The Assistant Treasurer has denounced taxpayer-funded grants given to eyebrow-raising performers.

The Australia Council for the Arts has awarded $50,000 to a performance artist who ends up “getting naked and putting something up her butt” while “popping nangs”.

“It’s a disgusting waste of money,” Ben said.

“The Australia Council for the Arts should be shut down.”

It comes after a poet who writes on toilet rolls about bodily fluids was handed an $80,000 grant.

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Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar told Ben Fordham the artist shouldn’t be using taxpayers’ money.

“I don’t think there’s any good explanation.

“These sorts of things should be shut down, quite frankly.”

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Melinda told Ben Fordham her son nearly overdosed on ‘nangs’.

“It’s a terrible drug.”

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