Sell Blue Poles and end public funding for sport and the arts, says Liberal senator James Paterson

By Michael Koziol
Updated October 7 2016 - 10:13pm, first published 9:09pm
"Every item of spending needs to be scrutinised more closely": Victorian Liberal senator James Paterson.
"Every item of spending needs to be scrutinised more closely": Victorian Liberal senator James Paterson.
Major drawcard: Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles is currently on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Photo: Carl Court
Major drawcard: Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles is currently on loan to the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Photo: Carl Court

Fresh from flogging the iconic Jackson Pollock artwork Blue Poles, Liberal senator James Paterson has flagged a much more dramatic solution to the budget's dire straits: stop funding sport and the arts.

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