03x02 - Smart Cities

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We're building a strong,
prosperous Australia.

It is a massive project...

a new era of forward thinking.

True big-picture stuff.

We have a national to-do list...

major infrastructure projects.

It's an incredible
transformative opportunity.

We're spending more than any
government has ever spent.

An extraordinary figure of...

- $ billion.
- $ billion...

- $ billion.
- $ billion...

This is a nation-building...

- nation-building...
- nation-building...

- nation-building...
- nation-building.

nation-building.

- COURTNEY: We could do a new lamp.
- But there's nothing wrong with my lamp.

- Desk?
- I don't need a new desk.

But you said it would be ridiculous
if we didn't use the budget.

No, I said it would be ridiculous if
we spend in order to use the budget.

- Is that not the same?
- No, it's the opposite.

- I think I just heard "ridiculous".
- You might have, but that's okay.

- What about the couch?
- What about it?

It looks a bit tired, and with all
the important meetings you have...

You know what, Courtney?
I've just got so little time.

- I can organise it.
- Okay, sure. Thank you.

- Okay.
- Good on you.

- How's it going?
- Jim.

- I thought you were heading to Canberra.
- On my way now.

Great. And you got the
updated briefing notes?

'Cause I had a thought
for the big meeting.

I reckon don't go through the premiers.

Go straight through
the treasurers. Get...

The COAG?

- Oh, this is ringing a bell.
- Yeah, more than a bell.

The intermodal... the National
Integrated Transport Network?

- The freight thing.
- That's it, yep.

I reckon we're so close now

and the ducks are starting
to line up, because...

Can we put a pin in that
just for one second?

Yeah? One second?

What do you know about
sustainable densification?

Oh, it's an urban planning
move where they're trying...

Sorry, what's this for?

Guptil Kapur is here for the
Smart Cities conference.

- Popped up on Lateline.
- So?

The minister was wondering if it's
something we should be looking at.

- Yeah, I really don't think so.
- It's pretty interesting.

Yeah, but it's another one
of those fashionable trends.

They pop up, then they go away.

Might run it by 'em in Canberra.

I reckon, though, keep our eyes...
you know, let's focus on the main...

- The intermodal.
- The freight thing!

- That's it. Yeah.
- Absolutely!

- Eyes on the prize.
- That's the idea.

Oh, they've got a website.

Densification.org.

Katie?

Just the door?

Thanks, mate.

REPORTER: Due in town for next
week's Smart Cities conference...

MAN: The issue us really what we
do to repair the urban sprawl...

REPORTER: We've had sustainable cities.

Now we need resilient cities. So says...

MAN: ...a green city
to really catalyse...

REPORTER: ..for a liveable,
prosperous and sustainable future.

So, come on over, come and blog
with us, give us your ideas...

TONY: This is amazing.

NATALIE: Mm-hm. I moved
these aerial sh*ts up front.

Gives a decent overview before
you get into site-specific detail.

Yeah, that's great.

And I kept the cost breakdown
where you wanted it.

Just stripped back some of
the forward projections.

Yeah, again, great.

- So... (GRUNTS HOPEFULLY)
- Yep.

Oh. I thought I'd mention, I've,
um, put you in for a promotion.

- Wow. Just like that?
- Yep. Just like that.

- Thank you.
- Hey, way overdue.

You know, the last months, I don't
know what we'd have done without you.

Well...

There'll be a formal process, but you
can expect a wage and level upgrades.

Okay. Uh, well... thanks again.

- Tony?
- Yep?

You've got your o'clock
with Water Policy Australia.

Didn't I just meet with them?

No, that was the Water Policy Council.

They just want to touch base.

And Eric from the Transport
Advisory Group wants a quick word.

- Then who's advising who?
- I'll check.

And Rhonda wants two
minutes of your time.

- Never two minutes. What's it about?
- The Smart Cities conference.

Yeah, I'm not having
anything to do with that.

Even though you're speaking?

- I'm sorry?
- Yeah. Tuesday, :.

Tony Woodley. They misspelt your name.

- I didn't agree to that.
- Really?

It says here, "I am
greatly looking forward

"to being part of this exciting event."

You know what, tell Rhonda to get someone
from the department to speak for me,

'cause I just can't take my
eye off the ball right now.

Okay.

- Do I still correct the spelling?
- Well, if I'm not gonna... Okay, yeah.

BEVERLEY: So, Tony has
confidentially mentioned to me

the possibility of a promotion.

- Not sure he said "possibility".
- I've got your file here.

Let's get the ball rolling, hmm?

- Oh.
- Is something wrong?

No, no. Uh... when was your
last performance review?

I can't really remember. This
file goes back over two years.

- Oh, you know, we're...
- No review.

We're just... we're always so busy.

- Don't blame yourself.
- I wasn't.

These things have a habit of
slipping under the radar.

I guess in terms of performance
reviews, Tony's sort of, you know...

Sort of what?

- Gives me feedback.
- In what way?

Well, if I've done something
well or not, he'll let me know.

There's nothing on file.

Oh, it's not. I mean, he
wouldn't write it down.

So, no formal review process?

Well, we speak all the time.

But has he actually sat down and
discussed career objectives?

Goal-setting? Key
performance objectives?

- In a way.
- Mm-hm. What way?

Well, when I was offered that
job in Canberra last year,

he said how much he wanted me to stay.

(WRITES) Informal.

Yes, but he mentioned
how valuable I was.

- There's no record of that here.
- Well, it was sort of over a drink.

Oh, well. We've got
some back-filling to do.

Oh, what's the date today?

TONY: The stuff that I want to
get in the back in the appendix

is all these pie chart comparisons.

This stuff can be sprinkled throughout.

Something like that needs
to be in the comparison.

So, just take a note of this -

we want to do loaded miles,
billed miles, empty miles,

and if we can, I want to
do revenue miles as well.

KATIE: Tony, I know you don't want
to be disturbed, but two things.

Courtney said you needed
these for your new couch.

- I'll put them on your desk.
- Put them on my desk, yep.

And Rhonda wants a couple of minutes.

- Is this about the conference?
- It might be.

- Did you tell her I'm not speaking?
- RHONDA: Oh, for God's sake.

We're platinum sponsors,
Tony. Of course you're speaking.

- Sorry, guys, can you give us five?
- Make it .

I thought you wanted two.

We've got people flying in
from all over the world.

This is a major global event.

What's the theme again?

Smart Cities. New horizons
in living infrastructure.

What does that mean?

Well, what does anything
mean? It's one speech.

That's all we're asking for.
You must have a million topics.

All right, what about this?
The role of intermodal hubs.

- Oh, don't be ridiculous.
- What?

- Who wants to hear that?
- People at a Smart Cities conference?

No, they don't. They want
to hear about the future.

The cutting edge. The Zeitgeist.

Which is?

Did you catch Arianna Shafir
on ABC Breakfast this morning?

Who?

They are building inflatable bike
paths on some waterway in Turkey.

That's the sort of thing
people want to hear about.

All right, how about I discuss
economic pitfalls and value cap...

Oh, if you're not gonna
take it seriously...

Come on, Tony. I want an
engaging topic by tomorrow.

And, Katie, I need a bio
and a recent photo.

See if you can get a decent one.

- What happened?
- She kept it to two.

So, this is very exciting,

but we need to get it right before
we can take the next steps.

Sorry, when you say "steps"...

If you want to give this
promotion your best sh*t.

I thought Tony had
pretty much approved it.

Uh, I don't think Tony's
quite on top of these things.

So, I'm going to give you...

this.

- What is it?
- A self-evaluation form.

And this.

Okay. Um... there's a lot of pages here.

Natalie, this is our chance

to help you crash through
that glass ceiling.

Let's seize it, hey?

Okay.

And...

these.

- COURTNEY: Knock knock.
- Yep?

Have you had a chance
to look at those swatches?

- Those what?
- For your new couch.

Oh, yeah. Uh, well, uh... that one.

- Okay, we done?
- Uh, as soon as you choose a design.

- Oh.
- You can choose any one.

- Oh, any one? Okay. How about that one?
- Mm-hmm.

- Tony...
- Uh-huh.

Uh... that one?

- Leather?
- What's wrong with leather?

Okay. That one.

For an office?

- Why wouldn't that...
- It just doesn't...

I thought you said any
one. Okay, that one.

- The Bergstrom?
- Yes.

- High back or standard?
- Courtney...

- You want me to handle it?
- Yeah.

- And cushions?
- Courtney...

- I'll choose.
- Thanks. Door.

Mm-hm.

NATALIE: Okay, let's
start with... mmm...

section C.

"Strength, accomplishments
and performance milestones".

Fire away.

"What would you say are your
greatest personal strengths?"

Hmm. Interesting.

All right, let's try to think of one.

- One?
- That's above the others.

Uh, what about ability to manage people?

- Strength?
- I guess.

Well, I feel I'm reasonably
good at prioritising demands.

- Yeah.
- Reasonably.

Meeting deadlines.

You're way behind on the
grade separation study.

- Not because of our department.
- Just playing devil's advocate.

- Well, can you stop?
- Mm-hm.

Keep going.

Fine.

"How would you rank your ability
to motivate and inspire others?"

- You're not bad.
- What do you mean, "not bad"?

Well, not... bad.

- Then say good.
- What are the other options?

Guys, do I manage well?

- Oh, you manage me well.
- Thank you.

- Yeah, me too.
- Thank you.

And the office in general?

I'd say...

you're not bad.

Yeah, I mean, you get factions anywhere.

- Factions?
- Not factions.

I reckon we keep going.

REPORTER: Associate professor
of integrated planning

at Osaka University...

REPORTER: ..the future
of Australian cities.

MAN: The only way
we will be sustainable...

REPORTER: ..greater
understanding of urban design.

- Tony. Check this out.
- TONY: What is it?

Anders Ridstrom's TED Talk.

- Who?
- Anders, the urbanist.

He's just arrived for Smart Cities.

Seriously, where's Border
Force when you need them?

- ASHAN: million views.
- Mm-hm.

...biophilic designs and
active street frontages,

we can ensure that the urban metabolism

is healthy and integrated.

- (PAUSES VIDEO) What?
- No, keep going.

Yet, too often, governments are
unwilling to facilitate dialogue

between the synergies of purpose.

- Wow.
- Not one word of that made sense.

The enclave becomes ghetto...

Katie, has Jim got back
from Canberra yet?

Landed half an hour ago.
He's on his way in.

- Great. And...?
- He sounded excited.

Excellent. Scotty?

What's all this?

Rhonda sent over the official Smart
Cities program and speaker's pack.

- This looks good.
- Oh. But it still says "Woodley".

- What is that photo of me?
- It's from your security pass.

You couldn't have found
one of me smiling?

I don't think you're allowed to smile.

That's for your passport.

It might be too late to change.

Whoa! "Daring Visions for
the Next Millennium"?

Rhonda felt your speech
needed a punchier title.

- I like it.
- Do you know what I'm talking about?

- No, but I can't wait to find out.
- Intermodals.

(CLICKS TONGUE) Oh.

Great. All right. I need all
of this off the table, please.

Thank you.

Hey, Jim.

Thanks. All of it gone.

Thanks. Thanks. Grab a seat.

- How'd you go?
- JIM: All right, great!

Oh, that's great.

Can't even tell you how
excited the minister is.

- Oh, that is such good news.
- Yeah.

There is so much in here.

Urban wildlife corridors.

Sustainable rooftops.
A breathing metropolis.

This feeds right into our cities policy.

So does the intermodal policy.

- The what?
- The freight thing.

Oh, the freight thing!

You were gonna raise the latest
proposal with the minister.

Mmm, I did.

- All still very positive, but...
- But what?

We didn't get bogged
down in the details.

There is no detail. It's
either a yes or a no.

Guess I didn't have time to run
through all the ins and outs.

- I gave you a video.
- Oh, that's what that is!

Oh, yeah.

Did you raise any aspect of
the proposal with the minister?

First things first.

You know, there's a bloke
in here who reckons

we can accommodate homeless
people inside biodegradable pods.

- Anders Ridstrom.
- That's him!

- Have you seen his TED Talk?
- There's a TED Talk?

He's also creating artificial
rooftop microclimates

for rooftop honey production.

- Can you put that on there?
- Jim? The intermodal.

There's room for both.

I reckon we focus on the intermodal now.

- Well, this feeds into it.
- No, it doesn't.

- They sit side by side.
- No, they don't.

Well, one flows from the other.

No, they're the opposite.
They go... They don't flow...

- Can I speak with the minister?
- Mmm, he's pretty flat chat.

- He's got time to read about honey!
- All right. I'll give him a bell.

Well, gee, I don't want to
push, but the clock is ticking

and we just need a yes or a no.

- Sure. On?
- The freight thing.

Oh, yeah. Leave it with me.

Oh... yeah, I'll make a note.

(TYPES) Freight...

thing.

"How would you describe
your leadership style?

"A: coercive, B:- affiliative,
C: democratic, D: pace-setting?"

- Hmm... I'd go with A.
- Coercive?

- Not in a bad way.
- How can it be good?

All right, B.

- But you said A.
- I meant B.

Affiliative? You don't
know what that means.

- You get the best out of people.
- Thank you.

- By pushing them...
- I don't push.

No, not push. You're demanding.

- Demanding?
- No, you're...

Keep going.

(SIGHS)

"Which of the following
statements best describes you?

"'I am good at helping
others achieve their goals.'

"'I pride myself on a collaborative
approach to decision making.'"

What else?

"'I believe in taking people with me,
not just telling them what to do.'"

- What else?
- That's it.

(INHALES SHARPLY)

This is tough, isn't it?

- TONY: A what?
- RHONDA: A plenary session.

I don't even know what that is.

Well, if you hadn't been so
distracted by all of this.

Can we just... Let's make some room.

Whoa, whoa! Those
spreadsheets are in order!

Day two, Smart Cities, plenary session.

It's like a panel discussion.

And you want me to do that
instead of the speech?

On top of the speech, yes.

I don't have time to spend
all day at a conference...

Listen. We are platinum sponsors
and you are a thought-leader.

A what?

Look, Tony. You're on
with Lord Beaverbrook.

'Daring to Demolish Trends in
Un-building a Better City'.

- k*ll me now.
- We will need a new photo for that.

- So, can you organise a sh**t?
- Let's not do a sh**t.

And not with that Adam guy again.
Can't we get a photo off the file?

Oh, I think we can do better.

Can we please have him
smiling in the next one?

You look like you
don't want to be there!

First you make us platinum sponsors,

then you write the title of my speech,

and now you put me in a plenary session.

Well done, Rhonda.

We're on the verge of
something really big.

I mean something that will
truly shape this city.

Are you banging on about
that freight thing again?

That's exactly what the NBA
should be banging on about.

- Ohhh! I'll come back.
- No, you stay, you go!

- Me?
- You stay.

- Me?
- You go.

It took a little longer than, um...

And I wasn't able to
answer all the, um...

Is everything okay?

Hmm.

- Seeing a red flag or two.
- How red?

Definite non-collaborative tendencies.

- Coercive managerial style.
- That doesn't sound good.

You scored a for interpersonal skills.

- Okay.
- Out of .

Look, I really wasn't sure how
to answer some of the questions.

Professional development seems
to have gone out the window.

- Tony, Tony, Tony!
- What's wrong with Tony?

Well, when was the last
time you were sent

to a conference, seminar, a workshop?

I'm working hours a week.

Ah. "Poor time management."

- What?
- Don't blame yourself.

Can I just ask, is any of
this coming from Tony?

I can't divulge that.

But I have received a lot
of valuable feedback

from your colleagues.

- What?
- This is a -degree process.

And your peers have been
more than happy to contribute.

- Oh.
- What?

- You'll always get factions.
- So what did people say?

They're very supportive.

- But...
- But what?

They have noticed recent signs

of distraction, agitation,
low-level anger.

Because of this!

Natalie, I want you to get this
promotion. Do not give up now.

TONY: Did you speak with the minister?

- JIM: Yes.
- About the intermodals?

- The freight thing?
- Yes!

And he's happy with the state of play?

Seems so.

And Cabinet will okay it under
the Asset Recycling Program?

Yeah, I didn't get that specific.

That's not specific. That's
all we need to know.

Well, then you need to be more specific.

- Oh, come on, Jim!
- Look, Tony!

I've got a few other things
on my plate at the moment!

- All right, I'm sorry.
- I haven't just got this freight thing.

I've got a defence thing
and a health thing,

and someone mentioned an energy thing.

But in terms of the intermodals...

You can raise it with
the minister yourself.

- I can't fly to Canberra!
- No, he's coming down.

- When?
- Monday, for the conference.

What I'm trying to do here,
Natalie, is project forward

to make sure that this
potential new role is right for you.

Well, I've more or less been
doing it for a while now.

- Well, thank God we jumped on it now.
- Sorry?

Have you been elevated
beyond your core competencies?

No.

Could explain why we're
seeing a few cracks.

I think I'm pretty good at what I do.

This is not your fault.

You haven't been given the benefit
of regular feedback and assessment.

Beverley, this whole thing came about

because Tony said I
should get a promotion.

- Should or could?
- Should.

Nat, I want to see you
advance, I think Tony does too,

but it has to be in the right direction.

Presumably up.

Well, let's just wait till
we complete the next step.

Which is?

Psychometric testing.

This is ridiculous. I
didn't want a photo sh**t.

- Well, good news, though. I got Adam.
- I said I didn't want Adam.

Oh, sorry. Must have just heard "Adam".

Must have. He'd better remember my name.

- Oh, g'day, chief!
- Adam!

Hey, this should only take,
like, five minutes, mate.

- Tony.
- Yeah. Just jump in there, pal.

- Not gonna smile?
- Maybe if you left.

What are you planning
to wear for your talk?

Something like this.

You want to be out on that stage
representing the NBA... like that?

- Like what?
- Smiling, champ.

- Tony.
- That's it, buddy.

We're gonna need an
open-neck shirt for a start,

a sharper-cut suit, some proper shoes.

I'm gonna look like some
sort of hipster architect.

Can you organise it? Can I just...?

- Big smile, superstar.
- Yeah, that's it, Adam. Tony.

- NATALIE: Sorry. Tony?
- Yes?

Sorry. Oh, sorry, Adam.
You remember Nat?

Oh. G'day, sweetheart.

Um... have you got two minutes after you

- finish this...
- Yeah. I'll... No, I'll jump on it now.

- Sorry, I'll come back.
- Just a couple more, buddy.

- That's it.
- Sorry...

You coming back, chief?

- Come on in. Grab a seat.
- Where?

- Katie?
- It's coming tomorrow.

- I want you to be honest.
- Yeah, sure.

Do you think I'm a
right fit for this job?

What?

In terms of evaluating my critical
strengths and weaknesses?

What are you talking about?

Do you think I am operating
outside of my core competencies?

Uh... what does that mean?

Do I display coercive tendencies?

- Do you need to see a doctor?
- I'm not sure.

- What's this all about?
- My performance review.

- Your what?
- From Beverley?

Oh, my God. Have I let
HR in the building again?

So, do you mean none of this
has been coming from you?

Just stay there. Stay right there.

What are you gonna do?

Maybe to for manslaughter.

What exactly is your concern, Tony?

Beverley, in the space of a week,

you have taken an enthusiastic,
confident, dedicated colleague

and turned her into a nervous
wreck who's thinking of leaving.

Why are you smiling?

We see this so often with
our type judging extroverts.

What?

If you ask me, we've dodged a b*llet.

I didn't ask you.

We've identified some latent
weaknesses with Natalie

whilst there's still a chance
to do something about them.

- I wanted her promoted.
- And that almost happened.

- No, I want her promoted.
- Tony...

I want this thing sorted
out within hours.

All right.

What's the date today?

No, I mean, that's not really
accounting for automation

and, you know, the whole driverless...

- Good news, Tony.
- The minister's here?

- No, but your couch is.
- Great. Is this the Bergstrom?

- Mm-hm.
- Where is it?

It's stuck in the basement.

- What do you mean, stuck?
- It won't fit in the lift.

Brian says it's because
you chose the high-back.

- Don't worry. He's looking into it.
- Any word from the minister?

Yes. There's been an unexpected delay.

- Do we know why?
- Dessert.

- Sorry?
- He's having lunch with Anders.

- Sorry, who's Anders again?
- TED Talk. Rooftop honey.

- Oh, spare me!
- You'll meet him at the conference.

- Speaking of which...
- Let's not.

- As a keynote speaker, you're...
- When did I become a keynote speaker?

- You agreed to the plenary session.
- I agreed to nothing.

You're entitled to attend
the executive congress.

- No.
- Industry round table?

- No.
- Delegate breakout?

- No. Katie?
- Affiliate expo...

So I'll say no to the winery tour, then.

Let's just get in, get out
and get back to work.

- Yep.
- Ah, here he is!

You've caused us a few headaches.

- I've what?
- With the high-back.

- Oh, you went with the high-back.
- She's a devil to manoeuvre.

Ah. This is what I was
worried about. Too narrow.

Look, can't you just, I don't
know, take the sides off?

- Oh, I'd have to dismantle the bed.
- The what?

Well, the Bergstrom
comes with a fold-out bed.

Isn't that why you chose it?

Yep. I'll leave you...
We'd better get...

No sign?

- Just right this way.
- Thank you very much.

- Tony.
- Minister.

- How are you going?
- Great to see you again.

- Hey, Tony.
- Jim.

Ah. Lovely to see you
again. Come on in, Rhonda.

- So sorry we're late.
- No, no, don't worry about it.

- Time got away from us.
- I know.

And you really couldn't
have joined us for lunch?

No. We're getting down to the wire

with the whole National
Integrated Freight Network...

Fascinating fella. Real thought-leader.

- Absolutely.
- Yeah, really makes you think.

- If I could just run through...
- You might know this, Tony.

But in Helsinki, they're building
skyscrapers out of cardboard.

- I didn't know that. Yeah.
- I did.

- Did you?
- It was in the TED Talk.

Yeah, well, he is at the cutting edge.

Is it cardboard or pressed wood?

Actually, you might be right.

- Anyway, down to business.
- Great.

Is that something
we'd look at doing here?

- Tony?
- Uh, possibly.

- Couple of paragraphs?
- Sure.

He could put it on one of these.

If I can just mention the
whole intermodal concept...

- The...?
- The freight thing.

- Ah, yes. How's it looking?
- It was cardboard.

- It was!
- Oh, it was? Wow.

Can I just run you through the
basics? Only a couple of minutes.

- Yeah, fire away.
- Great. Scotty?

So, intermodals can be thought
of as, basically, logistics...

And then we sort of come around all
the way back to, sort of, logistics,

which I think we can leave.

But so, in summary, we do some
compulsory acquisition, not a lot,

we do some dockside rezoning,

and then do funds and financing

through the Asset Recycling
Scheme, in part,

and I think we end up at a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

to totally revamp commercial
and freight transport nationwide.

Right.

I mean, that's just the potted summary,

but since it's the last
COAG of the year...

- Whoa. You want to take this to COAG?
- That's always been the plan.

- You're cutting it a little fine.
- No, no, we're set to go.

You know the question we need to ask?

- "Yes or no"?
- Well, before we rush into this.

Rush? We're not... No.
What's that, Minister?

Are we shaping the city...

or letting the city shape us?

- That's it.
- Yep, that's the question.

- Ripper.
- What does that mean?

- It's just something Anders said.
- Oh.

All right, as an example, take
your little pet project here.

You mean the...

- The freight thing.
- Yep.

So, on one level, it just seems
to be some sort of transport hub.

Not if you read the whole proposal.

Hey, and there's the problem.

That's where our vision
seems to stop short, okay?

Let's just press harder.

Where are the synergies of purpose?

You really should have been at lunch.

- We should have gone.
- Where's the visual harmonics?

- I'm not seeing any.
- Tony, don't get me wrong.

- I think we're close.
- No, it's finished. We're ready.

No, one more pass at
it before we race off.

We've been doing it for six
months. So, it's, you know, it's...

I mean, Minister, this is time-critical.

I mean, we've got one
opportunity to get agreement...

- (CRASHING NEXT DOOR)
- to get approval across the states.

- I mean, on a federation...
- Does he need a hand with that?

- SCOTTY: Come on, Brian.
- Yeah, not...

- (GRUNTS)
- I've got you, mate.

- Quickly, Scotty.
- Right here.

- Bergstrom?
- High-back from hell.

- Ooh!
- Ooh, yeah.

I must say, you've got
quite the supporter in Tony.

He wanted this done within a day.

And this is my recommendation.

(NATALIE SIGHS)

- I'm being demoted?
- Course not.

- It looks like a demotion.
- It's a realignment.

With less seniority and responsibility?

- Think of it as an opportunity, Natalie.
- How?

More time at the coalface,
feeling the floor,

gaining a renewed understanding

of what your roles and
responsibilities might one day be.

- Tony wanted to promote me.
- It's lucky we stepped in.

What's the date today?

Can the flow of traffic
resemble the flow of blood

in a healthy living organism?

The question we need to ask is...

- I got your text. What's wrong?
- Well, start with this!

Courtney said you wanted to
look like a hipster architect.

No, I said I didn't
want to look like one.

Oh. Good news... I found
a photo of you smiling.

- Great.
- Good crowd. Good energy.

- Is it merely a quiet street?
- (SIGHS) All he does is ask questions!

Yeah, good questions.

Seriously, see, this
is it. These people...

- Tony Woodley!
- Woodford.

- Nuh. Woodley.
- No, that's a mistake.

Shh-shh! Yep, yep, yep.

Yep, I'll ask him.

Mate, just from upstairs.
We're running a little bit late.

So would it matter if we held
you back till after lunch?

- Yeah, it does.
- No, he's arcing up.

- No, I'm not arcing up. No.
- Yeah... Yep?

No, it's just that I can't get
back to the office after :.

- Yeah, nah, he's not budging.
- What?

What do you want to...

Yeah. Have his way?

Yeah, hey, listen, we'll hold
everyone back till after your talk.

I'm not "getting my way".

Are we willing to see it?
Thank you very much.

- (APPLAUSE)
- Look at this!

Folks, folks... Folks, folks, if
you can just retake your seats.

Thank you. If you can
just retake your seats.

We're gonna hold lunch back just a tad

so we can stick to the program.

I know you're hungry and I
know it's been a long morning,

but hopefully, he'll be very quick.

Ladies and gentlemen, to finish
off an amazing morning of talks,

from the National Building Group,

ladies and gentlemen, CEO Tony Woodley!

- Woodford!
- (APPLAUSE)

But it has an eye on the future.

As logistics becomes more
automated and even autonomous,

it's possible that
artificial intelligence...

PRODUCER: Delegates, just a reminder

that the early bus for the winery
tour will be leaving in minutes.

- (AUDIENCE MURMURS)
- It's possible that...

- That's minutes.
- Yep, okay.

You wanted one smiling.

Yeah, but I was in a sombrero.
At a Christmas party!

But you were smiling. And
your speech went really well.

- Half the audience left.
- Everyone was so hungry.

SCOTTY: And I would have
opened with the graph.

You know what? It's over.

No more Smart Cities. No
more... Scandinavian urbanists.

I don't want to be disturbed
for the rest of the day.

Mm-hm.

Oh.

I'll get Brian.

WOMAN: And I was wondering if
that's something we should consider

before embarking on new projects.

Hmm. An interesting question

about Australia's
infrastructure priorities.

And I guess the obvious person
to answer that is right here.

- Professor Sumi Okihiro.
- Thank you.

That's a fantastic question,

and one that we've given
a lot of consideration to.

- Katie?
- KATIE: Yes, Tony?

There's a crane with a
couch blocking the street.

Courtney said you never
wanted to see that couch again.

Yep. Actually, I did say that.

Mm-hm.

Okay.

Okay. See you soon.