The Insiders Panel for today, Fran Kelly, Malcolm Farr and Piers Akerman gets his make-up attended to during a segment. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
Executive Producer Kelly Mayo and Producer Matt Brown in the control booth as the show goes to air (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The set is a hive of activity at about 8.50am as final preparations are made, microphones tested and stubborn loose hairs are sprayed into place!Piers and Barrie sit on their jackets to stop the shoulders rising up. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
A final few dabs of pancake and Malcolm is ready for his close-up. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The control room team make final checks as on air time approaches. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The atmosphere in the control room gets tense at just over 2 minutes to on air. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
10 seconds to go (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The Panel watch Paul Kelly during his segment, Paul is in Sydney and the show comes out of Melbourne. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
Executive Producer Kelly Mayo watches the live cross to Jakarta as The Steven Smith segment goes live. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The Panel get going at around the 9.30am mark (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The monitors in the control room as Malcolm Farr gets into top gear. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
Barrie Cassidy collects his thoughts as a segment goes to air. (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
The Panel at about the 9.40 mark (Photo taken by Michael Bowers)
