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Dominic Giannini

Leaders to meet as thousands rally to end violence

Thousands of people have marched in Canberra for the last of 17 rallies against gendered violence. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

An emergency meeting of Australian leaders will be convened to tackle the scourge of violence against women after tens of thousands of people marched throughout the nation.

A crowd of thousands marched on Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday for the last of 17 weekend rallies following an estimated 15,000 people demonstrating in Melbourne and about 10,000 in Sydney.

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