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The Canberra Bubble

Parliament House is surrounded by a bubble in the shape of the gender symbol for men, a circle with an arrow pointing diagonally up to the right.

In 2021, abusive discriminatory attitudes and actions towards women came into focus. Here Peter Broelman succinctly highlights the fact that Australia’s parliament is still a particularly male-dominated environment.