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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos and Nick Visser

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

Former prime minister Julia Gillard
Former prime minister Julia Gillard condemned the phrase ‘ditch the witch’, which featured on a poster behind then opposition leader Tony Abbott during her tenure, used to criticise Victorian premier Jacinta Allan. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

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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