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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

...at times found it challenging to understandthe mechanics of politics, to understand...

[indistinct chatter] ...at times found it challenging to understand
the mechanics of politics, to understand that compromise is almost an inevitable part of wielding power
and making change

Full Transcript

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...at times found it challenging
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to understand the mechanics of politics,
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to understand that compromise
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is almost an inevitable part
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of wielding power and making change.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:16
Uploaded
Apr 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink TV,Beyond Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Contrary. Passionate. Outspoken. Over 45 years Midnight Oil helped shape modern Australia. This is their trailblazing story for the first time on film.
[Peter] Some people don't like the idea - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[Peter] Some people don't like the idea
-I never felt hobbled. -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
-I never felt hobbled. -[indistinct chatter]
-[audience cheering] -["Say Your Prayers" playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
-[audience cheering] -["Say Your Prayers" playing]
...that he was going to abide by the party's decisions... - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
...that he was going to abide by the party's decisions....
But they had that golden part of themselves, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:12
But they had that golden part of themselves,
♪ Say your prayers For the future♪ - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:18
♪ Say your prayers For the future♪
[Anthony] When you're in Parliament, - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[Anthony] When you're in Parliament,
-[speaker] Lock the doors. -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
-[speaker] Lock the doors. -[indistinct chatter]
-Order! -[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
-Order! -[upbeat music playing]
[reporter 13] The Abbott-Bishop team - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[reporter 13] The Abbott-Bishop team
Sloppy Joe there went out - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Sloppy Joe there went out
-[camera shutters clicking] -[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
-[camera shutters clicking] -[indistinct chatter]
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[upbeat music playing]
[camera shutter clicking] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:10
[camera shutter clicking]
Offensive words. Reflections on members. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
Offensive words. Reflections on members.
-And it must stop. Righto. -[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
-And it must stop. Righto. -[upbeat music playing]
[reporter 14] Resurrected, reinstated, revenged. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
[reporter 14] Resurrected, reinstated, revenged.
Kevin Rudd's second prime ministership - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
Kevin Rudd's second prime ministership
I wouldn't seek to serve in his ministry - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
I wouldn't seek to serve in his ministry
[upbeat music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:09
[upbeat music playing]