Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as thousands attended rallies in Sydney and other major Australian cities urging tougher laws on gendered violence.

It is up to men to do f---ing better,” she said.Waving at her three-year-old niece Olivia in the crowd, Purcell told the thousands assembled that she was committed to driving change so young girls didn’t grow up to fear for their lives.

The Prime Minister has acknowledged that more needs to be done to protect women as thousands rally across the country over the weekend.

Thousands of Australians rallied against violence towards women on Saturday following April’s attack on a Sydney shopping mall that is believed to have been motivated by misogyny, Australian media reported.

Organisers say number of attacks keeps rising as Greens demand Anthony Albanese declare the ‘epidemic’ a national emergency

Australians are taking to the street to show their anger and frustration at the growing number of women killed in Australia at the hands of men — with major rallies kicking off today.

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of cities across Australia, marching in the wake of a string of tragic deaths of women. The marches in Sydney and Adelaide today followed a demonstration in Newcastle last night, with further marches planned for the other major cities tomorrow.

Australians will take to the nation’s streets in their thousands to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. About 15 rallies will be held across the nation over the weekend amid calls for concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least 26 women so far in 2024,