It's been two years since Alex Irving anointed Paul Murphy as Australia's first Aboriginal Prime Minister. Since then, the government has weathered a global pandemic and the tide of public sentiment turning against them.

Alex receives a health diagnosis which threatens to derail her political ambitions. Rachel learns some shocking news about her campaign finance from journalist Marion Beaumont.

Alex makes an unsavoury deal with a political rival on a nation-changing piece of legislation. Charlie reaches breaking point.