Anthony Albanese Shares His Hottest 100 Picks

Anthony Albanese has once again shared his support for Australian music in a new Instagram post, where he revealed his triple j Hottest 100 picks.

Impressively, the Prime Minister's list only features one international act: Florence + The Machine, with the band's hit Free. The rest of his choices are all-Australian and include King Stingray's Camp Dog, Alex The Astronaut's Haircut, Quicksand by Hatchie, G Flip's GET ME OUTTA HERE, Stars In My Eyes by Ball Park Music, Spacey Jane's It's Been A Long Day, Thelma Plum's The Brown Snake, Colin by Lime Cordiale and Colin Hay, and in the wake of your leave by Gang Of Youths.

One follower commented, "This is way better than 10 Hillsong tracks", with another writing, "Love this! You’re the Aussie Obama!"

As part of the federal budget revealed last year, $500,000 was allocated for a feasibility study into the expansion of Double J to FM frequencies.

Labor also made good on its pre-election promise to restore the $84 million cut from ABC funding by the Coalition government in 2018, committing $83.7 million over four years. The 2018 funding cut resulted in 250 jobs lost.

In March 2022, several high-profile Australian artists began petitioning to have Double J shifted to FM to give older female musicians a platform to be heard.

In an open letter, Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Sarah Blasko, Vikki Thorn and Deborah Conway highlighted inequality in the Australian radio landscape.

At the time, Anthony Albanese said: “It’s no secret I’ve always been a huge music fan. I want more people in regional Australia to experience the joy I have of listening to DoubleJ, singing along to songs they love, or maybe discovering something new.”

Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for the Arts at the time, added: “Australian musicians were left behind by the Morrison Government during the pandemic. Having them heard by more Australians in more towns is only going to be a good thing for artists and a good thing for listeners.”

The PM also presented Midnight Oil with a Support Act award last year.