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# 'Hokey Pokey' politician dances into the limelight
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## An Australian Senator uses the medium of dance to get her argument across
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during a debate on tax.
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TelegraphPlayer-8358980
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11:39AM GMT 03 Mar 2011
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In the cut and pelvic thrust of Australian politics, working dance moves into
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a parliamentary debate is one way to get noticed.
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Liberal Senator Mary Jo Fisher was so passionate about denouncing the
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government's climate change policy that she decided to choreograph her
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argument to the famous children's party song the Hokey Cokey, or the Hokey
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Pokey as she described it.
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Twirling around in the chamber she told colleagues: "You put petrol in, you
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take petrol out, you put petrol in and you shake the tax about."
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She also illustrated her points on carbon tax with some classic moves from The
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Timewarp, describing the government's stance on the issue as "a jump to the
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left then a step to the right".
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The South Australian, who has worked in politics since 2007, finished her
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routine with some rhythmic hip movements claiming it was "the policy's pelvic
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thrust that will drive Australians insane".
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While some members of the House were said to be unimpressed by her performance
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one fellow Liberal, Simon Birmingham, later tweeted:
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"If you're lucky we can ask for some Nutbush City Limits, a Costello-esque
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Macarena or ideally a little Achy Breaky Heart."
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