Echoes of the past. And the future….

‘Artists! Sing the praises of the glorious Gillard Government!
‘…ARTISTS are being offered grants of up to $100,000 by the federal government to create “visionary” works promoting the controversial $36 billion National Broadband Network. 
The Australia Council for the Arts has called for submissions on creating “visionary arts projects”.
An initial funding pool of $300,000 has been set aside for the projects, which would have to demonstrate the network’s cultural benefits and the “new opportunities” broadband creates for the arts…. 
“Artists have been invited to enrich our future with the NBN,” the council’s tender invitation says…’
Andrew Bolt