Australia's new Labor Government elect is out of the blocks running, with a number of high profile appointments to the new cabinet of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
One name that has jumped off the pages is that of Peter Garrett, the nation's new environment minister and a former rock star in the band Midnight Oil.
They were an eighties sensation with their mixture of hard rockin' riffs and environmentally and socially aware lyrics.
It's perhaps the first time that a pop culture icon has crossed over to the establishment, while Bono, Bob Geldof and such all dance around the peripheral of politics, Garrett could very well be the first that will be able to actually implement what he has long been preaching.
The election of the Labor party in Australia is seen as major shift in direction for Australia's political scene, less inclined to walk in step with the United States and looking more towards its own sphere of influence in the Asia Pacific theatre.
Of particular concern in Australia during the election was the seemingly out of touch nature of former Prime Minister John Howard, who seems to have missed the change of direction of his nation regarding international issues and the environmental concerns in Australia.
One thing is certain, the new minister will bring a dandy positioning statement for the ministry.
The time has come
To say fair's fair
To pay the rent
To pay our share...
Somehow you get the feeling that the environment is about to get a whole new agenda in Australia...
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