It was a protracted day of speaking, speaking and extra speaking on the primary day of the roles summit, with attendees spending as much as 13 hours in Parliament Home — from when registration opened to the tip of dinner. Grasp of ceremonies Helen McCabe stated she needed to ditch her excessive heels sooner or later within the night — thanking Flight Attendants Affiliation of Australia secretary Teri O’Toole for lending her a pair of flats. 

The day was so tiring, it appears, that no less than a dozen attendees opted to skip immediately (although many had completed with their subjects yesterday). The marble corridor this morning was a lot quieter, with solely the media-savvy giving brief and sluggish press conferences. 

The summit’s official proceedings ended abruptly yesterday, with a dialogue on local weather change being minimize brief to find time for a photo-op earlier than dinner. Whereas journalists waited hopefully on the exit of the Nice Corridor, few attendees selected to entrance them and exited by way of a facet door (Mark McGowan was one of many few who answered journalists’ questions). It had been the same story at lunch — whereas some attendees ate their lunch within the courtyard, safety guards stood on the door to maintain journalists from mingling.