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Australian government seeks to boost arts and culture
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Artists perform at the official media launch for Sydney New Year’s Eve 2022/2023 celebrations on Nov 30, 2022.
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SYDNEY - Days after winning the federal election in 2022, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was about to fly to Japan for his first overseas visit as leader, took a well-deserved night off.
In his precious few hours of downtime, Mr Albanese chose to make a quiet visit on a Sunday night to a theatre, where he and his partner, Ms Jodie Haydon, watched a new Australian play.
