Thousands attend #March4Justice rallies across Australia

Thousands of women have marched at events across the country to demand action in response to allegations of workplace abuse and gendered violence.

In Canberra, in front of Parliament House, Brittany Higgins made a powerful speech decrying 'the system is broken'.

Sexual abuse survivor and Australian of the year Grace Tame told a crowd in Hobart that 'behaviour unspoken, behaviour ignored, is behaviour endorsed', adding that the solution was simple: 'making noise'