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Prime minister Anthony Albanese shared a tribute to the late Dolly Parton this morning, saying the singer had “made our world a better place in so many ways”.

double quotation mark And the big, radiant heart of the Dolly universe was a personality as strong as it was compassionate, a vivacious woman of great humour and a sense of humanity sustained in no small part by the humble strength of her roots.

Albanese also reflected on his tenure as transport minister when, in 2011, he heard that Parton was considering cancelling her tour after being told her custom tour bus was too large for Australian roads.

double quotation mark Dolly Parton doesn’t like flying around, right? So she has a bus that is larger than the regulations and the bureaucrats say is not allowed on New South Wales roads and on roads in Australia, so I intervened and said ‘for goodness sake, surely going from A to B with Dolly Parton’s bus [should be allowed]’.

Albanese said he was able to meet Parton at the time. He wrote this morning:

double quotation mark It was a magical experience meeting her, but what was even better was seeing her among her legions of local fans.

There are a lot of broken hearts in Australia and across the world today. Wherever you are, turn your stereo or your phone to Dolly then turn the volume up.