Protesters Dress Up As Giant Tampons To Demand End To Tampon Tax

Australia could be set to scrap a tax on female sanitary products after protesters dressed up in giant tampons outside Parliament.

Students wearing the outfits congregated outside the Federal Parliament House to make their feelings very clear about the so-called ‘Tampon Tax’.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was forced to make his way into work with his morning coffee and the sight of dancing tampons carrying placards as he entered the door.

It seemed as though the hated tax was heading for the scrapheap earlier this week after student Subeta Vimalarajah presented a Stop Taxing My Period petition to treasurer Joe Hockey.

He said that the tax should not be applied, adding: "[I’ll] raise it with the states at the next meeting of the Treasurers in July."

He later tweeted: "I have asked Treasury to cost removing the GST on sanitary products and will write to the states for them to consider before we meet in July."

But the Aussie PM seemed to have other ideas, telling reporters the next day: "It’s certainly not something that this Government has a plan to do."

He added that Australian states and territories should 'make up their own mind', explaining that they would lose a $30m yearly revenue.

Despite this, Subeta is carrying on with her campaign.

She said: "Within a few days of starting the campaign, I had my first 10,000 signatures.

"The fight is not over yet. Tony Abbott backed away from Hockey’s comments at his first chance but it would be a disservice to those who have campaigned on this in the past to stop short of that legislative change."

The group are now offering free hugs to anyone who repeals the tax and are continuing with their dancing protests.