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‘A watershed moment’: Women push for lasting change

‘A watershed moment’: Women push for lasting change

Anger over sexual harassment, discrimination and assault in Australia has reached a boiling point. This time, it just might lead to meaningful change.

The Morrison government is struggling to respond to growing calls for meaningful change. Illustration: David Rowe

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The placards said it all.

“I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit,” read one carried by a protester in Brisbane. “Still fighting for equality,” read another in Sydney, held by an elderly woman. “Same shit, different century,” declared another, held high above a woman dressed in black outside Canberra’s Parliament House.

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Hannah WoottonReporterHannah Wootton is a reporter for the Financial Review. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com

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