Photo: GettyThousands of Australians have rallied across the country, calling on political leaders to make greater strides towards equality and ending violence towards women. Thousands joined rallies in major cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart on Monday. Labor leader Anthony Albanese attended the rally with a contingent of colleagues, along with the Greens and independents. Those signs could be cemented in the nation's history, with attendees encouraged to leave them at the National Library of Australia for a future exhibition. Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins had a hand in kick-starting the movement, after she went public with claims she had been raped by a colleague at Parliament House.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2021 06:45 UTC