Australians rally for justice for women as alleged rapes shake government

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused organisers’ demand that he address the crowd

Australians have rallied in the country’s capital and other cities to demand justice for women and call out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures (Rick Rycroft/AP)

Australians have rallied in the country’s capital and other cities to demand justice for women and call out misogyny and dangerous workplace cultures as the government reels from two rape allegations.

Outside Parliament House in Canberra, the crowd of hundreds was mostly female and most wore black. They carried placards including the slogans “Justice for Women” and “Men, Own Your Guilt”.