Pauline Hanson has lashed out at Australian women and demanded they stop 'demonising men'.
There has been a massive debate across the country about the way women are treated, as well as the sexist, misogynistic and unfair workplace cultures they have to endure to get ahead.
It was sparked by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins coming forward with her allegation she was sexually assaulted by a colleague in a MP's office after a night of drinks.
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The conversation was then further fuelled by a woman accusing Attorney General Christian Porter of sexually assaulting her when they were both teenagers. He has vehemently denied the claims.
To ensure these alleged incidents weren't swept under the rug, tens of thousands of people rallied in cities around Australia yesterday (March 15) and called for attitudes to change.
The March 4 Justice movement attracted national attention and there are high hopes this is the watershed moment the country needs to ensure further incidents aren't committed again.
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However, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has taken a different approach and has pulled a 'not all men' statement out of the bag.
She's not happy with the idea that the male population are being filtered into one category: predator. She also labelled yesterday's rallies as 'anti-men'.
Ms Hanson told Sky News: "Stop demonising men. There are false allegations, there are men who have been accused of these things that didn't, it didn't happen."
She took aim at Ms Higgins for waiting two years to come forward with her story and believes she should have just gone through the courts.
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"Brittany Higgins, she had the right to go and lay those charges. Take it to the courts. If you've got a case for assault then you take it to the courts," Senator Hanson said.
Ms Higgins said she previously didn't air her story earlier because she was scared it was going to affect her future within the Liberal Party.
Pauline Hanson has a stake in this game because her son was falsely accused by his ex-wife of being outside her home, despite him being in a completely different city, and of sexually abusing his son. The Senator alleged her former-daughter-in-law made the claims so her son wouldn't be able to see his child.
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The politician told the Senate back in 2019 how devastating a fake claim can be on an individual and the people in their circle.
"I know this feeling because, for years, my own son faced these destructive allegations in an attempt to stop him having access to his young son," she said.
She added that it can cause some people to get into a very dark place.
"It shows you how lies and perjury are leading to the failure of Australia's family law system and contributing to the death of 21 men by suicide and the murder of one woman each week,'' she said.
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