Climate chief's estimates prep: Brisbane punk rock, not Mozart
Climate secretary Mike Kaiser uses Brisbane punk rock band The Flangipanis to prepare for Senate estimates.
Climate secretary Mike Kaiser uses Brisbane punk rock to prepare for Senate estimates. At a Canberra event, he revealed his favourite band is The Flangipanis, specifically their track 'F You and Your Stupid Party', about a girl who misses a party and stays home eating cheese.
He said he cannot listen to that song without thinking about the ALP. Whether he actually plays it before estimates remains unconfirmed.
But it shows top officials do more than just read briefing folders to prepare.
- The Flangipanis
- Band name
- 1993 to 2000
- Queensland Labor tenure
- Brisbane punk rock
- Genre
Why it mattersIt shows how top government leaders prepare for parliament's toughest public review events. It questions the idea that officials only follow rules.
AustraliaAustralian public servants now know a climate chief backs local Brisbane punk, which could boost the band's profile among Canberra insiders.
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