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To celebrate tonight’s Parliamentary Friends Of Australian Music (PFOAM) event in Canberra, SOUNDS AUSTRALIA has invited a number of Federal backbenchers to select their favourite Australian songs for our I Picked This playlist. Three Liberal, three Labor, two Nationals and one Greens MP have chosen songs that run the gamut of Australia’s musical history, from the classic to the current. Hear the playlist on Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube.

It’s a continuation of the I Picked This series, where each month SOUNDS AUSTRALIA invites an Australian, or group of Australians, to curate a playlist of their favourite music.

PFOAM sees songwriters, musicians and the music industry peak bodies (APRA AMCOS, ARIA and PPCA) calling on the Federal Government to support and invest in the Australian contemporary music industry, particularly on issues such as protecting creators’ rights, the importance of local content, export and education. The local music sector is estimated to contribute $4 to $6 billion to the Australian economy.

The event, which will also be attended by government MPs, live music stakeholders and the hospitality industry, is being held tonight at Parliament House and will include performances by All Our Exes Live In Texas, Ian Moss, John Paul Young and Kasey Chambers.

I PICKED THIS: THE BACKBENCHERS PLAYLIST

Nicolle Flint
Member for Boothby

Cold Chisel – Bow River
INXS – Mystify
The Waifs – Three Down
Jen Cloher – Forgot Myself

Lucy Wicks MP
Member for Robertson

Icehouse – Great Southern Land
Fletcher Pilon – Infinite Child
Sheppard – Geronimo
Sia – Alive

Trevor Evans MP
Member for Brisbane

Powderfinger – My Happiness
Regurgitator – ! (The Song Formerly Known As)
Pete Murray – So Beautiful
Crowded House – Weather With You

Stephen Jones MP
Member for Whitlam

Cold Chisel – Flame Trees
The Living End – Prisoner of Society
Sunnyboys – Happy Man
Powderfinger – These Days

Susan Lamb MP
Member for Longman

Tash Sultana – Jungle
Missy Higgins – Scar
Hunters and Collectors – Holy Grail

Anne Aly MP
Member For Cowan

Hilltop Hoods – The Nosebleed Section
Yothu Yindi – Treaty
Stevie Wright – Evie (Part One)
Bernard Fanning – Wish You Well

George Christensen MP
Member for Dawson

Graeme Connors – A Little Further North Each Year
Ganggajang – Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia)
Hoodoo Gurus – Like Wow – Wipeout!
Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock

Kevin Hogan MP
Member for Page

The Angels – No Secrets
Midnight Oil – King of the Mountain
Sunnyboys – Alone With you
Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene

Adam Bandt MP
Member for Melbourne

Teeth & Tongue – Turn, Turn, Turn
Camp Cope – Jet Fuel Can’t Melt Steel Beams
The Go-Betweens – Cattle And Cane
Underground Lovers – Starsigns