Taken. 902 00:53:59,592 --> 00:54:02,078 Do you have a precedent which supports... 903 00:54:02,150 --> 00:54:04,352 this...vibe? 904 00:54:04,421 --> 00:54:07,451 Uh... yes. 905 00:54:07,521 --> 00:54:10,552 Yes, I do. Um, just one moment. 906 00:54:12,030 --> 00:54:15,125 What's the name of the famous aboriginal? 907 00:54:15,195 --> 00:54:17,364 - Cathy Freeman. - No, the court case. 908 00:54:17,433 --> 00:54:19,983 - Evonne Goolagong. - No, no, no. Ma-- Mabo. 909 00:54:20,054 --> 00:54:21,961 Mabo. 910 00:54:22,037 --> 00:54:24,522 What about it? 911 00:54:24,594 --> 00:54:28,136 That's your classic case of big business... 912 00:54:28,207 --> 00:54:30,093 trying to take land, 913 00:54:30,157 --> 00:54:32,010 and they couldn't. 914 00:54:32,075 --> 00:54:34,942 Mr. Denuto, the Mabo decision... 915 00:54:35,017 --> 00:54:39,388 pertains to the specific issue of native land title and terra nullius. 916 00:54:39,461 --> 00:54:41,346 Yeah. 917 00:54:41,410 --> 00:54:45,433 So what part of the judgment is relevant to this case? 918 00:54:45,503 --> 00:54:49,972 A-Again, i-it's just the vibe of it. 919 00:54:52,057 --> 00:54:55,021 Actually, may I approach the bench? 920 00:55:02,607 --> 00:55:05,092 Am I wasting my time here? 921 00:55:05,165 --> 00:55:07,400 Your case is not strong. 922 00:55:07,467 --> 00:55:11,173 - Am I sort of in the ballpark though? - I'm a judge. 923 00:55:11,239 --> 00:55:13,888 I understand. Can you just give me an angle? 924 00:55:13,957 --> 00:55:16,288 I'm sorry, Mr. Denuto. I can't. 925 00:55:16,355 --> 00:55:18,425 Understood. Understood. 926 00:55:18,497 --> 00:55:21,080 I think I've got a good one anyway. 927 00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:31,467 In summing up, i-it's the Constitution, 928 00:55:31,541 --> 00:55:34,985 it's Mabo, it's justice, it's law. 929 00:55:35,058 --> 00:55:38,731 It's the vibe, and, uh-- 930 00:55:38,798 --> 00:55:41,218 No, that's it. It's the vibe. 931 00:55:43,210 --> 00:55:45,249 I rest my case. 932 00:55:46,280 --> 00:55:48,187 That was sensational. 933 00:55:48,262 --> 00:55:50,497 Counsel for the respondent? 934 00:55:51,874 --> 00:55:54,327 Your Honor, I don't wish to waste any more of your time. 935 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:57,693 - Appreciated. - All our arguments are contained in the forward documents, 936 00:55:57,758 --> 00:56:01,333 and we'd be more than happy for that to constitute the case for the respondent. 937 00:56:01,401 --> 00:56:03,538 Thank you. So be it. 938 00:56:03,608 --> 00:56:05,940 I call a one-hour adjournment. 939 00:56:06,006 --> 00:56:08,873 Good on ya, Dennis. That shut 'em up. 940 00:56:08,947 --> 00:56:11,846 I'm going for a bit of a breather, mate. 941 00:56:51,883 --> 00:56:53,736 How you goin'? 942 00:56:53,802 --> 00:56:55,839 Oh, fine. Fine. 943 00:56:55,912 --> 00:56:58,299 - Got a case comin' up? - Uh, no, no. 944 00:56:58,374 --> 00:57:01,186 I'm here to see someone. I'm-I'm a spectator today. 945 00:57:01,251 --> 00:57:04,958 - Are you? - My son's first appearance. 946 00:57:05,024 --> 00:57:08,534 Oh? Do you reckon he'll get off? 947 00:57:08,605 --> 00:57:11,023 Oh, no, no. He's a barrister. 948 00:57:11,099 --> 00:57:14,608 - He's appearing for the first time as a barrister. - Congratulations. 949 00:57:14,680 --> 00:57:17,098 - Thank you. - Uh, Darryl Kerrigan. 950 00:57:17,173 --> 00:57:19,952 - Lawrence Hammill. - G'day, Lawrence. 951 00:57:20,019 --> 00:57:23,179 Barrister, eh? He'd need a degree for that. 952 00:57:23,247 --> 00:57:26,561 Yes, yes. He-He's got a couple, actually. 953 00:57:26,636 --> 00:57:30,593 - Ah, you must be as proud as punch. - Well, you know. 954 00:57:30,664 --> 00:57:33,029 Oh, I know. I've got a daughter. 955 00:57:33,094 --> 00:57:36,735 Diploma certificate, fully qualified hairdresser. 956 00:57:36,803 --> 00:57:40,956 The day she came home and told me she'd got into Sunshine Tech... 957 00:57:41,023 --> 00:57:44,315 - was the proudest day of my life. - Yes, yes, I can imagine. 958 00:57:44,380 --> 00:57:48,239 Yeah, sure makes us parents look like a bunch of dodos, eh? 959 00:57:49,560 --> 00:57:52,655 You wouldn't have dreamt of doing what your son's done. 960 00:57:52,724 --> 00:57:56,332 No, no. Anyway, Darryl, what brings you here? 961 00:57:56,401 --> 00:57:58,820 Our bloody government's trying to take my house. 962 00:57:58,895 --> 00:58:01,381 This new Air Link thing. I mean, imagine that. 963 00:58:01,452 --> 00:58:03,938 Sal and me, we brought up our whole family in that house, 964 00:58:04,011 --> 00:58:06,561 and they think they can just walk in-- 965 00:58:08,006 --> 00:58:10,786 Anyway, we're takin' 'em to court. 966 00:58:10,852 --> 00:58:14,493 Bloody outrageous. It's gotta be against the Constitution. 967 00:58:14,561 --> 00:58:17,460 Yes, it is outrageous. Who's acting for you? 968 00:58:17,534 --> 00:58:21,076 - Dennis Denuto. - Uh, never heard of him. 969 00:58:21,147 --> 00:58:23,926 You wouldn't have. He just does our local area. 970 00:58:23,992 --> 00:58:27,120 Yeah, but I've never heard of him in Constitutional law. 971 00:58:27,188 --> 00:58:30,001 Oh, no, you wouldn't. No, he does conveyancing mainly. 972 00:58:30,066 --> 00:58:32,485 You know, wills, petty theft, that sort of thing. 973 00:58:32,560 --> 00:58:34,947 But hey, it's all based on the Constitution. 974 00:58:35,021 --> 00:58:38,367 Yes. Yes, in a way. 975 00:58:38,444 --> 00:58:42,052 - Good bloke though. - Yes. Sounds like it. 976 00:58:42,120 --> 00:58:44,866 Anyway, uh, I'd better be going. 977 00:58:44,933 --> 00:58:48,279 - Sure. - Nice talking to you, Lawrie. 978 00:58:48,353 --> 00:58:50,904 - Nice talking to you, Darryl. - And good luck with your boy. 979 00:58:50,975 --> 00:58:55,281 Thanks, Darryl. I hope everything works out. 980 00:58:55,356 --> 00:58:58,201 Ah, yeah, yeah. I'm pretty confident. 981 00:58:58,265 --> 00:59:00,532 I find in favor of the respondent. 982 00:59:00,599 --> 00:59:02,507 Yes! 983 00:59:04,692 --> 00:59:06,861 It's them, Darryl. 984 00:59:06,929 --> 00:59:10,090 But we was respondin' to them. 985 00:59:10,158 --> 00:59:14,049 We lost, Darryl. I'm sorry. 986 00:59:14,123 --> 00:59:17,251 Dad reckons he must have sat there for an hour. 987 00:59:17,319 --> 00:59:20,796 He said it was like being kicked in the guts with the back end of a bus. 988 00:59:20,868 --> 00:59:24,826 Dad had to explain to Farouk that they had lost. 989 00:59:24,929 --> 00:59:27,959 It was really hard telling Evonne too. 990 00:59:28,030 --> 00:59:30,841 But the toughest one was Jack. 991 00:59:36,118 --> 00:59:37,971 Trace and Con were great though. 992 00:59:39,858 --> 00:59:43,783 Good on you, Dad. You stood up to them. I'm so proud of you. 993 00:59:43,856 --> 00:59:47,300 I'm so impressed with your fighting quality, Mr. Kerrigan. 994 00:59:47,372 --> 00:59:49,224 Thanks, mate. 995 00:59:49,290 --> 00:59:52,931 And can I just say how disenchanted I am with our legal system. 996 00:59:58,274 --> 01:00:01,468 Dad was very quiet after losing the court case. 997 01:00:01,536 --> 01:00:04,054 I'd never seen him so down. 998 01:00:04,125 --> 01:00:07,438 He even stopped complimenting Mum on her cooking. 999 01:00:09,752 --> 01:00:11,757 You all right there, Darryl? 1000 01:00:11,830 --> 01:00:13,683 Yeah. 1001 01:00:17,999 --> 01:00:20,364 Dad? 1002 01:00:20,429 --> 01:00:23,177 Someone's, uh, 1003 01:00:23,243 --> 01:00:25,891 sellin' a telephone box. 1004 01:00:32,706 --> 01:00:35,421 They said no to an extension. 1005 01:00:36,607 --> 01:00:39,027 Dennis says we've got to be out in two weeks. 1006 01:00:39,100 --> 01:00:40,953 Two weeks? 1007 01:00:47,957 --> 01:00:50,410 I haven't told Wayne yet. 1008 01:00:52,049 --> 01:00:54,730 I think Dad felt he'd let everyone down, but especially Wayne. 1009 01:00:54,798 --> 01:00:57,611 That's why he'd been puttin' off tellin' him. 1010 01:00:57,676 --> 01:01:00,521 He just couldn't think of a way to break it to Wayne. 1011 01:01:00,586 --> 01:01:03,582 I told Dad not to worry. I knew how to tell Wayne we'd lost. 1012 01:01:03,654 --> 01:01:07,164 - We lost. - Lost? 1013 01:01:07,235 --> 01:01:09,884 Yeah. 1014 01:01:09,953 --> 01:01:11,806 Did Dad do his nut? 1015 01:01:11,870 --> 01:01:14,967 Nah, he's gone all quiet. 1016 01:01:16,123 --> 01:01:18,609 Quiet? 1017 01:01:18,680 --> 01:01:21,874 Yeah. I think he thinks he's let everyone down. 1018 01:01:21,942 --> 01:01:23,795 Letus down? 1019 01:01:23,861 --> 01:01:26,509 Yeah, that's what I think. 1020 01:01:26,577 --> 01:01:28,430 See, especially you. 1021 01:01:28,496 --> 01:01:31,689 I think he was lookin' forward to the day you came back to the house. 1022 01:01:31,757 --> 01:01:34,089 Well, you tell Dad... 1023 01:01:34,155 --> 01:01:37,763 the only reason I loved that house is 'cause it had him and Mum in it... 1024 01:01:37,831 --> 01:01:40,611 and like... everyone else. 1025 01:01:40,677 --> 01:01:43,228 Wherever they go, I'll love... 1026 01:01:43,299 --> 01:01:46,591 as long as it has them in it. 1027 01:01:46,655 --> 01:01:50,842 And all those lawyers and government people can just go and get fucked. 1028 01:01:50,908 --> 01:01:52,761 "...as long as it has them in it. 1029 01:01:52,826 --> 01:01:56,052 And all those lawyers and government people can go and get fucked." 1030 01:01:56,119 --> 01:02:00,174 Ah, he wanted me to change that " get fucked" bit, but I forgot. 1031 01:02:00,243 --> 01:02:02,891 On you, mate. 1032 01:02:02,960 --> 01:02:05,445 I'd better keep packin'. 1033 01:02:42,444 --> 01:02:45,889 Dad? 1034 01:02:45,961 --> 01:02:48,381 Steven. 1035 01:02:48,455 --> 01:02:53,121 I can, uh, get you some more boxes, if you want. 1036 01:02:53,186 --> 01:02:55,901 No, I think I'll be all right, Steve. 1037 01:03:00,443 --> 01:03:02,296 Dad? 1038 01:03:04,472 --> 01:03:06,642 You haven't let anyone down. 1039 01:03:08,117 --> 01:03:11,726 I don't know what the opposite of... lettin' someone down is, 1040 01:03:13,553 --> 01:03:15,884 but you done the opposite. 1041 01:03:28,707 --> 01:03:31,071 When are you gonna sign 'em? 1042 01:03:33,214 --> 01:03:36,310 - I don't know. - They gotta be done by Friday. 1043 01:03:36,380 --> 01:03:38,995 I can't. 1044 01:03:39,065 --> 01:03:41,070 lcan't. I just can't. 1045 01:03:41,142 --> 01:03:43,508 Darryl, we gotta go. 1046 01:03:43,573 --> 01:03:45,546 Yeah, I know. I know we lost. 1047 01:03:45,619 --> 01:03:47,950 I know we gotta get out of this place. 1048 01:03:48,017 --> 01:03:51,788 I know this is no longer our house, but I'll be buggered if I can sign those papers. 1049 01:03:51,853 --> 01:03:55,625 I just cannot physically pick up the pen and sign them. 1050 01:04:00,421 --> 01:04:02,427 Did you speak to Jack? 1051 01:04:02,500 --> 01:04:07,034 Yeah, yeah. His son-in-law's moved to Perth, so he's no help. 1052 01:04:07,104 --> 01:04:10,362 Poor Jack. 1053 01:04:10,428 --> 01:04:14,320 Listen, I-I told him he could stay with us until we work somethin' out. 1054 01:04:15,927 --> 01:04:18,064 How'd you go with the agent? 1055 01:04:18,133 --> 01:04:21,196 Two-bedroom units are $80,000. 1056 01:04:21,266 --> 01:04:23,119 A flat. 1057 01:04:23,184 --> 01:04:26,564 With four people, the greyhounds, 1058 01:04:26,638 --> 01:04:28,872 five cars, 1059 01:04:28,939 --> 01:04:30,847 the boat and Jack. 1060 01:04:30,922 --> 01:04:32,927 It'll be okay. 1061 01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:36,825 - And what are we gonna do with Wayne? - Wayne'll understand. 1062 01:04:36,900 --> 01:04:40,160 You know he keeps a photo of this place on his wall. 1063 01:04:40,226 --> 01:04:42,079 I know. 1064 01:04:42,144 --> 01:04:47,190 He gets out after five years, we have to put him in a laundry smaller than his cell. 1065 01:04:47,258 --> 01:04:50,605 - Maybe we rent. - Rent? 1066 01:04:50,680 --> 01:04:53,906 We not only lose our place, we're payin' for someone else's. 1067 01:04:53,972 --> 01:04:57,897 - Oh, Darryl-- - I'm starting to understand how the aborigines feel. 1068 01:05:00,364 --> 01:05:02,852 Have you been drinkin'? 1069 01:05:02,924 --> 01:05:05,707 Well, this house is like their land. 1070 01:05:05,773 --> 01:05:07,879 It-It holds their memories. 1071 01:05:07,950 --> 01:05:10,284 The land is their story. It's everything. 1072 01:05:10,350 --> 01:05:14,126 You just can't pick it up and plonk it down somewhere else. 1073 01:05:15,534 --> 01:05:18,830 This country's gotta stop stealin' other people's land. 1074 01:05:18,895 --> 01:05:22,279 Dad? There's someone here to see you. 1075 01:05:24,240 --> 01:05:26,096 G'day, Darryl. 1076 01:05:27,217 --> 01:05:29,073 Lawrie. 1077 01:05:30,163 --> 01:05:32,335 So I thought I'd come and visit. 1078 01:05:32,404 --> 01:05:35,274 - But how'd you find us? - You know us dodos. 1079 01:05:35,347 --> 01:05:38,251 - We've got a few tricks up our sleeves. - Don't I know it. 1080 01:05:39,317 --> 01:05:42,481 I, uh, heard about the decision. 1081 01:05:42,550 --> 01:05:45,747 Yeah. Yeah, well, that's the way these things are. 1082 01:05:45,814 --> 01:05:48,367 - How'd your boy go? - Oh, fine. Yeah, fine. 1083 01:05:48,438 --> 01:05:52,150 - Great. - Darryl, I wonder if I could put something to you. 1084 01:05:52,217 --> 01:05:54,072 Yeah, sure. 1085 01:05:54,137 --> 01:05:57,006 I don't think I introduced myself fully. 1086 01:05:57,080 --> 01:06:00,725 You see, I'm retired now, but I'm actually a lawyer myself. 1087 01:06:00,795 --> 01:06:04,984 Three degrees in the family. I'd like to see your poolroom. 1088 01:06:05,050 --> 01:06:07,987 I'm, uh, what's called a Q.C. 1089 01:06:08,060 --> 01:06:11,158 - Are you? A Q.C.? You're one of those? - What's that? 1090 01:06:11,229 --> 01:06:14,677 - Uh, Queens Counsel. - Oh, you counsel the queen? 1091 01:06:14,749 --> 01:06:17,881 Uh, they're the lawyers rich people use, love. 1092 01:06:17,949 --> 01:06:21,300 Yeah, well, that's probably the most accurate way of describing us. 1093 01:06:21,375 --> 01:06:23,285 I don't think Dennis would be a Q.C. 1094 01:06:23,359 --> 01:06:27,102 N-No, no, I don't think. 1095 01:06:27,168 --> 01:06:29,503 Anyway, my specialty as a Q.C... 1096 01:06:29,570 --> 01:06:32,472 was Constitutional law, Australian Constitutional law. 1097 01:06:32,546 --> 01:06:35,067 Have you heard of the Tasmanian Dams case? 1098 01:06:36,258 --> 01:06:38,495 - Um-- - Mabo? 1099 01:06:38,564 --> 01:06:41,794 Oh, the aboriginal guy, told the government to shove it. 1100 01:06:41,860 --> 01:06:43,715 That's the one. 1101 01:06:43,780 --> 01:06:47,457 Uh, anyway, I've had quite a bit to do with these over the years, 1102 01:06:47,524 --> 01:06:51,139 and I've had a look into your case over the last few days, 1103 01:06:51,206 --> 01:06:53,694 and I think there's a bit more to it. 1104 01:06:53,768 --> 01:06:57,063 - What do you mean? - I think you've got a case. 1105 01:06:57,127 --> 01:07:00,194 - So Dennis was on the right track. - Y-Yes. 1106 01:07:00,264 --> 01:07:02,239 I told you that judge had it in for him. 1107 01:07:02,313 --> 01:07:04,583 I believe there's a section of the Constitution... 1108 01:07:04,649 --> 01:07:07,879 about the government's right to acquire land that hasn't been tested. 1109 01:07:07,946 --> 01:07:10,019 But Dennis tested it. 1110 01:07:10,090 --> 01:07:13,954 Well, I-I think we could test it better. 1111 01:07:14,028 --> 01:07:18,120 Anyway, I would like to appear on your behalf... gratis. 1112 01:07:19,277 --> 01:07:22,408 - No fee. - Well, no, we couldn't. 1113 01:07:22,479 --> 01:07:24,899 I've done pretty well out of this law caper over the years, 1114 01:07:24,974 --> 01:07:27,844 - so if you're happy for me to take it further-- -Further? 1115 01:07:27,919 --> 01:07:30,919 But we've been to the federal court. 1116 01:07:30,991 --> 01:07:33,327 How much further can we take it? 1117 01:07:33,424 --> 01:07:35,247 Three weeks later... 1118 01:07:35,312 --> 01:07:39,307 Dad went to the High Court of Australia, which is the highest court in Australia. 1119 01:07:39,378 --> 01:07:42,280 Lawrie asked Dennis to be his instructing solicitor. 1120 01:07:42,354 --> 01:07:45,584 Dennis was stoked, but shittin' himself at the same time. 1121 01:07:45,651 --> 01:07:48,041 I'm shittin' myself. 1122 01:07:48,116 --> 01:07:51,979 - Shall we? - Let's stick it up 'em. 1123 01:07:54,518 --> 01:07:56,852 And so Dad, or as he was called by the judge-- 1124 01:07:56,917 --> 01:07:59,668 Darryl John Kerrigan-- 1125 01:07:59,734 --> 01:08:01,971 sat in the High Court of Australia and put his case. 1126 01:08:02,039 --> 01:08:04,212 Or at least Mr. Hammill did. 1127 01:08:04,281 --> 01:08:08,559 Dennis was very helpful too. He was passing books around like a librarian. 1128 01:08:08,633 --> 01:08:11,666 He even learnt Roman numerals especially for the trip. 1129 01:08:11,737 --> 01:08:15,733 Um, paragraph, uh... 31. 1130 01:08:15,803 --> 01:08:19,001 - Thank you, Dennis. - But Dad reckoned there was no doubt about it. 1131 01:08:19,068 --> 01:08:22,198 From the moment he stood up, Mr. Hammill was the star of the show. 1132 01:08:22,268 --> 01:08:25,814 Section 51, paragraph 31. 1133 01:08:25,886 --> 01:08:28,734 "The parliament shall have power to make laws... 1134 01:08:28,798 --> 01:08:33,818 with respect to the acquisition of property on just terms." 1135 01:08:33,886 --> 01:08:36,756 Let's think about those words, "on just terms" ... 1136 01:08:36,831 --> 01:08:39,417 and how they relate to real people. 1137 01:08:39,488 --> 01:08:41,877 Your Honor, my client built his home by the law, 1138 01:08:41,952 --> 01:08:44,604 in full accordance with the law. 1139 01:08:44,673 --> 01:08:47,063 He doesn't know about the extensions. 1140 01:08:47,139 --> 01:08:49,278 But does he have the protection of the law? 1141 01:08:49,346 --> 01:08:53,603 How can the forcible removal of a family, a good family, from their home... 1142 01:08:53,667 --> 01:08:56,667 have the blessing of our Constitution? 1143 01:08:56,740 --> 01:08:59,970 How can that be... "just terms" ? 1144 01:09:00,037 --> 01:09:02,142 Dad reckoned it was in the bag, 1145 01:09:02,212 --> 01:09:05,924 even though they had five times more lawyers than we did. 1146 01:09:05,990 --> 01:09:08,805 My client has adhered to the law, every law, 1147 01:09:08,871 --> 01:09:12,800 every statute from the Town Planning Act to Civil Aviation Regulations. 1148 01:09:12,872 --> 01:09:16,036 But in what can only be described as a last desperate measure, 1149 01:09:16,104 --> 01:09:20,328 my client is accused of breaching none other than the Constitution. 1150 01:09:20,393 --> 01:09:23,328 I mean, good Lord, what else are we guilty of? 1151 01:09:23,403 --> 01:09:26,305 lnternational war crimes, hmm? 1152 01:09:26,380 --> 01:09:28,997 He's even paid people to laugh for him. 1153 01:09:29,068 --> 01:09:32,363 I refer the court to His Honor Mr. Justice Dixon's decision... 1154 01:09:32,429 --> 01:09:34,283 in Grace Brothers and the Commonwealth. 1155 01:09:34,349 --> 01:09:37,514 As much as Dad hated to admit it the other lawyer was good, 1156 01:09:37,582 --> 01:09:40,167 and he was gonna give us a real run for our money. 1157 01:09:40,238 --> 01:09:42,094 A safeguard to the commonwealth. 1158 01:09:42,160 --> 01:09:46,161 But if Mr. Hammill was worried, he didn't show it. He kept right on at 'em. 1159 01:09:46,162 --> 01:09:48,550 ...has acquired the status of a constitutional guarantee, 1160 01:09:48,626 --> 01:09:50,729 which is designed to protect the individual-- 1161 01:09:50,801 --> 01:09:53,354 But everything he said, they had an answer for. 1162 01:09:53,426 --> 01:09:56,841 - Your Honor, that statement was obiter dictum. - Was not! 1163 01:10:00,019 --> 01:10:02,322 Well, it wasn't. 1164 01:10:02,389 --> 01:10:04,560 - Was it? - I don't know. 1165 01:10:04,628 --> 01:10:08,720 The interpretation of "on just terms" was considered in the Tasmanian Dams case. 1166 01:10:08,790 --> 01:10:12,817 The court took into account the interests of the community, 1167 01:10:12,887 --> 01:10:15,822 such as, uh, job creation-- 1168 01:10:15,895 --> 01:10:18,416 Dad reckoned Dennis got the hang of things real quick. 1169 01:10:18,488 --> 01:10:22,711 The main job of the senior counsel was to provide backup for the Q.C. 1170 01:10:22,776 --> 01:10:26,355 Ah, yes. And this is further underlined in Georgiades-- 1171 01:10:26,426 --> 01:10:29,656 - And that's what Dennis did. - Ah, utilitarianism. 1172 01:10:29,723 --> 01:10:32,473 The greatest good for the greatest number. 1173 01:10:32,540 --> 01:10:35,410 But what this principle fails to-- 1174 01:10:41,790 --> 01:10:44,572 What this principle fails to take into account... 1175 01:10:44,638 --> 01:10:48,502 is that competing rights cannot be weighed one against the other. 1176 01:10:48,576 --> 01:10:52,025 Is a family's right to live freely in their home outweighed-- 1177 01:10:52,096 --> 01:10:54,333 It wasn't just legal argument. 1178 01:10:54,400 --> 01:10:57,020 Mr. Hammill even put jokes in, clever jokes. 1179 01:10:57,090 --> 01:11:00,505 ...not that our children will have a place to live, 1180 01:11:00,578 --> 01:11:04,539 but whether they'll have prompt delivery of their parcels. 1181 01:11:04,611 --> 01:11:07,262 Dad thought it was real funny, 1182 01:11:07,332 --> 01:11:09,536 even though he didn't get it. 1183 01:11:09,605 --> 01:11:12,605 Suffer in your jocks. 1184 01:11:12,678 --> 01:11:16,672 In fact, there were a lot of times he didn't quite understand what was being said, 1185 01:11:16,741 --> 01:11:20,486 but one time he knew exactly what was being said. 1186 01:11:20,552 --> 01:11:23,781 He's even approached the appellant with an offer of compensation, 1187 01:11:23,848 --> 01:11:28,389 a generous offer considering the nature of the, uh, dwelling, 1188 01:11:28,458 --> 01:11:31,425 or as it might more accurately be called, eyesore. 1189 01:11:31,497 --> 01:11:34,084 - What are you calling an eyesore? - Darryl. 1190 01:11:34,155 --> 01:11:36,392 It's called a home, you dickhead! 1191 01:11:36,459 --> 01:11:38,314 - Your Honor. - Darryl! 1192 01:11:38,379 --> 01:11:41,226 It's a bloody fine one. If there were more homes like that, we'd-- 1193 01:11:41,292 --> 01:11:44,010 Have the jails full of people like your son? 1194 01:11:44,076 --> 01:11:46,946 - Ah, this bloody asshole! - Sit down, Darryl. 1195 01:11:47,021 --> 01:11:49,542 Mr. Hammill, I'm calling an adjournment. 1196 01:11:49,614 --> 01:11:54,351 And I trust that your client will, in the meantime, compose himself. 1197 01:11:54,416 --> 01:11:59,567 Mr. Lyle, I'll thank you not to make any further value judgments in this court. 1198 01:11:59,633 --> 01:12:01,576 I'm sorry, Lawrie. 1199 01:12:01,649 --> 01:12:03,559 That's all right, Darryl. 1200 01:12:03,633 --> 01:12:05,575 I was thinking the same thing, 1201 01:12:05,651 --> 01:12:08,138 though not in those words. 1202 01:12:08,210 --> 01:12:11,113 I wish I had your words. 1203 01:12:11,188 --> 01:12:13,043 How dare they? 1204 01:12:13,108 --> 01:12:14,963 I mean, an eyesore! 1205 01:12:15,028 --> 01:12:18,258 I mean, that-- that just goes to show that they don't get it. 1206 01:12:18,325 --> 01:12:20,660 I mean, they're judging the place by what it looks like, 1207 01:12:20,725 --> 01:12:25,615 and if it doesn't have a pool or a classy front or a big garden-- 1208 01:12:25,687 --> 01:12:27,694 It's got a pretty good gate. 1209 01:12:27,768 --> 01:12:31,795 And then because of that, it's not worth saving. 1210 01:12:31,865 --> 01:12:35,444 But it's not a house. It's a home. 1211 01:12:35,513 --> 01:12:38,002 It's got everything. 1212 01:12:38,074 --> 01:12:41,620 People who love each other, care for each other. 1213 01:12:41,690 --> 01:12:43,633 It's got memories. 1214 01:12:43,707 --> 01:12:45,650 Great memories. 1215 01:12:45,725 --> 01:12:49,467 It's a place for the family to turn to, 1216 01:12:49,532 --> 01:12:52,021 come back to. 1217 01:12:52,093 --> 01:12:56,666 But that doesn't seem to mean as much as a big fuckin' driveway. 1218 01:12:56,734 --> 01:12:59,802 Later it was time for Mr. Hammill to sum up. 1219 01:12:59,872 --> 01:13:03,221 Dad said he was unbelievable. 1220 01:13:03,296 --> 01:13:06,230 He reckoned he finished like a champion greyhound. 1221 01:13:06,304 --> 01:13:07,650 People who love each other-- 1222 01:13:07,651 --> 01:13:10,284 He quoted cases, he quoted laws. 1223 01:13:10,543 --> 01:13:14,267 But Dad nearly fell off his chair when Mr. Hammill finished by quoting Dad, 1224 01:13:14,338 --> 01:13:16,193 only better. 1225 01:13:16,258 --> 01:13:19,455 And somehow that's not worth as much as a big driveway. 1226 01:13:19,524 --> 01:13:24,413 You may think our appeal is based on emotion rather than law. 1227 01:13:24,485 --> 01:13:26,526 Not true. 1228 01:13:26,598 --> 01:13:30,689 It's about the highest law in this country, the Constitution, 1229 01:13:30,759 --> 01:13:34,372 and one phrase within it: "on just terms." 1230 01:13:36,905 --> 01:13:40,221 That's what this is all about-- being just. 1231 01:13:40,296 --> 01:13:43,713 They want to pay only for the house. 1232 01:13:43,785 --> 01:13:47,616 But they're taking away more than that, so much more. 1233 01:13:47,691 --> 01:13:50,823 Sure, the Kerrigans built a house, 1234 01:13:50,892 --> 01:13:53,543 then they built a home, and then a family. 1235 01:13:53,612 --> 01:13:57,836 You can acquire a house, 1236 01:13:57,901 --> 01:14:00,584 but you can't acquire a home, 1237 01:14:00,654 --> 01:14:03,338 because a home is not built of bricks and mortar... 1238 01:14:03,406 --> 01:14:06,953 but love and memories. 1239 01:14:08,209 --> 01:14:10,347 You can't pay for it, 1240 01:14:10,416 --> 01:14:13,319 and you're just shortchanging people if you try. 1241 01:14:13,393 --> 01:14:17,671 I can't speak for those who wrote this document, 1242 01:14:17,746 --> 01:14:21,359 but I'll bet when they put in the phrase " on just terms," 1243 01:14:21,426 --> 01:14:24,724 they hoped it would stop anyone... 1244 01:14:24,788 --> 01:14:29,196 shortchanging someone like Darryl Kerrigan. 1245 01:14:31,254 --> 01:14:33,872 Thanks, Lawrence. 1246 01:14:39,863 --> 01:14:42,963 Thank you. 1247 01:14:43,031 --> 01:14:47,115 In the end, who knows whether it was Dad's words or Mr. Hammill 1248 01:14:47,116 --> 01:14:50,563 or even Dennis' note passing-- ...but we won the case. 1249 01:14:50,731 --> 01:14:52,593 ...in favor of the appellant. 1250 01:14:52,666 --> 01:14:54,521 Shit. 1251 01:14:56,220 --> 01:14:58,075 That's us. 1252 01:14:58,140 --> 01:15:00,824 Bullshit. We won? 1253 01:15:00,892 --> 01:15:04,275 - We won. - You little ripper! 1254 01:15:04,349 --> 01:15:08,245 Thanks, lads. 1255 01:15:08,318 --> 01:15:09,079 We won. 1256 01:15:09,080 --> 01:15:11,682 Dad was stoked but suitably restrained. 1257 01:15:11,775 --> 01:15:14,645 He reckons the other side didn't know what to do with themselves. 1258 01:15:14,718 --> 01:15:17,141 Dennis was so stunned, he went all quiet. 1259 01:15:17,216 --> 01:15:20,762 Dad reckons he almost cried. In fact, I think he did. 1260 01:15:20,833 --> 01:15:23,354 Mr. Hammill just sat there for ages. 1261 01:15:23,426 --> 01:15:27,681 He reckoned it was the most satisfying victory he'd had in 47 years. 1262 01:15:27,747 --> 01:15:31,425 Dad reckons it's important to be noble in victory, so he spoke to the other Q.C. ... 1263 01:15:31,491 --> 01:15:32,518 Oh, hey. 1264 01:15:32,519 --> 01:15:34,150 ...the one who had a go at Wayne. 1265 01:15:34,293 --> 01:15:36,609 Bad luck. 1266 01:15:36,676 --> 01:15:39,744 You dickhead! 1267 01:15:40,869 --> 01:15:44,253 The case was all over the news that night. 1268 01:15:44,359 --> 01:15:48,255 Good evening. First tonight, a landmark decision in the High Court today... 1269 01:15:48,328 --> 01:15:51,776 has confirmed the age-old saying, "A man's home is his castle." 1270 01:15:51,849 --> 01:15:56,127 When the huge Air Link consortium tried to compulsorily acquire a string of homes... 1271 01:15:56,202 --> 01:15:58,591 on Melbourne's outskirts earlier this year, 1272 01:15:58,666 --> 01:16:00,936 they didn't expect a fight. 1273 01:16:01,003 --> 01:16:04,452 - Well, they got one. - It was a case of Darryl versus Goliath... 1274 01:16:04,523 --> 01:16:06,858 in the High Court of Australia today. 1275 01:16:06,924 --> 01:16:09,959 Mum reckons it's real funny how one day you're not famous, 1276 01:16:10,029 --> 01:16:12,102 and then the next day you are... famous, 1277 01:16:12,173 --> 01:16:14,028 and then you're not anymore. 1278 01:16:14,093 --> 01:16:18,569 Dad had one of the biggest parties ever that night back at home. 1279 01:16:18,639 --> 01:16:21,061 He invited everyone from the neighborhood-- 1280 01:16:21,136 --> 01:16:23,110 his friends, family, in-laws. 1281 01:16:23,185 --> 01:16:26,250 This case has totally regained my faith in the legal system. 1282 01:16:26,321 --> 01:16:28,150 Mr. Hammill even brought his son along. 1283 01:16:28,151 --> 01:16:29,993 Really pleased to meet you. 1284 01:16:30,098 --> 01:16:32,619 Everyone was havin' a real good time, 1285 01:16:36,402 --> 01:16:38,641 especially Mum and Dad. 1286 01:16:38,709 --> 01:16:41,905 I'd never seen them so happy. 1287 01:16:41,973 --> 01:16:44,144 Dad invited everyone up to Bonnie Doon. 1288 01:16:44,213 --> 01:16:46,385 I fix for you a special Farouk pressure system. 1289 01:16:46,453 --> 01:16:50,000 Mr. Hammill said he'd love to come. I don't think he'd ever fished for carp. 1290 01:16:50,070 --> 01:16:54,350 Well, that party went on and on and on. Dad smiled all night. 1291 01:16:54,489 --> 01:16:56,565 See, this is why we need that patio. 1292 01:16:56,631 --> 01:16:58,869 The victory was reported in all the papers. 1293 01:16:58,936 --> 01:17:01,752 It became known as the Kerrigan Decision. 1294 01:17:01,817 --> 01:17:03,825 Jack, don't thank me. This is the bloke. 1295 01:17:03,898 --> 01:17:07,281 Although Dad said, as far as he was concerned, it was Lawrie's victory. 1296 01:17:07,355 --> 01:17:10,323 And don't forget Dennis here either. 1297 01:17:10,396 --> 01:17:13,745 That was the beginning of a string of good luck for our family. 1298 01:17:13,820 --> 01:17:18,163 Six months later we got notice that Wayne would soon be eligible for parole. 1299 01:17:18,237 --> 01:17:22,100 Dad rang Mr. Hammill, who was more than happy to come out of retirement again. 1300 01:17:22,174 --> 01:17:24,892 Wayne said the parole board couldn't believe their eyes. 1301 01:17:24,958 --> 01:17:28,342 When Mr. Hammill walked in, he reckons they granted him parole out of shock. 1302 01:17:30,336 --> 01:17:32,857 Dennis became very well-known after the case, 1303 01:17:32,928 --> 01:17:35,297 and people came from everywhere to hire him. 1304 01:17:35,362 --> 01:17:37,217 He won a very big case, 1305 01:17:37,282 --> 01:17:41,178 a class action against people who put lead in the landfill 15 years ago. 1306 01:17:41,250 --> 01:17:44,569 I think Mr. Hammill helped him there too. Dad is very happy for him. 1307 01:17:44,644 --> 01:17:47,776 He even bought himself a new photocopier, 1308 01:17:47,845 --> 01:17:50,333 one that never breaks down. 1309 01:17:50,405 --> 01:17:53,754 And guess what. Mr. Hammill did go up to Bonnie Doon. 1310 01:17:53,829 --> 01:17:56,897 At first Dad thought it was out of politeness, but it can't be... 1311 01:17:56,966 --> 01:17:59,203 'cause he goes up there all the time. 1312 01:17:59,272 --> 01:18:03,266 He and Dad still hit it off as good as they did the first day they met. 1313 01:18:03,336 --> 01:18:05,442 Coco never won another race, 1314 01:18:05,513 --> 01:18:08,513 but she had a son which Dad called Son of Coco. 1315 01:18:08,585 --> 01:18:11,455 He hasn't won yet, but Dad has high hopes. 1316 01:18:11,531 --> 01:18:15,687 Dad did finish the patio in a Greek style, and the extension, 1317 01:18:15,755 --> 01:18:18,275 and he even put up those big iron gates that he and Steve... 1318 01:18:18,347 --> 01:18:20,934 had gotten for a bargain that night in Toorak. 1319 01:18:21,004 --> 01:18:23,306 Steve got back with Kerry, his old girlfriend. 1320 01:18:23,373 --> 01:18:26,985 Eventually they got married and had a little boy... three weeks later. 1321 01:18:27,055 --> 01:18:30,055 "Baby carriage, still in box." 1322 01:18:30,126 --> 01:18:32,266 Con and Trace had a kid too. 1323 01:18:32,335 --> 01:18:36,773 He's already taken up kickboxing. They are great parents. 1324 01:18:37,809 --> 01:18:41,606 Wayne started helping Dad with the tow truck and really made a go at it. 1325 01:18:41,680 --> 01:18:45,227 Dad's even more proud of him now than when he was in jail. 1326 01:18:45,299 --> 01:18:47,404 It was Wayne's idea to move into tray trucks. 1327 01:18:47,475 --> 01:18:50,062 Pretty soon they had two, then three, then eight. 1328 01:18:50,131 --> 01:18:52,947 Who knows when it will stop? Mum reckons 11. 1329 01:18:53,012 --> 01:18:55,565 She's as proud as punch with all this. 1330 01:18:55,636 --> 01:19:00,307 And guess what. She did take up pottery. She didn't even need lessons. 1331 01:19:00,373 --> 01:19:04,848 And Dad, well, he reckoned he'd got everything he'd ever wished for. 1332 01:19:04,919 --> 01:19:08,629 He often used to sit out on the patio and just smile to himself. 1333 01:19:08,695 --> 01:19:11,414 And they still live at 3 Highview Crescent, 1334 01:19:11,481 --> 01:19:13,816 even though it's only them two livin' in it. 1335 01:19:13,881 --> 01:19:16,337 And Dad still calls it "his castle." 1336 01:19:19,611 --> 01:19:23,157 My name's Dale Kerrigan, and that was my story.