The Labor Party has misspelt its tribute to Australia’s first “felame” prime minister Julia Gillard in a social media slip-up.
In a post to the NSW Labor Facebook page, an image was shared of Ms Gillard on the anniversary of her becoming prime minister in 2010.
But in the tribute post, the Labor Party accidentally misspelt the word “female” as “felame” before quickly correcting the error.
Ms Gillard booted former prime minister Kevin Rudd from the top job on June 24, 2010 after serving as his deputy from 2006.
The former prime minister returned to headlines in recent months when Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan was branded a “witch” in a billboard campaign.
Ms Gillard – who faced attacks with the same slogan over the carbon tax more than a decade ago – condemned the billboard campaign.
“I am disgusted to see the use of the slogan ‘Ditch the Witch’ in Victoria and aimed at Premier Jacinta (Allan),” Ms Gillard said.
“Whoever funded the billboards bearing these signs should be outed for what they are – unimaginative and sexist,” she said.
In her post defending the Victorian Premier, Ms Gillard also made a typo, misspelling Jacinta “Allen”.
The incident followed Ms Gillard being confronted by a protester in the UK during the Hay Festival in Wales.
The event was nearing its end when a woman in the audience stood and shouted towards Ms Gillard on the stage.
The protester screamed, “What about Sall Grover?” before holding up a large banner directed at Ms Gillard that read, “Julia Gillard, destroyer of women’s rights”.
The interruption referenced the recent Federal Court ruling involving Giggle app founder Sall Grover, who lost a discrimination case against transgender woman Roxanne Tickle.
The court found Ms Grover discriminated against Ms Tickle after she was removed twice from the women’s-only app.
Ms Gillard has faced criticism following the ruling, due to legislative changes made during her time in office.
In 2013, under her government, the definition of “woman” was removed from the Sex Discrimination Act, a move critics argue contributed to the legal outcome.