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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

He knew he was giving up -the demigod status of...- ...the kind of political purity that...

[indistinct chatter] [Tanya] He knew he was giving up -the demigod status of...
-[audience cheering] ...the kind of political purity that he could
quite rightly claim from all of his years
of activism

Full Transcript

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[Tanya] He knew he was giving up
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-the demigod status of... -[audience cheering]
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...the kind of political purity
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that he could quite rightly claim
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from all of his years of activism.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:48
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.
I will be Prime Minister for all Australians. - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:05
I will be Prime Minister for all Australians.
[crowd cheering] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:08
[crowd cheering]
Howard government removed from power - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:11
Howard government removed from power
[introspective music playing] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:13
[introspective music playing]
[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
[indistinct chatter]
You know, they've got to stand up - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:06
You know, they've got to stand up
[crowd applauding] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:07
[crowd applauding]
[crowd cheering] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:17
[crowd cheering]
-Certainly my public life. -[all applauding] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:16
-Certainly my public life. -[all applauding]
[indistinct chatter] - Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line 00:17
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[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