Former prime minister Julia Gillard has publicly criticised advertisements targeting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan that used the phrase “Ditch the Witch”.
The billboards were partly funded by Melbourne brothel owner Franco Puleo, who told The Sydney Morning Herald the campaign reflected what he believed many Victorians were feeling rather than being a political statement.
Gillard said she was “disgusted” to see the slogan reappear after it was widely used against her during her time as prime minister about 15 years ago.
She noted the phrase was strongly condemned at the time and said she had believed conditions for women in politics had gradually improved since then. While acknowledging sexism remains present, Gillard argued it has become less aggressive in mainstream political debate.
She said she was saddened to see what she described as an outdated and sexist trope return to public political discourse through attacks on Allan.
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The billboards were partly funded by Melbourne brothel owner Franco Puleo, who told The Sydney Morning Herald the campaign reflected what he believed many Victorians were feeling rather than being a political statement.
Gillard said she was “disgusted” to see the slogan reappear after it was widely used against her during her time as prime minister about 15 years ago.
She noted the phrase was strongly condemned at the time and said she had believed conditions for women in politics had gradually improved since then. While acknowledging sexism remains present, Gillard argued it has become less aggressive in mainstream political debate.
She said she was saddened to see what she described as an outdated and sexist trope return to public political discourse through attacks on Allan.
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Netanyahu pushed back against Trump’s call not to respond to Iran’s attacks, but “pseudo agreed” to stand down, Axios has reported
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TRUMP: I call the shots, I call all the shots. Netanyahu doesn’t call the shots.
Netanyahu 2 hours later:
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Netanyahu 2 hours later:
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Vickrum Digwa’s ex-classmate reveals he brought tasers, knives, and brass knuckles to school every day. He tasered mates as “banter,” threw chairs across rooms, stapled arms, and jabbed people with compasses. Classmates were terrified. No one stopped him — fear of being called racist.
This violent thug walked free with swords because of “religious” exemptions. Henry Nowak filmed him and paid with his life in a pure hate attack.
Starmer and the system that protected Digwa at every turn are responsible. Allowing known psychopaths to carry weapons in the name of multiculturalism is madness.
This was preventable. The blood is on their hands.
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This violent thug walked free with swords because of “religious” exemptions. Henry Nowak filmed him and paid with his life in a pure hate attack.
Starmer and the system that protected Digwa at every turn are responsible. Allowing known psychopaths to carry weapons in the name of multiculturalism is madness.
This was preventable. The blood is on their hands.
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HOLY SMOKES. Police just released the bodycam footage in the killing of 18-year-old white male Henry Nowak and it CONFIRMS the police LAUGHED HIM OFF when he said he got stabbed
Straight-up says: "I've been stabbed."
COP: "Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate!"
NOWAK: "*Groaning* I CAN'T BREATHE."
COP: "Put your hand in the cuff."
Nowak says he can't breathe again.
Then again while they just stand there.
"We have to check if he was stabbed, don't we?"
THESE COPS ARE COMPLICIT IN THE MURDER!!
THERE SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE.
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Straight-up says: "I've been stabbed."
COP: "Whereabouts? Don't think you have, mate!"
NOWAK: "*Groaning* I CAN'T BREATHE."
COP: "Put your hand in the cuff."
Nowak says he can't breathe again.
Then again while they just stand there.
"We have to check if he was stabbed, don't we?"
THESE COPS ARE COMPLICIT IN THE MURDER!!
THERE SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE OUTRAGE.
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Trump is calling California's ongoing special election "crooked," warning that Republican candidates are being cheated and that "great trouble and consternation will follow" if Democrats succeed.
The scare quotes around "Election" are doing the work... Trump is pre-framing a potential Republican loss as fraud before the results are in.
Writer: Oliver
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The scare quotes around "Election" are doing the work... Trump is pre-framing a potential Republican loss as fraud before the results are in.
Writer: Oliver
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BREAKING: Over ¥48,300,000,000,000 ($335 BILLION) wiped out from Japan's stock market as the NIKKEI plunges 4.2%
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BREAKING: The Japanese Yen just hit 160 against the dollar again, the same level Japan spent $73 billion trying to defend earlier this year.
It did not work and The yen is back at 160.
A weak yen is a direct inflation crisis for Japan. The country imports nearly all of its energy. At $93 oil, every further drop in the yen makes that import bill more expensive.
The BOJ meets June 15-16 and is expected to hike rates from 0.75% to 1.0%. A rate hike in Japan matters far beyond Japan. The entire world has been borrowing cheaply in yen for years to fund investments in US stocks, crypto, and AI. When Japanese rates rise, that trade unwinds. Investors sell their positions and convert back to yen.
The day after, June 16-17, Kevin Warsh chairs his very first Fed meeting. He is inheriting 3.8% inflation, $93 oil, and a jobs market running twice as hot as expected.
Markets are now fully pricing in a rate hike by year end. If both the BOJ and Fed signal tightening in the same week, the liquidity that has been holding this market up faces its most serious test of 2026.
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It did not work and The yen is back at 160.
A weak yen is a direct inflation crisis for Japan. The country imports nearly all of its energy. At $93 oil, every further drop in the yen makes that import bill more expensive.
The BOJ meets June 15-16 and is expected to hike rates from 0.75% to 1.0%. A rate hike in Japan matters far beyond Japan. The entire world has been borrowing cheaply in yen for years to fund investments in US stocks, crypto, and AI. When Japanese rates rise, that trade unwinds. Investors sell their positions and convert back to yen.
The day after, June 16-17, Kevin Warsh chairs his very first Fed meeting. He is inheriting 3.8% inflation, $93 oil, and a jobs market running twice as hot as expected.
Markets are now fully pricing in a rate hike by year end. If both the BOJ and Fed signal tightening in the same week, the liquidity that has been holding this market up faces its most serious test of 2026.
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Steven Spielberg says his movie “Disclosure Day”, whose premise revolves around the day aliens’ existence is “disclosed”, will have people questioning their faith
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Neat new Pangram analysis:
Scientific article submissions are up and the writing has become a lot less readable.
This is basically entirely accounted for by AI.
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Scientific article submissions are up and the writing has become a lot less readable.
This is basically entirely accounted for by AI.
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Nasdaq with a textbook rejection off the 3-year trendline Each of the prior rejections led to an eventual drop all the way down to the 200-day moving average
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It happened AGAIN
Another fella just permanently tattooed his forehead for a 200 SOL ($13.189) pumpfun bounty
Was it worth it this time? Be honest.
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Another fella just permanently tattooed his forehead for a 200 SOL ($13.189) pumpfun bounty
Was it worth it this time? Be honest.
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