Australians call for tougher laws on violence against women after killings
Mass rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women.
The protesters want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it.
Aussie PM Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis.
A woman has been killed on average every four days so far this year in Australia.
Organiser Martina Ferrara said: “We want alternative reporting options for victim-survivors to let them own their stories and own their healing and reporting journey.
“And we want the government to acknowledge this is an emergency action and take immediate action.”
Speaking at a march in the capital Canberra attended by thousands of protesters, Mr Albanese admitted the government at all levels needed to do better.
“We need to change culture, the attitudes, the legal system and the approach by all governments,” he said.
“We need to make sure that this isn’t up to women, it’s up to men to change men’s behaviour as well,” he added.
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