Tens of thousands attended marches throughout Australia to rally against the sexual assault, discrimination and harassment of women.
In every capital city and towns across the country, people gathered to hear voices and stories and to call for action against the perpetrators of crimes against women. In Canberra, Brittany Higgins, the former Liberal staffer who alleges she was raped in the office of Defence Minister Linda Reynolds, spoke publicly for the first time since sharing her story. Australian of the Year Grace Tame, a survivor of sexual abuse, told a crowd in Hobart that evil thrived in silence and it was time for people to make noise.
At the same time, in Parliament, Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared the rallies a triumph for democracy because in other countries, such events were met with bullets, a comment many critics described as tone-deaf. Today on Please Explain, Nathanael Cooper joins political reporter Katina Curtis to look at the aftermath of the March 4 Justice and how the government is handling the #MeToo moment that has landed at its door.Becoming a subscriber also gets you exclusive behind-the-scenes content and invitations to special events. Click on the links to subscribe to
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'We should've bombed the women's march': School students reported over public comments after March 4 JusticeA St Michael's Grammar student writes to Wesley College about misogynistic comments he said he heard from boys his age on a bus after Monday's March 4 Justice. Hmmmmm Probably riverview Tell me again how toxic masculinity isn't a thing? These boys will grow up to be sexist men if unchecked. Allies need to speak up at times like this.
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‘He needs to come out’: Women’s March 4 Justice organisers refuse PM’s private meeting offerOrganisers expect tens of thousands of women to march around the country with a list of demands, including investigations into gendered violence claims in Parliament.
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Michael McCormack and March 4 Justice organiser Janine Hendry in corridor showdownMarch 4 Justice organiser Janine Hendry appeals to the Deputy Prime Minister to act on a Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report, during a terse exchange inside the corridors of Parliament. Suns and a beer? And the ABC are right there!! . . . . Anyone who has to engage with Mr McCormack I feel for.
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Payne reinstates offer to meet with March 4 Justice organisers | Sky News AustraliaMinister for Women Marise Payne has doubled down on her decision not to attend the Women’s March 4 Justice on Monday – highlighting the offer for organisers to meet with her and the prime minister still stands. \n\nWhen grilled by media in Canberra whether she acknowledged it was bad form not to attend the rally, Ms Payne touted the offer of a meeting. \n\n“As I said I attend hundreds and hundreds of meetings all year with representatives from key organisations, in fact I did so yesterday afternoon,” she said. \n\n“And importantly the prime minister of Australia, the prime minister of this nation offered an opportunity which is available to be taken up at any time and I sincerely hope that it is.” \n\n\n MarisePayne Is MarisePayne a woman? Does ScottMorrisonMP and Jimmy McGrub SenatorMcGrath realise that? MarisePayne so why do the other groups get tagged as criminals for peacefully assembling for their freedoms? Any 6 figure bureaucrat want to answer that question Violence is not condoned for anyone! and that includes those who assemble peacefully!! MarisePayne Minister for Women 🙄 definitely out of touch just like her leader .. both spineless
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School boys accused of 'highly offensive' behaviour on March 4 Justice: 'From shame to sadness'A group of students from a private school in Melbourne were accused of making derogatory comments on public transport on the same day as the March 4 Justice. 9News Possibly conservative leaning future voters saying how it is a sham attack on the Coalition led by the ALP backroom boys and the unions. Let's ban reality shows like Married At First Sight, The Bachelor and all the crap that demean women too. Its about time. Little House on the Prairie should make a comeback!!🥳🥳 Wesley the breeding ground for the left. That's why not many comments. LAB doesn't have the worker anymore they have the alternative wealthy. Tesla Drivers...
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