Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
There’s been a bit of discussion about Arts Minister Peter Garrett’s defunding of the Australian National Academy of Music on another thread, so I think it probably warrants a post of its own. Long time observers of arts and cultural policy in Australia won’t be surprised at various aspects of the debacle that constitutes the ANAM [...]
Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Murray Lower lakes seawater threatSiobhain Ryan; 2/12/08South Australia has predicted its contingency plan to let seawater into Lake Alexandrina will have “dramatic and significant impacts” on the internationally recognised wetland and could harm some threatened species. The state has told federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett its option of last resort is still better than letting the Murray’s...
The Concert Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Oh, did I miss anyone? Please post your picks for top Aussie acts in music history! Midnight Oil: Peter Garrett was a powerful, if a bit spooky, front man, and his Sydney group produced such modern-rock gems as “Beds are Burning” and “Blue Sky Mine.’ Little River Band: The Melbourne band was the first Aussie rock act to achieve stardom in the U.S., thanks to 1979’s “Lonesome Loser”...
Sarsaparilla (Free subscription) | yesterday
... highly-commended were announced in an awards ceremony at the Museum by the Federal Arts Minister, Peter Garrett. Winner, Best Student Cartoon, Secondary Schools: ‘Free Tibet!’, Brodi Grant, Year 7, Castlemaine Secondary College, Castlemaine VIC According to the press release from the Arts Minister: The competition complements the Behind the Lines: The Year’s Best Cartoons 2008 exhibition,...
The Tizona Group (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
I was looking through some old clips of Former Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello, one of the funniest politicians ever, well, one of the funniest who actually intended to be funny. I mean, who can look at his imitation of Peter Garrett and not laugh at the lame dancing of Peter Garrett? Now, Peter Costello got [...]
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
"Look at [Australian Environment Minister] Peter Garrett. In September last year he accused the Howard Government of being extremely timid and being all talk and no action, now it turns out he may as well have been speaking of himself."
