The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Tampons Arrives In Canberra

Giant dancing tampons demand the prime minister stop hiding from the tampon tax.

Parliament House has been invaded by a gang of giant dancing tampons, demanding the government repeal the 10% GST on women's sanitary products.

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This week, treasurer Joe Hockey said on Q&A that he thinks the GST on tampons is unfair and promised to discuss the issue with the states. But Tony Abbott dismissed the idea, saying the states would not want to give up the revenue.

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But that's not true. A majority of state treasurers told BuzzFeed News that they would support removing the tax on tampons.

The ABC says the commonwealth can still overrule the states' decision by changing the legislation.

So with the treasurer on side, the student activist behind the movement, Subeta Vimalarajah, took her giant tampon to parliament to bring her message to the prime minister.

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"The fight is not over yet," Vimalarajah told the crowd. "Mr Abbott backed away from Mr Hockey's comments at first opportunity."

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The most famous tampon in Australian politics was there too, displaying messages such as "Periods aren't optional. Don't be a dick. Don't tax them".

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The petition has nearly reached its goal of 100,000 signatures since it was launched earlier this month.