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Women on the march

Women on the march

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Mar 15, 2021
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In the UK recently a policeman was arrested for kidnapping and then murdering a woman, [Sarah Everard](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56331948). UK women took this as the last straw and organized marches/vigils to protest this and the status and safety of women in the UK.

Meantime in Australia, women have marched in all the capital cities of Australia to demand that Australia does more to address its sexism and rape culture. This is a result of the recent claims by Brittany Higgins (and others, she's not alone in the accusations) of being raped in Parliament by a Liberal Party staffer and also due to the controversy surrounding the historical claims of rape against the Attorney General, Christian Porter. Unfortunately Porter's accuser took her own life last year but others associated with both Porter and his accuser do tend to back up her story and are doing their best to prosecute it on her behalf. The police though have stated that they won't be doing the same. And Porte…

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