On a Wednesday evening at the end of June, the corridors of Parliament were filled with unusual excitement. A pair of Wiggles were there to sing and pose for photos with MPs, ahead of musical performances by Australian music stars Lime Cordiale and Budjerah.

The no-expenses-paid party was a showcase funded by tech giant Google, as an unsubtle part of an ongoing push to remind the government how big and important it is, and how much we’d miss them if they were gone. .

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