Published March 15, 2021
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Today’s Women’s March 4 Justice protests kicked off across the country at midday, with scores of women and male and non-binary allies calling for widespread change in federal parliament.
The protests follow the emergence of high-profile allegations of rape, one against a senior parliamentary staffer by now-former staffer
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Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country.
They were spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, centred around Australia s parliament.
The allegations have focused scrutiny on the conservative government.
The protests were organised a week ago, after Attorney General Christian Porter revealed he was the subject of a 1988 rape allegation - which he denies.
A separate case - that of Brittany Higgins, an ex-political adviser who alleged in February that she was raped in a minister s office in 2019 - has also fuelled public anger.