Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has taken to Twitter to congratulate Australia’s incoming prime minister, Anthony Albanese, as Labor’s new arts minister, Tony Burke, guarantees the artwork and leisure sector shall be prioritised by his authorities.
Burke, who is understood for his parliamentary workplace guitar assortment and taking part in in a Labor caucus band, stated he wouldn't waste any time rebuilding the sector closely impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns.
Along with his appointment on Wednesday he declared the political assault on the humanities and leisure sector over.
“The neglect, the contempt and the sabotage of the earlier authorities has ended,” he stated.
“I'm decided to ship a greater future for Australia’s inventive sector.”
Burke has dedicated to prioritising the event of a brand new nationwide cultural coverage.
The coverage guarantees to be a complete street map for Australia’s arts and tradition that reaches all areas of presidency, together with cultural diplomacy in international affairs, well being and schooling.
In the meantime, politics and pop songs will collide within the subsequent time period of parliament as Albanese cements his love for music with every passing press convention.
The prime minister is well-known for his love of music and moonlights as DJ Albo, spinning tracks at gigs and ALP fundraisers.
Kicking off his election marketing campaign Albanese quoted lyrics by The Ramones – “Hey ho, let’s go” – and later advised reporters he would “shake it off” like Taylor Swift after he fumbled over unemployment figures.
On Wednesday, he answered a query about Labor members receiving a promotion to the ministry over others by quoting British icon Billy Bragg’s well-known tune To Have and to Have Not.
“The staff isn’t simply the people who find themselves within the management group, the ministry, the staff is the complete caucus,” he advised reporters in Canberra.
“The Billy Bragg tune, ‘simply since you’re going ahead doesn’t imply I’m going backwards’. It’s tune and that’s true.
“As a result of [some] individuals are going ahead [in cabinet] isn’t a mirrored image on the capability of others.”
The singer-songwriter took to Twitter to congratulate Albanese on his election win and revealed the pair first met greater than 20 years in the past.
They bonded over a shared love of music and a dedication to the politics of compassion, Bragg stated.
Wakened this morning to search out that the brand new prime minister of Australia had quoted my lyrics in his first press convention: “Simply since you’re going forwards, doesn’t imply I’m going backwards”. Right here’s my response to that welcome information. pic.twitter.com/ynvgVmheE7
“The defeat of the Morrison authorities has given an uplift to many in Britain, the place the Tories [Conservative party] search to make use of wedge points to rally assist,” he stated.
“That the Australian voters rejected such divisive politics presents hope to all of us preventing towards the rising tide of populism.
“Clearly for me, there’s the added pleasure of seeing my outdated mate Albo turn into the prime minister of Australia.”
However the accountability of creating the world a greater place via one thing apart from music was not enviable, Bragg stated.
“The individuals have given him a mandate for change – to create a brand new Australia dedicated to performing collectively within the widespread good,” he stated.
“I do know Albo is the correct particular person for the job. He has a socialism of the center.”
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