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Setting the record straight: Gloria Steinem reflects on her legacy in My Life On The Road

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageGloria Steinem's new autobiography reminds us of her work as a tireless grassroots campaigner. Here pictured with Barack Obama receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.Reuters/Larry Downing

Gloria Steinem’s first book in more than a decade hit bookstores a couple of weeks ago. My Life on the Road proffers autobiographical snippets...

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Bill Shorten needs to demonstrate independence from the unions

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageBill Shorten's strong ties to the union movement are problematic for his credibility as alternative prime minister. AAP/Lukas Coch

Bill Shorten can heave a sigh of relief at the statement from the royal commission into union corruption that he didn’t do anything illegal in the activities it examined in his Australian Workers' Union past.

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