Thousands gathered at Parliament House for the Womenâs March 4 Justice. They gathered in every capital city and country town from Torquay (where participants used their bodies to spell out the word ‘Justice’ on the beach) to Taree, from Shearwater to Somerville, from Bunbury to Bundaberg. It was a surprise appearance in Canberra from the 26-year-old, her first since she went public with her story. The crowd was hushed and people sobbed audibly as she composed herself while MC Julia Zemiro angrily told cameras to back off. “My story was on the front page for the sole reason that it was a painful reminder to women that it can happen in Parliament House and can truly happen anywhere,” a strained and visibly distressed Higgins told the crowd.
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Premium Content  As her feminist anthem I Am Woman rings out around the world today on International Women s Day, Helen Reddy s profound musical and activist legacy is back in the spotlight. Australia s songwriting community chose this day to announce Reddy would be posthumously honoured at the 2021 APRA Awards next month with the prestigious Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. Think of it as a lifetime achievement award, the Music Olympics medal decades in the making. Reddy was meant to receive it last year but the advent of COVID-19 forced the 2020 APRAs into a truncated virtual ceremony.
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