Karen Andrews says she is confident the Liberal National Party will preselect more female candidates after quitting the frontbench. Read more:
Ms Andrews, who has previously criticised the treatment of women within parliament, said whether her replacement would be a woman was a “matter for the party”.“Where you have women in a minority, it is always going to be difficult, just like when there are fields where men are in a minority, it is difficult for them too.”
Senator James Paterson, a senior member of the powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, will add Ms Andrews' home affairs portfolio to his current shadow cybersecurity role.Mr Dutton has promoted Senator Price, a Warlpiri/Celtic woman and Nationals senator for the NT, to the party's Indigenous Australians portfolio, less than a year after she entered parliament.
“Throughout my life, I’ve understood the trials and tribulations of those who are nearest and dearest to me, and I will continue to fight for those marginalised Australians going forward.”Source:Nationals leader David Littleproud described Senator Price’s promotion as a “proud day” for the party, saying it brought its female representation in the shadow cabinet to 50 per cent.
Labor senator in the NT Malarndirri McCarthy has accused the Opposition of using Alice Springs as a “football” in its attempts to sink the Voice.
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