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Maeve Bannister

How a moment of despair turned into a movement

An estimated 150,000 mostly women took part in the March 4 Justice on March 15, 2021. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

It all started with a tweet.

In a moment of despair about alleged systemic sexual assault and harassment inside the nation's parliament, Melbourne academic Janine Hendry asked her Twitter followers how many "extremely disgruntled" women it would take to encircle the building in silent protest.

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