The Sunday read: I face sexist abuse every day as a female MP – Full Story podcast
A truck-mounted billboard featuring AI-generated images of Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, which has been travelling around Melbourne for several weeks now, has attracted a lot of scrutiny. It shows Allan wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase ‘ditch the witch’.
Victorian upper house MP for the Animal Justice party Georgie Purcell, who faces sexist abuse every day as a female MP, argues misogyny isn’t a legitimate expression of political dissatisfaction. Georgie Purcell: I face sexist abuse every day as a female MP – misogyny is unacceptable whatever side of the aisle we’re on.
‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier. Composite: Joel Carrett/AAP
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