Julia Gillard Asks Grinspoon For A Photo

Julia Gillard had the pleasure of running into Grinspoon last Saturday night backstage at a private event at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane.

The band had been asked to perform a private set at the 100th anniversary for building company Hutchinson's when the Prime Minister of Australia, who may have been following them in a bid to score a happy snap, showed up as well. The band and Gillard had a quick chat - perhaps even some policy advising - before taking the photo.

It's the photo that the Australian rock scene has been waiting for, but feared may never happen.

Album cover or campaign poster? Pic by Amy Hopes.

Grinspoon finished mixing their album Black Rabbits yesterday, so if Gillard has convinced them to let her guest-rap a verse on the new record, it would have had to have been fast-tracked through

We may not know until the record is released, which will be before the end of the year.

Already this morning the pictures have theMusic.com.au's offices in rumour-mill overdrive. Could Phil Jamieson follow in Peter Garrett's footsteps straight into the House of Reps? Jamieson v Abbott would get the kids watching question time again.