Women's March 4 Justice live: protests in Melbourne, Sydney, at Parliament House and across Australia
More than 100,000 women are expected to march in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to demand action in response to allegations of workplace abuse. Follow latest updates
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Early contenders for best signs in Canberra are Felicity from Bilpin and Kylie from Western Sydney.
Felicity says:
We are here because we are sick of violence against women and we are sick of our leaders not listening to women. 51% of the population are women but only 38% in parliament. We need more representation.
A member of my family was murdered by her partner three years ago - and nothing has changed.
Vulva la Resistance at #March4Justice Canberra pic.twitter.com/tXGR3lyWxL
About ten minutes out now from some most of the major protests starting.
20 mins before the Sydney #March4Justice is due to start and the crowd is starting to fill out both sides of Town Hall pic.twitter.com/GRBIarg6W1
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