In February 2021, former liberal staffer Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped by a colleague in 2019. A month later, angry Australians took the streets in what were deemed the March 4 Justice protests against gendered and sexual violence in government and society. Now, a year later, March 4 Justice 2 is here.
There is hope
Many women are understandably feeling traumatised, triggered, overwhelmed and exhausted. And it would be easy to think it is all bad news and nothing is changing.
But there is hope. As a result of what’s emerged, we’ve seen an outpouring of rage from people around Australia who are fed up with the way we treat women and victim-survivors. As an organiser of the recent March 4 Justice rally in Canberra, I saw firsthand the collective anger and frustration directed at federal parliament and wider society and the thirst for change.
I’m also taking heart from the many Australians some household names, some less well-known who are fighting for change and making a difference to gender equality. Here are just nine.
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Scott Morrison doesn t have a plan for dealing with sexual harassment, and women are fed up
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MarMarch 2021 at 8:18pm
For all his political strengths, the Prime Minister has no plan to deal with a crisis gripping the nation s attention and eroding support for the government.
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Scott Morrison likes to present as a man with a plan. Whether it s dealing with asylum seekers, climate change or a pandemic, the Prime Minister typically has a strategy or a roadmap, quite often printed in a glossy brochure, to demonstrate he can tackle even the trickiest of problems.
Remember when Prime Minister Scott Morrison headed to tropical islands when the nation was on fire? In late 2019, he likened his terribly-timed Hawaiian holiday to taking on that extra plumbing contract on a Friday afternoon instead of picking up the kids. It took the deaths of two volunteer firefighters before Mr Morrison cut his trip short. He later conceded his decision had caused great anxiety in Australia . Scott Morrison during that now infamous Hawaii trip. Less than 18 months later, the country is engulfed by an inferno of rage. We are outraged by the treatment of women connected to Parliament House and continued far beyond - so where is our leader now?