Is nothing sacred in this country anymore? The corruption of the Abbott Government is infiltrating the art world. It’s infiltrating my safe space, my one true passion and it’s making me SO ANGRY. Today, the News of Tony Abbott’s daughter, Frances Abbott being announced as a finalist in the Archibald Prize 2015. One of the biggest art prizes in the country. As I read through the article though it became knowledge that she had submitted a portrait of Mr. Abbott, our Prime Minister: titled “Dad”, and it was submitted to the competition 72 FUCKING HOURS LATE and that the Prime Minister is good buddies with some of the people on the board of who judges these (usually) amazing art pieces by hard working, established artists. It didn’t seem to matter for this competition that her portrait was a damn mess and that it was submitted late though. Here we are with her having a good chance at winning. “It’s not corruption” they say. “We aren’t playing favourites” they say. Well I call bullshit. It’s absolutely ridiculous, it’s cheating, and it’s disgusting. This just makes it a million times harder for another “unheard of” artist to deliver something that can outweigh the reputation and connotation that her name adds to her work.