Australian Liberals Re-examine Gender Quotas for Party Reform

Liberals re-examine gender quotas in slew of proposals to make party ‘fit-for-purpose political machine’

Angus Taylor has stated his opposition, but discussion paper’s authors warn ‘if we want a different outcome, we need to be prepared to do things differently’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Liberal party is canvassing views on gender quotas among possible interventions to increase the number of women in its parliamentary ranks, which it says is critical to the long-term survival of the movement. The idea...

By Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent