A Current Affair’s Tracy Grimshaw has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison on the show, saying that there was “no excuses” for the PM to not meet protestors outside Parliament in Canberra.

She also criticised him for saying women who rally against inequality in other countries would be “met with bullets”.

“So many are able to gather here in this way, whether in our capital or elsewhere, and to do so peacefully to express their concerns and their very genuine and real frustrations,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

“This is a vibrant liberal democracy, Mr Speaker, not far from here, such marches, even now, are being met with bullets, but not here in this country.”

This has left people furious with the Prime Minister, including Grimshaw.

“Telling us how lucky we are because if we’d gathered like this in another country right now, we’d be shot?

“Well, that just didn’t quite cut it today PM,” she said.

Grimshaw said that Marisa Payne, the Minister for Women, should have attended the rally as well.

“Not everyone would’ve welcomed them but if they can’t cop the odd boo, they’re in the wrong game,” Grimshaw said.

“Sexual assault and harassment is not political so let’s not make it about politics.”

Senator Payne defended the Prime Minister and herself not attending the protest in an interview with  ABC’s 7:30.

“Both the Prime Minister and I offered the opportunity to meet with organisers of today’s protest on a number of occasions and in a number of contexts and those offers were politely declined,” Senator Payne told the ABC program.

“I don’t normally attend marches. The Prime Minister does not normally attend marches. But we are very, very willing to engage on the issues. I’ve been doing that consistently in this role.

“I’m very open and very willing to meet with the organisers of today’s rally, as frankly is the Prime Minister. That is an offer that has been made and which we would hope would have been taken up.”

Thousands attended 40 rallies across Australia, with protests in major cities including Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Melbourne.