Aussie Pollies Become Besties With Rihanna, Ludacris

26 September 2016 | 7:56 am | Staff Writer

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It seems our politicians are making the right mates overseas at the moment, with both Julia Gillard and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meeting and befriending music royalty over the last couple of days.

Gillard and pop mega-star Rihanna got friendly at the Global Citizen Festival in New York this weekend, after the former PM unveiled a partnership with the Barbadian singer as the Global Partnership For Education's new ambassador, an organisation Gillard currently chairs.

As Fairfax reports, the organisation serves to bring education to children in over 60 developing countries, a cause that Rihanna says she "[feels] strongly" about.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Turnbull spent his time in NYC late last week attending a charity event for Unspoken Angels, a not-for-profit charity run by Ludacris' wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue in support of African women in leadership.

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As ABC reports, the PM met and posed for photos with the Grammy-winning rapper alongside the event's host and billionaire businessman Anthony Pratt.