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"I’ve been clear from the beginning about what I stand for, and that’s making sure people can live a dignified life in this city."

The group aims to ease financial pressure by offering a "dignified way for people to access what they need", Ms Flounders said.

The immigration department said the women were "offered dignified treatment" after being taken to a detention centre where their biometric data and fingerprints were recorded.

Staff at the emergency department there started adapting the disposable male urinal bottle for women to use, lessening the need for catheters and making life more dignified and pain-free in hospital.

"Despite the claim by organisers of today's Easter Monday parade who said they wanted to hold a dignified commemoration, what we saw was the complete opposite," Supt Gillian Kearney said in a statement.