Georgie Purcell

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7am · Ditch the Witch 2.0 and the personal toll of sexist abuse in politics · 10 Jun 2026 podcast

And we know that

when we're experiencing, you know, online gendered violence or misogyny out there in the community, exactly what it is.

And it's not up to other people to tell us what makes us feel unsafe or at risk in our roles.

And I understand that this person is frustrated by the government and therefore is directing that feedback and criticism at the Premier, but it needs to be done immediately.

in the right way, just as many other Victorians are doing right now and engaging with in the right way.

Putting misogynistic billboards out there is not only sexist and wrong, it is also probably going to have the opposite impact.

That is not the way to engage with political leaders or public figures.

And I really encourage these people who are frustrated with the Premier, just as I am on many other issues,

to show that in a way that is fair and democratic, and importantly, to show it at the polling booths in November, not putting out billboards that have not just angered the Premier, but angered women around the country and made them fearful for what their future could be.

The way that Julia Gillard was treated as our first female Prime Minister, I really thought that was relinquished to the history books as a dark period of Australian political history and the

There was people who condoned that at the time, who said it wasn't sexism.

And from that moment, things only worsened from there for what happened to Julia Gillard and then for many other female leaders that came after her.

And it really set our country backwards for a long time.

Let's face it, this is a Prime Minister who told... I was 20 years old when those slogans first came out and I remember distinctly

I don't know how she does that.

And it's made me even more determined to ensure that this is not the future for women who enter public life.

It doesn't have to be this way.

But it shouldn't be up to us to solve it either.

There really is a responsibility on everyone in the community, no matter what side of the political spectrum or party that you're in, to call this out and to acknowledge it for what it is.

Something that I know all too well in politics as a member of parliament that is on my own in my party is that there is a really concerning behaviour or trend where we are only willing to condemn discrimination or mistreatment when it happens to someone else.

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