There were several points in 2024 when Victorian upper house MP Georgie Purcell thought about quitting politics. There was the moment when the state Labor government, despite launching its own inquiry that recommended outlawing duck hunting, chose to let it continue – undermining the very goal that motivated Purcell to enter parliament. Then, just a day later, she found herself the subject of international headlines – not for her reaction to the announcement – but for a photo edited to make her breasts look bigger and expose her midriff, broadcast on the evening news. Purcell speaks during a protest opposing