Rachael Oakes Ash

Prime Minister Julia Gillard meets young festival goers who are learning at the Woodford Folk festival.30th of december. Photo: Harrison Saragossi

Expressions of regard as PM goes on stage with predecessor Bob

Rachael Oakes-Ash Woodford Folk Festival on Queensland's Sunshine Coast adds politics to its list of attractions.

There's nowt so queer as political folk

Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Julia Gillard

Rachael Oakes-Ash THE political party in Australia begins at Woodford, literally. The Woodford Folk Festival on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has long been known as an eclectic blend of 500-odd acts from blues, to funk,...