I grew up in Australia, so I am used to a certain pattern of antipodean headlines. Monster bushfires. Raucous politics. Insufferably cocky cricketers.
But the past few weeks have brought news I did not expect to see in 2024: thousands of Australians have poured on to streets across the country to rally against what the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has called a “national crisis” of violence against women.
Financial Times