Julia Gillard enters Dunkley byelection campaign as Labor and Liberals brace for close result

Exclusive: The former PM has been enlisted to front a social media campaign to help Labor hold the Victorian seat

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Julia Gillard has been enlisted to help boost Labor's chances in the Dunkley byelection, with Australia's first female prime minister fronting a social media push aimed squarely at women in the Melbourne seat.

In a sign of Labor's effort to shore up every last vote in what is expected by both major parties to be a close-run contest, Gillard's election-eve endorsement praises Jodie Belyea as a strong local voice".

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