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Billy Bragg hails election of old friend 'Albo' to Australian prime ... (The Guardian)

Arts minister Tony Burke declares the era of 'neglect' and 'contempt' for the arts and entertainment sector to be over.

He has a socialism of the heart.” They bonded over a shared love of music and a commitment to the politics of compassion, Bragg said. “The team isn’t just the people who are in the leadership group, the ministry, the team is the entire caucus,” he told reporters in Canberra.

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Albo's girlfriend loses it at MP's huge bible (NEWS.com.au)

Hilarious footage has captured the moment Anthony Albanese's girlfriend Jodie Haydon appeared to struggle not to laugh after spotting the enormous bible ...

There’s been some interest in the really large old bible I was sworn in on today as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts.— Tony Burke (@Tony_Burke) New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. The new ministry has been sworn in before Mr Albanese flies to Indonesia on Sunday. “There’s been some interest in the really large old bible I was sworn in on today as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts,” he wrote. Mr Albanese’s historic new line-up features a record number of women – 10 women in cabinet, 13 women in the ministry and 19 on the frontbench.

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New Minister to end attacks on the arts (ArtsHub)

Newly appointed Minister for the Arts Tony Burke MP is keen to support Australia's creative sector and puts consultation on the agenda. 1 Jun 2022. Richard ...

‘Australia’s arts and entertainment sector has a government that cares about it. ‘In the coming months I will embark on a thorough, nationwide consultation in each State and Territory to inform this cultural policy. ‘The nine-year political attack on the arts and entertainment sector is now over.

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New Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations revealed (Human Resources Director)

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) said Burke has worked hard in opposition to resist attacks on Australia workers like the Ensuring Integrity Bill ...

Prior to his stint as employment and workplace relations minister, Burke was the shadow minister for industrial relations in 2019. - Katy Gallagher – Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Service, and Minister for Women "Today I announced my new ministry.

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Tony Burke lugs giant Bible to swearing-in ceremony - Eternity News (Eternity News)

The incoming federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Arts, Tony Burke, has shown off the “really large old Bible” he lugge...

While ministers Penny Wong, Bill Shorten and Jim Chalmers took their oaths using smaller Bibles, Burke brought the hefty Bible that was purchased in 1880 by his great-grandfather, who immigrated from Ireland to Australia. “There’s been some interest in the really large old Bible I was sworn in on today as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts. Dad’s grandfather came to Tumut from Ireland after the famine and bought it on 28 March 1880,” he wrote on Twitter. The incoming federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Arts, Tony Burke, has shown off the “really large old Bible” he lugged to Government House in Canberra for the swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet this morning.

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Neglect, sabotage of the arts over: Burke (The West Australian)

Australia's art and entertainment sector will be prioritised by the Labor government, the new arts minister promises. Politics and pop songs will also ...

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