To turn around Liberals’ worst level of female representation in 30 years, an outgoing ex-minister is calling for a radical rule change.
Coalition leader Peter Dutton is using his personal authority to protect two female frontbenchers from being dumped by their own party members and prevent the further shrinking of the number of women in the opposition., a problem its leaders identified as key to reclaiming government, outgoing ex-minister Karen Andrews is also calling for consideration of a radical rule change that would allow non-party members to help pick candidates.
“The government’s ignoring the needs of western Sydney because they’re chasing Greens preferences in inner Grayndler and inner Melbourne. I see Mel’s new role as being at the forefront of leading the debate for the Coalition in this critical region,” he said. Of the Coalition’s 45 MPs in the shadow ministry, 17 are women. It has preselected Mary Aldred , Katie Allen , Gisele Kapterian , Susie Bower , and Katie Mullins , though only Aldred’s seat is currently held by the Liberals.The dearth of women in safe Liberal seats prompted Karen Andrews, a former home affairs minister, to argue there was no discernible plan to broaden the party’s ranks.
She argued that the party should look at opening up pre-selections to allow greater community buy-in, as in US-style primaries.Andrews said the existing model of picking candidates incentivised years of attending meetings in local branches to build up numbers – a form of party activism often overlooked by women in the workforce who entered preselection races at a later stage than men.
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