‘Disgusted’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier Jacinta Allan
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Trucks with billboards showing the phrase and Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Julia Gillard and Anthony Albanese have joined a chorus of politicians criticising a truck-mounted billboard featuring Victorian premier Jacinta Allan alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.The billboards, which have been seen travelling through 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. Continue reading...