The Circuit (2007–2010): Season 2, Episode 6 - Swings and Roundabouts - full transcript

- [Narrator] Aboriginal and
Torres strait islander viewers

are warned that this
program may contain images

and sounds that relate
to deceased persons.

Previously on the circuit.

- That boy died, and you
did fucking nothing.

- Not a day goes by that I
don't think about that boy.

- I need someone who
knows who they are.

I can't expect you to
be that man right now.

- I come to apologize for
the last time we were here,

that stuff about Leroy.

- Yeah, well, I shouldn't
have just jumped in.



- You're his brother uncle.
You should jump in.

- Mick, he's asked me to walk the land

with him, my family's land.

- I wanna be a better man.

Please, Peter.

- The guy is a pedophile, a rat.

- I will not stand by and
watch a man, any man,

be left to die in the gutter.

- You wanna come and
have a drink with me?

- Oh, Harry.

[Dramatic theme music and chanting]

[Upbeat music]

[Vocalizing]

[Upbeat music]



[Children laughing]

- Sam, good morning.

We've got a room organized for you.

- Who's in there?

- His father, his
sister and his auntie.

[Sighing]

- How are they?

- Pissed off. Angry that
it's taking so long.

But they're still keen to
hear what you have to say.

- Okay, let's go.

[Chattering]

[Knocking on door]

- Norwich house has been
on the phone again.

- What do they want me to do?

- Harry keeps asking for
you, been causing trouble.

- I told them last night I can't go.

It's a conflict of interest.

Bella?

Even if it wasn't, I would be there.

[Door closing]

- You cannot go walking the
streets carrying a wire

and a knife that crocodile
dundee would be proud of.

Do you understand?

In town, you're carrying
a controlled weapon.

It's a very serious charge.

I hope we're getting through
to you this time, Mr. young.

- Might I ask the fine be
converted, your honor?

- Fine converted to a three-month work

and development order.

- Thank you, your honor.

- [Bailiff] Ben drummond.

- Just take a seat.

We've got some paperwork to go through.

[Soft music]

[Passersby chattering]

- I know it doesn't mean much,

but I am sorry.

- You think we didn't
know what happened?

They say it's an accident,
but we all knew it.

Been around long enough.

- They're reopening the case.

- That's gonna bring him back to us?

Gonna give us what we miss out on?

- No.

No, it's not.

- He was a strong boy.

He loved his family.

Loved to drive cars, hunt.

He knew our law.

He could have found a
woman, get married,

have kids, get a life.

But they took all that away.

Who cares?

- I care.

- You sided with them.

That's how much you cared.

He was my first kid.

He made me a man, made me a father.

Do you have a son?

- Yes.

- What would you do if
this happened to him?

What would you want?

Revenge.

Justice.

What do you get after all this time?

More hurt?

More pain.

New cuts to bleed.

- That's why I came here.

I want someone to change things.

- Nothing changes.

It's just the same everywhere.

They killed my son.

He never hurt nobody.

[Soft dramatic music]

It's hard for you.

It was harder for us.

[Soft dramatic music]

[Door opening]

[Door closing]

- And you beat that man
half to death. Why?

- Because he stole my gurry.

- Because he stole your alcohol.

And that's it?

You've got a prior for assault.

- Hey, hey, tell me, how come nobody

arrest that fella who
stole my grog, eh?

Why am I the one to get locked up?

- Because you're the one who beat him.

You have a record for assault,
but it was a long time ago.

- Sometimes all people know
is the touch of the knuckle.

You city boys, you don't understand.

Gotta look out for yourself up here.

Gotta fend for yourself.

No one else gonna do it for you.

Not your father.

Not your uncles.

Not even your aunties.

[Engine starting in distance]

- Did something happen to you,
Harry, when you were a kid?

When you were young, did someone,

someone abuse you in your
family, or your community?

Harry?

It would help me help you
if you talked about it.

- I'm placing you on a
12-month good behavior bond,

and I'm ordering you to repay them.

- Thank you, your honor.

Just take a seat over there.

- Harry pope.

- Harry, you know the drill.

- Be seated.

- The victim was taken to
hospital with serious concussion,

broken ribs, facial lacerations,

a dislocated finger and a torn earlobe.

Because of the viciousness
and prolonged nature

of the attack, your honor, and
the fact that the defendant

shows no remorse for his crime,

we feel that a sentence
close to the maximum

would be warranted in this case.

There is a record, your honor.

- [Peter] Mr. Ellis.

- Your honor, my client is a,

my client has been a well-respected
man in his community.

He has recently fallen on hard times.

Falling out with his community,

a community that he has
been a integral part of.

He feels alone and stressed out

by the politics of the situation.

And unfortunately that
leads him to drink,

which is not a positive
experience for him.

He does express the desire to get sober

and clean up his act.

His previous record for
assault was many years ago.

He has a clean record from
that time on, your honor.

- I'm not gonna waste words here, Mr.
Ellis.

Your client's heard them all
before, and he's demonstrated

repeatedly his
disinclination to heed them.

Given the ferocity of the attack,

I believe a custodial
sentence is needed.

I therefore sentence you, Mr. pope,

to 18 months in broome
prison, that is all.

- [Drew] Thank you, your honor.

- [Bailiff] Court calls
Robert southfork.

- Harry, it's time to go.

- Constable, get him outta here.

- You think you know everything, eh?

But you know nothing.

You don't know what happened
to me, to all of us.

Where were you then, eh?

All you do-gooders, eh?

Maybe I made mistakes,

but I done a lotta good
things for my community!

You dare to judge me, Peter!

You think you're a big man, eh?

But you're nothing.
You're just a speck.

And you ruined my community!

Without me, they're nothing!

You happy with that, Peter?

Fuck you, you white cunt!

Peter, I'm gonna sue,
what happened to me.

What happened to us!

- Mr. Ellis, do you require a recess?

- [Harry] Get your
fucking hands off me!

- Yes, your honor.

- Court will adjourn for 15 minutes.

- [Harry] Peter!

[Footsteps moving]

[Birds chirping]

- You did good.

I'm glad he's going to jail.

[Birds chirping]

- How are the kids?

- Good.

Excited about the survey?

- I'm pretty nervous.

I've managed to avoid meeting
any snakes since I been here,

but I have a feeling that my uncle Mick

will find one just for me.

- They won't bother you.

They're more scared of
us than we are of them.

- You wanna bet?

- Snakes, planes, anything
else you're scared of?

- Snakes on planes [Chuckles]?

- You talk to dianne about it?

- Yeah.

Our life's a bit too complicated.

You know what I mean.

- [Bella] You'll be
all right out there.

It's your country.

[Upbeat music]

[Brake setting]

- We leave the car and our stuff here.

Next bit's walking.

- Okay.

- Them old fellas,
they know this place.

They'll tell us what
areas are important.

- Is there anything you want me to do?

- No, just listen and learn.

[Soft suspenseful music]

- This is your place.

[Soft suspenseful music]

[Birds chirping]

[Waves rolling]

[Chattering]

- You looking for me?

[Waves rolling]

So you saw the family?

- It was hard.

But I do feel better.

That young boy's father, he said that

having a son made him a man.

You done that for me, Billy.

- I went and saw mum.

She said you had something to tell me.

- Yeah.

- You moving out again?

- We're getting married.

- No shit?

- No shit.

You all right with it?

- I reckon.

- Good.

Because I want you to be my best man.

- I am your best man.

[Gentle guitar music]

- [Mick] Must be pretty
new to you, all this.

- It's amazing.

This place.

The stories.

The knowledge you all have.

- Yeah, you learn something
from old fellas like this.

That stuff'll pass down to Leroy.

That's what being part
of the land's all about.

That's why I want him here with me.

That's what I tried to
get you to understand.

When people leave, they
never learn stories.

They lose their connection to the land.

I don't want that to happen to my boy.

- Did my father?

Did he walk here?

- All your fathers walked her.

[Gentle guitar music]

- [Man] Ho!

[Shouting in foreign language]

- What's he saying?

- We're coming to a special place.

Old fellas are calling out the country,

let them know we're here.

[Soft music]

[Man shouting in foreign language]

[Shouting continues]

[Soft music]

[Rocks splashing]

[Soft music]

[Rock splashing]

[Rock splashing]

[Soft music]

[Birds calling]

[Soft music]

That's worral.

It's part of a dreaming story
that runs from the east,

through our country,
and west to the coast.

The mining company, they were gonna put

a railway line right through here.

Right through this old land.

We fought them, and we won.

But now,

we're gonna do another survey
for the new railway line,

make sure we haven't
lost anything there.

Plenty work to do.

- How long will it take?

- I guess it'll take
as long as it takes.

[Birds calling]

[Soft music]

[Man chanting softly]

[Soft music]

[Crying]

[Men chanting softly]

[Crying]

[Soft music]

- Did you tell him about this place?

[Crying]

[Soft music]

[Birds singing]

- I'm sorry about what happened before.

I don't know what came over me.

I was just,

I was.

- That place, it's special.

A family belonging place.

I reckon it knew who you were.

And you felt it.

Sometimes, when you go through country,

country goes through you.

All your ancestors are still here.

I reckon they were crying for you,

because you come home.

[Birds calling]

[Door opening]

[Soft piano music]

- You've gone quiet.

- Just thinking.

- About drew?

- About Peter.

About Harry pope.

- He's in prison.

- Not for the reasons he should be.

- At least he's outta
those girls' lives.

- What do those girls get out of that?

How does that help them heal?

No one gets to hear their
stories, their truth.

- I'll make sure they do.

- I know you will.

I watch you and the
women trying to help,

and what do I do?

Filing.

- That's important too.

- Peter wasn't right in
what he did for Harry,

but at least he was doing something.

- You love that job.

- I did, but now it's not enough.

It's time to move on.

[Soft piano music]

- This good thing you wanna do,

do it for the right reasons, bell.

Don't make a choice
that makes you run away

from the things that make you heard.

It's not about that Peter.

It's not about drew.

- It's not.

It's about me.

- Mm.

[Soft piano music]

- Thanks, uncle. I learned a lot.

- Not everything comes from books, eh?

- Not everything, no.

- Books are important, too.

Maybe next time you
come up, we can talk

about that school that wants Leroy, eh?

- [Drew] Really?

- Maybe.

No harm in talking.

- Thanks, uncle.

[Engine starting]

- Leroy.
- See ya.

[Chuckling]

♪ Lazy breeze

- are you happy about being best man?

- Yeah, except.

- Oh, yeah.

- At least he knows my size now.

- Pretty good, eh?

- Yeah, great.

- Here we are, the last supper.

So, three days to go.

- Three days.

- Still time to run.

- Not much point.

- Mum would hunt him
down and spear him.

[Laughing]

- Here's to women and
the fear they evoke.

- We heard that.

- Hey, this is secret men's business.

- You fellas, look after ray, okay?

He's been looking a bit pale

since he came back from up north.

- Don't look like hell to me.

- I'm serious.

He hurt his foot.

- Are you okay?

We can't have anything happening
to our celebrant now.

- I'm fine.

She's the one fussing.

- That's what I do.

- So, ray, you are legal, right?

- Signed and sealed,
wanted by the weddings.

- Better not be.

- You have fun.

- [Peter] How many more's coming?

- This is it, I reckon.

- Some people couldn't come.

- I'm not the most popular
bloke in town right now.

- In the end, you've
done the right thing.

- All right then, a
toast, to mum and dad.

Sometimes the right thing takes time.

- Here.

Speech, Sam.

- Aw, bloody hell.

All right.

Love is love.

You can try and kill it with alcohol,

bury it with work

or run away from it to somewhere else.

But no matter what you do,
it'll sit there in your guts

until you do something about it.

So let's drink up before I make

a dickhead outta myself again.

[Laughing]

- Cheers, Sam.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- [Sam] Cheers.

[Glasses clinking]

[Phone ringing]

- Hello.

- [Drew] Hi.

- Drew, hey.

Everything all right? How'd it go?

- I don't know if I could
explain it if I tried.

- [Dianne] Bad?

- No, no.

Good.

Full on.

Emotional.

It was, um,

I just.

I told you I couldn't explain it.

It was like, you know when we went up

to that place near walpole
for the first time?

And we sat by the river and you said...

- that it felt special,
that it spoke to us.

- Yeah, it was like, but
a million times bigger.

And now, no matter what I do,

I'll always have that.

I feel

connected.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

I was at Sam's buck party tonight.

- Would have been something to see.

- We were pretty tame.

- [Dianne] I'll bet.

- He made a nice speech.

- Yeah?

- And I was thinking
about you, so I called.

- You lot still short of lawyers?

- Nice subject change.

- Heard there was a shortage,
especially with native ties.

Drew, if you want me there,
I'll be on the next plane.

All you have to do is say the word.

[Upbeat guitar music]

[Children chattering]

- Last one for the day, drew.

Dottie, this is drew.

He's gonna speak for you
in court today, okay?

- Hello, dottie.

- Dottie was charged with
stealing shopping trunks.

- What? How many?

- 24 of them.

- Whoa, 24 of them.

Geez, that's a lotta
shopping, isn't it?

Sam, go home. You've got a
wedding to get ready for.

- See you later.

- See you later, Sam.

- [Sam] See you, dottie.

- And when he collided with the fence,

he knew that he would be
in considerable trouble,

so he made up the story about
the drinkers in the park

throwing the rocks at the
car and damaging it.

- Aboriginal drinkers.

- Yes, your honor.

- Sergeant temple, did the police take

action on this statement?

- Unfortunately yes, your honor.

The group of drinkers in
the park were rounded up

and taken to the station
for questioning.

One was charged with causing damage

and spent the night in custody.

- Stand up.

What have you got to say for yourself?

- I mean, I didn't think
it'd matter that much.

They're used to being locked up.

- You've wasted police
time and resources,

and it's only because
it's your first offense

that I'm not considering
a custodial sentence.

However, I am going to sentence you

to 300 hours' community service.

And I'm going to request
that they find you

somewhere where you can work
with aboriginal elders.

- Thank you, your honor.

- Peter, have you got a minute?

I need to talk to you about something?

- [Peter] Of course.

- That looks promising.

- Let's hope so.

[Birds calling]

- Nice digs [Chuckles].

You really do live
high on the hog here,

can't think why I didn't see it before.

- You improved the place no end.

- Better get ready,
we're gonna be late.

Suit pants are in the case.

- I'm glad you're here.

- Me too.

[Soft music]

♪ It's a rocky old
road that we travel ♪

♪ all the tricks that
are tried are not new ♪

♪ just wrapped in gift-wrapping paper ♪

♪ and handed as favors to you

♪ no, you can't take all
that you're given ♪

- Glad to be back here.

- Me too.

♪ And when all they can
take has been stolen ♪

♪ you find you're the
last one to know ♪

- Here they come.

- Are you ready?

- Look at all the people.

- [Sam] There's a lot missing, though.

- Come on.

We don't need those people here anyway.

It's only the people who think

they're somebody who didn't come.

You know, Sam, it's not
too late to back out.

- I've gotta go through with it, eh?

Lost the receipt for the rings,

so I can't get my money back.

- You're a fool, Sam wallan.

- And you're the one marrying me.

- Welcome, everybody.

Hello, countrymen.

We have come to this place
as family and friends

to celebrate Louise and Sam's wedding.

A couple who have been through

for better or for worse already.

[Laughing]

A couple who have decided,
for each of them,

the other one is home.

How deadly for these two people to have

their young fella, Billy,
standing beside his father

as his best man, and to give
his blessing to his parents.

- Even though we had a
lotta stuff drag us down,

you were always the man in my heart.

- I'm sorry for everything
in the past that hurt you,

and I promise I'll make it up to you

every day from now on.

- Sam, you may now kiss
your lovely bride.

- Look away, will you, son?

- This'll just take a sec.

[Laughing]

[Applauding]

- Ray?

[Groaning]

Someone get his Insulin.
It's in his bag in the car.

- I'll go get it.

- It's probably his sugar levels.

We need an ambulance.

- An ambulance would take too long.
Put him in my car.

- Come on, Berry, come on.

Come on, Berry.

- He's gonna be all right.

♪ It's a rocky old
road that we travel ♪

♪ all the tricks that
are tried are not new ♪

♪ just wrapped up in
gift-wrapping paper ♪

- No no, no no.

Billy, Billy. Come here, come here.

Take him with you.

♪ No you can't take all
that you're given ♪

- He dances like you.

- I'm a good dancer.

I won that thing we went to.

- That was for the nobleship.
I don't think it counts.

- Oh, it counts. You're just jealous.

[Laughing]

You wanna drink?

- Yeah, whatever's going.

- Then when I get back,

I'm gonna show you how to waltz, lady.

Then you'll change your tune.

- Oh, Bella.

- Hi, dianne, how are you?

- Pretty good.

[Sighing]

I like your dress.

- Thanks.

- I, um, I just wanted
to say how very sorry

I was to hear about clarry,
he was a beautiful man.

- Yes, he was.

Thanks.

- So it was just the sugars then?

- Looks like, yeah.

Ellie didn't want me to wait,
but I'll go back later.

I think she wants to get him
back to broome for a checkup.

- I'll get over that place after this.

- Mm.

Shame you're gonna miss
the party, though.

Looks like it's gonna be a good one.

Now there's trouble.

- That's not very funny.

[Laughing]

- Well, if you could get
dianne to talk me up,

maybe we'll get somewhere.

- Don't worry, she can't
hate you forever.

[Laughing]

♪ Falling logs in the river

♪ as the heavens deliver much
more than anyone desires ♪

♪ and the ground is too shaken

♪ but it's ripping and quaking

- have you told anyone yet?

- I told you I didn't wanna tell anyone

till after this circus.

- Yes, I know.

I just thought.

So, you're just gonna keep
this up till you're gone?

Is that the plan?

- This isn't the time.

- Really, well, when is the time?

I thought we were friends.

And even if you don't agree
with what a friend is doing,

you give them the right
to make the bad choices,

and then you're there at the
end to pick up the pieces.

I mean, that's what I'd
do for you regardless if-

I guess I underestimated
our relationship.

- Mrs. chance?
- Zdybicka.

- Sorry about the wait.

Mr. chance, I'm Dr. trello.

- Hello, doctor.

- Have you had anything to eat

or drink in the last three hours?

- Not so much.

Some fruit, and a sandwich.

- He knows he has to eat
to keep his sugars stable.

- Do you mind if I had
a look at your foot?

- You could look at the
both of them if you wanna.

- Is that what it is?

Oh my god.

Ray, how could you not
say anything about this?

- I didn't want you to
worry over nothing.

- This is not nothing, ray.

It's the diabetes, is it?

- Mr. chance, I'm gonna need
to transfer you to broome

to see the visiting surgeon.

- Surgeons, what are they going to do?

- The infection in your foot
has become poisonous to you.

It's called gangrene.

It's set in all around
the original wound site.

- Sounds serious.

- Yeah, it's very dangerous.

The best treatment, I'm afraid,
is usually amputation.

- No.

There must be something else.

- Don't worry. It's only a leg.

- The surgeon'll explain the procedure,

but the longer we leave it,

the more the infection could spread.

I'll organize a plan for you asap.

[Gentle music]

- [Ray] Don't worry, Ellie.

- I must.

- There'll still be plenty of me left.

- All right, everyone, the
boring part of the night.

Speeches, I'd like to get
dad and mum together.

[Chattering]

- How you going?

- No regrets?

- Nothing I can't live with.

- I'm a lucky fella.

For too long now, I
thought I had nothing but

guilt and anger driving me.

I felt sorry for myself.

I felt I had nothing.

But I got a good son.

And a good woman.

And good mates.

There's not much more I
can say, but thanks.

[Laughing]

♪ And I could wash away the troubles ♪

[Shouting and shrieking]

♪ Take me, lead me to your soul ♪

♪ I need to understand

did you like my speech?

- I reckon you said it all.

- I didn't tell you I
love you, always did.

- Me too.

But, if you step outta line
again, I'm gonna stick

this ring through your
nose and lead you

around like a bull till
you're tame again.

Get that?

- Got it.

[Rain pouring]

- I know it's selfish, but
I don't want to lose him.

I waited so long for a family, Peter.

I made such bad choices.

Then I found ray, and now it feels like

it's all going to be taken away.

- No, it won't.

- I watch him put four
sugars in his tea,

and I tell him not to.

You're black. You'll die
sooner than everyone else.

That's what we know, and we
don't do anything about it.

Why? Why aren't we
screaming about this?

- Well, we can't fight
every battle, Ellie.

We've gotta let some for others
to pick up and run with.

- I can't leave. I can't
do the mission, I'm sorry.

- Don't be.

- It's such a mess there, though.

- Well, Harry's in prison.

That might help.

- Tell me things get easier.

- We didn't choose the
easy life, Ellie.

You know that.

But I don't think you'd be
happy anywhere but here.

And here endeth the lesson.

[Laughing]

[Gentle guitar music]

[Chattering]

- Something's gonna down.

- I think that's our bloke.

I'll go and see what's happening.

- Yeah, I smashed their
stupid drum kit,

and if that copper
brings another one in,

I'll smash that one too.

- You're not giving
me much to work with.

- Who gives a fuck?

- Constable o'Byrne bought
that drum kit for the kids

so they could have something to do,

something they could learn on.

Don't go anywhere until you're called.

What's going on?

- Seems like our fella
is part of the mob

that's trying to get
the cops outta here.

That's why auntie Phyllis
was having a go at him.

They've been causing a few problems.

- Yeah, so I see.

- And she's still
pissed off with Peter.

I keep telling her she's not gonna get

what she wants if she doesn't sit.

Happy days, eh?

- Yeah.

- Stanley ray.

[Dramatic music]

- Is there some trouble brewing
I should know about, Albert?

- Everybody fighting, no good.

- You can sit down.

[Dramatic music]

- Is there anything I can do?

- Why should we allow
them coming in here

with their court and the cops, eh?

We don't need white rule.

- Mr. Ellis, please tell
your client to calm down.

- Yes, your honor.

- You mob don't want the
cops coming in here

so you can run around and
do whatever you want.

Well we're sick of you.

- We'll have order in this court.

- Them cops are here helping
us women, helping our kids.

- Sit down and calm down, all right?

- You're one of them. You're
just a fucking coconut.

- I know who I am, and I'm proud of it.

I'm doing something to help my people.

What are you doing?

- That is enough!

It's quite clear that there
are problems in this

community that run deeper
than a broken drum kit.

But this court is not the
place to solve them.

- [Paul] May I speak?

- Let him talk. He's a
good man, young Paul.

- Paul, please, step forward.

- This community has been
suffering for too long now.

It's true that the police, the court,

they're here to help us,
to give us protection

from violence, from abuse.

But it's also true that
they don't always show

our ways, our law, respect.

Our law is very important,

and we need the guardian law too.

- But them guardians, they
don't respect our law.

- That's not true.

If we do it proper way,
there are no worries.

But too many people today
do it drunken way.

There's too much bullshit payback.

Our law is not about violence.

Our law is about respect.

- [Peter] Clearly, Paul,
you have some ideas

about how we can all move forward.

- Yes.

A meeting, old style, bush way.

- Here, now?

- Yes.

[Birds singing]

- All right.

I will adjourn the court for now.

We will rehear those cases
later after the community

has had an opportunity to sort out

some of the issues that
have arisen today.

The court is hereby adjourned.

- I would ask all the guardians
to show us some respect

and let us have our meeting in private.

That means you, sir.

- What?

- You've got here too. You stay.

[Chattering]

- Hope you know what you're doing.

- I hope so too.

[Birds calling]

- I'm not dropping the charges.

- I'm not asking you to.

This is not about that case.

This community's had a
wedge put through it.

Something had to give.

- So you reckon letting them
run the court's gonna work?

- That's not what I'm doing.

But if a bush meeting can reach people

that we can't, then why not try it?

It's about respect, for both sides.

And I've never heard of respect

making a situation worse.

- You're the frog that sits in the pot

as the water heats up, Peter.

You don't know when you're
getting boiled to death.

- Yeah.

- [Bob] One suspension
wasn't enough for you.

- So I suppose buying the
drum kit is not gonna be

all that popular with
you, either, is it, Bob?

[Chuckling]

- I don't whether you're
an idiot or a Saint.

- I'd like to think I'm neither.

- Peter, they've asked
me to come and get you.

You've been invited in to
see how the meeting works.

[Birds chirping]

[Soft music]

- Your turn now, Paul,
you can sit in court.

- [Phyllis] You know Stanley?

He bring big shame on the community.

- White law can put you
in jail, just ask drew?

Eh, drew?

That's why it's important to respect

the white law, you know, like our law.

- [Phyllis] No shame to
answer to all the elders.

[Soft music]

- We all make mistakes.

Everyone makes mistakes, as
long as you learn from them.

[Soft music]

Not really a proper way, eh?

That's bullshit.

We can wait with them for
the white law, you see?

- I say thank you from all of us

for coming to sit with us here
in our way, the bush way.

Thank you.

[Chattering]

[Laughing]

[Birds singing]

[Soft music]

You should know, them young girls

are gonna talk up against Harry pope.

- I hope so, Phyllis, I really hope so.

Before we resume today,
I would like to extend

a warm welcome to elder clift,

and to welcome back elder rhodes.

And I would like to thank the elders

for their inclusiveness and
their wisdom here today.

[Upbeat music]

Sergeant temple.

- Thank you, your honor.

On the 10th of January,
the defendant broke

into the jalwarra community
center, after hours,

and used a hammer to destroy windows

and most specifically a drum kit

which had been recently
purchased for the center.

He was highly agitated and abusive

when he was apprehended
and showed no remorse

for the damage he had done.

There is a record, your honor.

- Mr. Ellis.

[Soft music]

- Thank you, your honor.

♪ This sacred ground you walk
has stories of its own ♪

♪ this sacred ground is sacred
ground, it is my home ♪

♪ my family's blood's been shed ♪

♪ the rest is still unknown

♪ it's not just the government

♪ that's doing it all wrong

♪ it's down here on the ground

♪ it's been like that all along ♪

♪ this sacred ground is sacred
ground, it is my home ♪