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Now playing: Season 5, Episode 1 — The Buck Stops Where?
A blurred vision for Australia's future.
Set inside the offices of the “Nation Building Authority”, a federal government organisation responsible for overseeing major infrastructure projects, Utopia explores that moment when bureaucracy and grand dreams collide.
1. The Buck Stops Where?
2023-06-07
The beleaguered staff of the NBA are still trying to get the job done in the face of endless backflips, government interference and ever-shifting priorities. Tony and Scott investigate prolonged delays on a freeway upgrade.
2. Grand Designs
2023-06-14
Tony cops media heat for a solar scheme with poor public uptake, and a completed bypass is held up from opening due to some signage for a problematic monument. Patrick the accountant torments the office with his stories.
3. The Promise Land
2023-06-21
The Government stalls on an election promise of the NBA moving to independent status and the office undergoes workplace respect training, complicating a prospective romance between Nat and a visiting consultant.
4. Tunnel Vision
2023-06-28
Jim ups security measures while trying to sway the outcome of tenders for an international partnership. Nat is infuriated by her new assistant. The office is challenged by a group of school kids on green energy initiatives.
5. Lights, Camera, Inaction
2023-07-05
Tony is frozen out by the Minister when he's reluctant to announce an ambitious new project. The NBA comes under scrutiny by UNESCO over the Great Barrier Reef's endangerment status. Scott starts an NBA TikTok account.
6. Story Time
2023-07-12
Rhonda forces Tony to fast track a long-term regional rail project. Nat goes the wrong kind of viral for a problematic photo. Ash investigates a recurring charge on the company account, while adjusting to his new e-scooter.
7. Frequently Avoided Questions
2023-07-19
A security consultant creates stress by leveling up the NBA's cyber safety. Nat faces the consequences of an inept employee. Jim lumps Tony with responding to a freight report the Minister's failed to act upon.
8. Wide Awoke
2023-07-26
Nat and Ash work on deciphering who owns the title on an historic project. Tony's important presentation is derailed by Rhonda's insistence that the office undergoes an E.S.G pulse check. Brian works on securing the building.
Rob Sitch
Tony Woodford
Celia Pacquola
Nat Russell
Dave Lawson
Scott Byrnes
Kitty Flanagan
Rhonda Stewart
Emma-Louise Wilson
Katie Norris
Dilruk Jayasinha
Ashan De Silva
Nina Oyama
Courtney Kano
Lehmo
Jim Gibson
