Senator Bartlett on Nick Cave

Australian Senate, 11 November 1997

Portrait of Senator Bartlett First Speech by Senator Andrew Bartlett, newly elected Australian Democrats Senator for Queensland. The full text is available at: http://www.democrats.org.au/

Excerpted here:

"If I had to pick a couple of non-Democrats to add to my list of influences, at the political level, one would probably be Senator Brian Harradine...

"Outside the world of politics, one person in the world of the arts I would mention is Nick Cave, another person who has been around since the late 1970s. He has developed and changed remarkably, whilst remaining true to his vision. He has been a great help to me as well, without his knowing it. I must say that Nick Cave and Brian Harradine is an interesting combination, even wilder than Nick and Kylie Minogue--I can't wait for that one."

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