Article 7659Z ‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier

‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier

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Benita Kolovos and Nick Visser
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Trucks with billboards depicting phrase alongside Jacinta Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeks

Julia Gillard and Anthony Albanese have joined a chorus of politicians criticising a truck-mounted billboard featuring the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, alongside the phrase ditch the witch".

The billboards, which have been seen travelling around Melbourne for about six weeks, also ran AI-generated images of Allan wearing a black pointed hat and with warts on her chin, in between advertisements for a brothel.

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