Countdown (Australia)- Molly Meldrum Interviews Australian PM Bob Hawke- December 1, 1985

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A segment from the long running Australian music TV series Countdown, which aired on the ABC from 1974-1987. This particular segment aired during the Countdown episode which originally aired on August 10, 1980, on the ABC. This clip features an interview of then Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, from the Prime Minister's office in the then Federal Parliament House, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The interview begins with a discussion about the launch of a new Australian Commonwealth Government program called 'Priority One', which was designed to assist Australian youth with the problem of their everyday life. They also discuss the phone service which allows the youth to contact the Commonwealth Government about these issues, along with the Australian radio stations which are co-operating with the initiative. Molly also promotes a concert to be held in Sydney the following Sunday for 'Priority One'. They also discuss a recent meeting Prime Minister Hawke had with Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof, after which he authorised a flight of 2 Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules to deliver aid to Africa. The interview concludes with Molly asking Prime Minister Hawke to lead into that week's Australian Top 5. Note: To view the complete 'Humdrum' segment that this interview came from, which features some of the background information about 'Priority One', go to the following link: http://youtu.be/yyOqVFZV1YM The episode date given by Rage on-screen is December 10, and December 12 on the website's playlist, but neither date is a Sunday, Countdown's traditional original airing day. By checking with other sources (specifically, this video from December 8 citing 'last week's guest host Midge Ure': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt1L0ScChqY with thanks to OzFrog), and due to the guest host of this episode being Scottish singer Midge Ure, the actual date of this episode was December 1, 1985. Vaxfacts: This interview was conducted in the Prime Minister's Office of the then Federal Parliament House in Canberra, Australia's capital city. After the move to the present Parliament House in 1988 (which is right across the Parliamentary Lawn from the Old Parliament House building), that building was eventually converted into The Museum of Australian Democracy, which preserves much of the original building, including the House Of Representatives and Senate Chambers, the Prime Minister's Office, Government and Opposition Rooms, Press Rooms and Chambers, and is open for public tours.