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As a woman who is unafraid to stand up and speak truth to power, Janine’s work is
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Janine’s work, advocating for change.
When Janine Hendry started a Facebook group to protest against sexism and sexual misconduct at Australia’s parliament, she figured just a few of her friends might turn up. But her plans snowballed quickly …
The PM stayed inside as women and allies gathered on the lawns of Parliament House on Monday, March 15 2021.
The organisers of Monday’s women’s rally outside Parliament House have hit back at a Liberal MP’s claim that Prime Minister Scott Morrison couldn’t attend the march because of security issues ….
On Monday, March 15 2021, thousands of Australians are expected to march around the country, angry and fed up at the treatment of women. In Canberra they will form a ring of protest around Parliament House.
This comes after Melbourne academic and entrepreneur Janine Hendry wondered how many “extremely disgruntled” women it would take to link arms around parliament to tell the government “we’ve had enough” (the answer is about 4,000).
Liberal parliamentarians, Bridget Archer, Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson joined thousands of women at Parliament House on March 15 2021 to March 4 Justice– despite growing unease in senior government ranks about the protest’s impact.
Gaining rapid national momentum over the past weeks, #March4Justice is essentially a furious, collective reaction to the government’s (mis)handling of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. From Rachelle Miller to Brittany Higgins, and of course, historic rape allegations levelled at Australia’s Attorney General Christian Porter a fortnight ago.
Scott Morrison has recorded the worst Newspoll result since the 2019 bushfires and his Hawaiian holiday after a month of controversy over an alleged rape at Parliament House and the furore over the fate of the Attorney-General Christian Porter.
In the latest Newspoll, published exclusively in The Australian, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has secured an election winning lead in the two-party preferred vote with a 52:48 result.