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FUSE MAGAZINE MADE IN AUSTRALIA OCT / NOV 2011
LIFE LOVE 25 EQUALITY EDITOR Alexander Thatcher ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Tony Hamlyn
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POLITICAL EDITOR Simon Copland
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR Yasmin Element
09 Comedian Josh Thomas bravely takes the FUSE ‘one or the other’ challenge.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Christopher Powell PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Rebecca Lanning Linda Djumlija
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CONTRIBUTORS Scott Malcolm Andrew Barr Shane Rattenbury Rose Pappalardo Chad Wijayatilake Stuart Poole Andrew Burry Will Baker GT Angelo Randy Myers PHOTOGRAPHERS Paul Misciagno Helen McCallum Alex Skinner
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Shane Rattenbury MLA from the ACT Greens talks about creating space for the things that matter and the growing momentum of the equal marriage movement.
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Canberra to Mardi Gras in one hour anyone? Andrew Barr MLA muses over the proposed high speed rail network and what it will do for Canberra and our community.
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Funny man John Waters has turned tasteless tales of white-trash tyrannies into a legitimate and lucrative Hollywood career. FUSE chats to John about his new show This Filthy World, celebrity sex, The Simpsons and getting arrested.
33 In our special three page fashion photo feature, design house James Tudor sports their hot new range of men’s underwear.
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13 World renowned and talented DJ Tracy Young supports same-sex marriage with her new funky fashion line... “NY says I do”.
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