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The Priests Revered in the Land of Five Genders

By: Sui-Lee Wee · Hasya Nindita and Nyimas Laula

6 June 2026 at 12:32

The bissus of South Sulawesi are considered a link between the earthly and celestial because they are thought to embody both male and female traits.

Every year, the bissu in the Indonesian village of Segeri lead a ritual before the rice planting season. This procession, last November, included a sacred plow.

‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier

The Guardian - World news

By: Benita Kolovos and Nick Visser

8 June 2026 at 07:32

Trucks with billboards depicting phrase alongside Jacinta Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeks

Julia Gillard and Anthony Albanese have joined a chorus of politicians criticising a truck-mounted billboard featuring the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.

The billboards, which have been seen travelling around 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.