Jenny Ware Push for Gender Quotas in Liberal Party

0:00This is Sydney News today, powered by AI and presented by the Daily News now. Former Liberal MP, Ginny Ware, is pushing for gender quotas in candidate selections to help her party win back power. She lost her new South Wales seat of Hughes in the 2025 election and says the Liberals look out of touch with modern Australia. Where argues the party must field more women and diverse candidates or risks staying out of government? The party has not even released its own review of the election wipeout, which the Prime Minister tabled in Parliament this week. Where calls that deeply embarrassing and points to the need for urgent changes, like better engagement with women and multicultural communities? She accuses some party members of wasting ten months undermining former leader Susan Lay instead of developing new policies on issues like aged care and childcare. Where blames federal campaign missteps, such as pushing to end work from home for public servants, for losses and key seats?

1:00In Parliament this week, where notice a stark contrast? Labor's benches are over half women with diverse ages, backgrounds and cultures, while the Liberals have just five women among 28 House MPs, mostly middle-aged Caucasian men. The new South Wales Liberal State Council meets this Saturday to pick a new executive after the review in public. Where hopes they embrace quotas, even temporarily for the next two elections, noting Labor's 20 years success with them has led to back-to-back wins. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. When you want calm, do not reach for your phone. Lay back and listen, S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com