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Before there was Gina, there was Barbra.

Why the Streisand effect could be morphing into the Gina effect

The moment you tell us to look away, we can’t stop gawking, as Gina Rinehart recently found out to her detriment.

  • David Astle

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By resisting exposure, Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’

Supporters of Australia’s richest woman wanted the National Gallery of Australia to remove portraits of her. Now both have received much more exposure than Gina Rinehart bargained for.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Billie Holiday recording in New York in 1957.

Why the song never remains the same when these artists are singing

Dan Callahan examines the careers and lives of six great recording artists from the golden age of American singers.

  • Tom Ryan
Barbra Streisand as Fanny Price in Funny Girl.

Barbra Streisand lays out her claim to be one of the greatest of all time

The sheer number of achievements laid out in the Hollywood legend’s autobiography is dazzling.

  • Michael Dwyer
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Can Babs still cut it?

There’s plenty of buzz about a number one.

On stage in Chicago with Ariana Grande in 2019 singing No More Tears (Enough is Enough).

Barbra Streisand at 80: It all comes back to the voice

As the MSO books four Hamer Halls in celebration, Michael Dwyer marvels at 80 years of Barbra Streisand.

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Barbra Streisand’s Malibu mansion in 2011.

Memo to political campaigners: remember Barbra Streisand’s mansion

Those hoping to suppress political expression might be advised to remember spectacular misfires by Barbra Streisand and Margaret Thatcher.

  • Tony Wright
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Barbra Streisand: ‘I don’t understand a lot of today’s music’

In a rare interview on the eve of a new album, control-freak Barbra Streisand reveals something that recently occurred to her.

  • Michael Dwyer
Oona Chaplin, from Game of Thrones, kicks off the start-studded livestream for the Amazon global fundraiser.

Oona Chaplin hosts stars and tribal leaders for Amazon coronavirus fundraiser

'There are indigenous groups living in border areas who have between 40 to 80 people. They could disappear forever.'

  • Anastasia Moloney
Snubbed: Little Women director Greta Gerwig

The Golden Globes didn't nominate any women for best director. Or screenplay. Or motion picture.

In a year that will be remembered for hit films directed by women, the Golden Globes have again shut out any recognition for women working behind the scenes.

  • Sonia Rao

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