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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.
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The former Liberal staffer told the crowd outside Parliament House she felt people only paid attention to her allegation of rape because of where it happened.
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