Women are questioning their role in politics as online abuse, including death, rape and violence threats, continue to escalate.
A survey by not-for-profit Women For Election (WFE) found nine in 10 women experienced abuse or intimidation linked to their political participation, with more than three-quarters believing the abuse had increased in the past two years.
It comes after Bundaberg Mayor Helen Blackburn took steps last week to report to police an anonymous Facebook parody page that she said glorified bullying.
The survey of 110 female politicians and candidates across the country and all levels of government was to gather Australian data on "tech-facilitated gender-based violence".
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