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GERMAINE GREER: VOTE 1 JULIA
Ask not what your Prime Minister can do for you, but what you can do for your Prime Minister. GERMAINE GREER writes exclusively for The Hoopla.
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REPEAT AFTER ME: NOT HER FAULT
How many times do we have to say this? TRACEY SPICER looks at the double impact of blaming women: first the invasion, then the devaluing.
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JUSTICE FOR JILL
Adrian Bayley, the rapist and murderer of Jill Meagher, has received a life sentence today.
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THE HONEST BROKER
If you want your faith restored in politicians, look no further than a no-nonsense reformist who rises above the dark art of politics, says GABRIELLE CHAN.
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BOOBS GO GLOBAL
Australian sexism is in the international news again - this time it's a humorous protest that has collected hundreds of images of women's cleavages.
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HOW TO LEAVE A MARRIAGE - PART 2
Does she stay? Does she go? JESSIE IRVING wrestles with the terrible decision of taking her children and leaving her marriage. Read her next diary entry here.
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BEYOND THE CRAP
Could we get back to policy for a minute? GABRIELLE CHAN looks beyond the crap to remind us what this parliament under Julia Gillard has actually achieved.


































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