Australians demand end to violence against women crisis

There were calls for action at a rally in Sydney, one of many to be held across the nation. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Australians have taken to the nation's streets to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels.

Thousands of attendees at protests in Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart on Saturday demanded concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least 26 women so far in 2024, according to Destroy the Joint.