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The heavens opened above Aunty’s HQ during Antony Green’s big American dance. Foreshadowing, perhaps? “We should point out that the sun has come out,” Ellen Fanning enlightened ABC viewers during the rolling coverage. “We are beautifully lit by the sun,” solmate Stan Grant said. “Somebody has designed an atrium (in Sydney) not realising we had 9 hours of broadcasting,” Fanning reflected. “There’s almost a religious quality to this, Stan.” The gothic natural lighting change after midday made it appear as if the panel were broadcasting from behind Stonehenge. When they returned from something prepared earlier, Fanning had popped on a pair of sunglasses. “We never thought about this when we designed it,” Grant said, travelling light. “I wonder what this means,” Fanning mused. “The Sunshine State? Florida,” Grant guessed. Cut to! A few hours later when Donald Trump had sunburnt Florida red and an obnoxiously loud car could be heard on set, hooning by Harris St. “There is a job for a double-glazed window here,” Malcolm Turnbull noted. “If the ABC had a bigger budget, we would have paid for it,” Grant hit back. “I think Mr Turnbull just made a perfect argument for an objective public broadcaster,” Fanning added. Grant concluded with a giggle: “We could afford Antony, he’s standing by.”