The Sauce: Albo’s decidedly disco-free DJ set

Labor leader Anthony Albanese hits the decks; headline-making conservatives will head to Sydney for a three-day call-to-arms conference; and which ex-MP was unable to pay a $1 million bill for old coins and banknotes?

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When it comes to spinning, nobody does it better than Labor leader Anthony Albanese — vinyl that is.

The avid music fan pulled out his best vinyl for a DJ gig at the Cottonmouth Records music store and whisky bar in Enmore on Friday night.

The occasion? To launch the annual national charity football match the Reclink Community Cup.

Avid music fan, Labor leader Anthony Albanese, will be spinning the discs at an event in Enmore Friday night.

The Sydney contest, to be held in Marrickville on August 11, will this year be between a music industry team called the Walers and the Sailors comprised of media types.

“Fortunately, Anthony has kept all of his vinyl and reckons he can do a full set without borrowing records,” a Labor source said.

As for what he played, it was a strictly dance-free set, with the indie-rock lover digging out tunes from the likes of Polish Club, Flaming Hands and Warumpi Band.

CALL TO ARMS

One Nation MLC Mark Latham is among a roll-call of headline-making conservatives who will descend onto Sydney in August for an inaugural three-day call-to-arms conference.

Mark Latham will join fellow conservatives at a call-to-arms conference. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Jointly hosted by US political lobby group American Conservative Union and Australian think tank Liberty Works, the conference web page makes no bones about its mission, with the event pitched at those who “despaired at the prospect of a Shorten government controlled by militant unions and influenced the Greens”.

Also speaking is a posse of National Rifle Association supporters, including American Conservative Union pro-Trump chairman Matt Schlapp, Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was recently in hot water for threatening on Twitter to expose alleged extramarital affairs of the president’s former personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen, and executive director Dan Schneider, a former board member of anti-abortion group Americans United for Life.

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Joining them will be equally controversial Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, and his former adviser-turned-political activist Raheem Kassam, who was forced to apologise to a female minister who had recently suffered a miscarriage after declaring she should have her legs “taped shut” to stop her reproducing.

Australian speakers include Liberals Craig Kelly and Amanda Stoker, former premier Campbell Newman, and failed Gilmore candidate Warren Mundine.

The conference, which is partly sponsored by the Menzies Research Centre and promises
to be anything but boring, will be held August 9-11.

QUEENSLAND BLUES

With a minute of the State of Origin to go, a sponsor in the Canberra Raiders box on Wednesday night was overhead asking Nationals leader John Barilaro if NSW should fight to get in to a position for a field goal to break the deadlock.

Gladys Berejiklian and her John Barilaro watched the Blues won on Wednesday. Picture: Hollie Adams

“No, go for a try!” Barra replied, moments before the Blues pulled off their miracle win.

Still on Origin, it was a case of safety in numbers when it came to supporting the maroons
while hanging out in the NRL Presidential Suite among the diehard Blues contingent.

Among those cheering for NSW included Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese.

Also in the box were former prime minister John Howard, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and actor Bryan Brown.

Maybe not having quite as much fun was ScoMo’s chief-of-staff John Kunkel, infrastructure adviser Chris Daffy, executive officer Nico Louw and media adviser Ben Wicks all (sadly) wearing maroon.

SHORT-CHANGED

A retired NSW MP with a penchant for old coins and banknotes allegedly left a Sydney auction house high and dry after going on a bidding spree before failing to come up with the
cashola for the goods.

A well-placed source claims the ex-pollie owed Noble Numismatics “around $1 million” for his purchases.

The ever-discreet Noble Numismatics managing director Jim Noble declined to comment, nor name and shame the MP, declaring that the matter had been “resolved”.

The Sauce understood the auction house simply cancelled the sale after the non-payment.

Something Noble was keen to talk about was its “extremely rare” £100 note that is up for auction. The 1914 note, which is among hundreds of rare and collectable items to be sold at the Library of NSW sale, is described as “perhaps the world’s rarest banknote”. As for its worth, Noble reckons it could go for more than $350,000. Online bidding closes on August 1.

As for the unnamed MP, we’re pretty sure he has been black-listed from participating.

David Elliot wears many hats. Picture: Tim Pascoe

BIG ACT

Police and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott is arguably the busiest pollie in town after adding the responsibilities of the Attorney-General, Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Minister for Counter Terrorism and Minister for Corrections to his existing roles.

With Mark Speakman and Anthony Roberts on leave, Elliott has stepped in as acting minister for the justice portfolios.

“He is currently judge, jury and executioner,” a source said.

Also taking on additional responsibilities is Finance Minister Damien Tudehope, stepping in for Treasurer Dominic Perrottet while he also takes a well-earned break.

NEW HOPE

With two big election losses under its belt, Labor is not taking any chances at a less than desirable result at the next City of Sydney elections.

It can be revealed the party has already begun the process of preselecting prospective candidates.

The party has also launched its assessment of the recent direct election method to select the new state leader, with former Labor MPs David Campbell and Meredith Burgmann together with ex-senator Sue West to lead the review.

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