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The West Australian, 21st July, 1990
Western Australia could find itself without art funding if Senate hopeful Tim Ferguson from the Doug Anthony Allstars gets his way.
Ferguson, who contested the seat of Kooyong against Andrew Peacock in the last Federal election, and his counterparts from the comedy trio the Doug Anthony Allstars, Paul McDermott and Richard Fidler, met WA Arts Minister Kay Hallahan to discuss election strategies.
"The portfolio of the arts under a Ferguson government will be abolished and the money spent on the arts put towards defence because of the vulnerable position Perth is in," Mr Ferguson said.
Mr Ferguson said he was hoping to represent WA in the Senate and said the vastness of the state and the centralised population would allow a cost-efficient election campaign.
"You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go knocking on doors. Spend 40 grand and bang! You're a senator. Money buys politics," he said.
Mr Ferguson said people would be looking for a change at the next election.
"They're going to want to go for alternative, albeit lighthearted," he said.
Lightheartedness may be too tame a word to describe the trio's humour in their show "Sex and Violence", the last two performances of which are tonight.
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