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Jacinta Allan says Pauline Hanson ‘chooses to barrack for bullies’ over ‘ditch the witch’ billboard

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 697 words · By Benita Kolovos
Leadership stability of Jacinta Allan Gender-based Political Attacks Victorian political polling
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Jacinta Allan has dismissed leadership speculation and says she will continue to call out “sexist, misogynist, hateful” commentary directed at her, despite the One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s advice to “suck it up, sweetheart”.

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What happened

Jacinta Allan has dismissed leadership speculation and says she will continue to call out “sexist, misogynist, hateful” commentary directed at her, despite the One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s advice to “suck it up, sweetheart”.

Why it matters

On Sunday, the Victorian premier criticised a truck-mounted billboard, which has been travelling around Melbourne for several weeks, featuring AI-generated images of her wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.

Common ground

Julia Gillard – who was subjected to the phrase during her tenure as prime minister, Anthony Albanese and the Victoria opposition leader, Jess Wilson, also condemned the billboard.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Ad Hominem: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/09/victorian-premier-jacinta…

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Ad Hominem 70% confidence
Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Julia Gillard – who was subjected to the phrase during her tenure as prime minister, Anthony Albanese and the Victoria opposition leader, Jess Wilson, also condemned the billboard.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Julia Gillard, Anthony Albanese, and Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson condemned the billboard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician who has served as the 31st prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second Albanese ministry is the 74th and current ministry of the Government of Australia. It is led by the country's 31st Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. The second Albanese ministry succeeded t…
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Claim 2: “Sixty-two per cent of respondents said Allan should be replaced as Labor leader before the election.”
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The web search result for the Freshwater Strategy poll explicitly states that '62% backing Jacinta Allan being replaced before the November election'.
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Claim 3: “Julia Gillard – who was subjected to the phrase during her tenure as prime minister”
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Web search results explicitly state that the 'ditch the witch' phrase was used against Julia Gillard in 2011 during her tenure as Prime Minister.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Julia Gillard's misogyny speech was a parliamentary speech delivered by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in parliament during Question Time on 9 October 2012 in reaction to the opposition leade…
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Claim 4: “a truck-mounted billboard, which has been travelling around Melbourne for several weeks, featuring AI-generated images of her wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase “ditch the witch””
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Multiple independent web search results confirm a truck-mounted billboard in Melbourne featuring AI-generated images of Jacinta Allan in a witch hat with the phrase 'ditch the witch'.
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Claim 5: “The deputy premier, Ben Caroll, is considered the most likely challenger”
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Claim 6: “In the lead up to the 2025 federal election there was also talk of a possible spill if Labor performed poorly in Victoria, but it ended up picking up additional seats.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the details of Labor's seat performance in Victoria during the lead-up to the 2025 federal election.
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Claim 7: “In March, Allan dismissed similar rumours of a challenge”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Jacinta Allan dismissing rumors of a challenge in March.
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Claim 8: “Hanson told Sky News on Monday morning she had been called a witch “long before” Allan.”
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A direct quote from The Guardian confirms Pauline Hanson told Sky News on Monday morning that she had been called a witch 'long before' Allan.
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Claim 9: “Ben Caroll... as a member of Labor’s right faction”
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Claim 10: “A Freshwater Strategy poll conducted for the Herald Sun, published on Tuesday, showed Victorian Labor’s primary vote has slumped to 23%, compared with the Coalition’s 27% and One Nation’s 25%.”
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A web search result specifically cites a Freshwater Strategy poll published on June 8, 2026, showing Labor at 23%, Coalition at 27%, and One Nation at 25%.
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Claim 11: “The poll also showed Allan’s personal popularity had dropped five points for a net favourability rating of minus 37 points”
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Claim 12: “Wilson, who has a positive net rating of 15”
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The provided evidence mentions Jess Wilson as opposition leader and a general 'poll disaster', but does not provide the specific net rating of 15 points.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 1, 2026 ... The latest polling by the Financial Review, Redbridge and Accent Research recorded a primary vote of 27 per cent for One Nation, while Labor ...
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