Licia Heath

The past two weeks have been a tough ride for the Liberal Party, with a messy NSW preselection issue and a big win in the Northern Territory, showing both progress and ongoing struggles with getting more women into politics.

In Australian political circles, merit is anything but meritorious, writes CEO of Women for Election, Licia Heath.

For the first time in Victorian parliamentary history, there are equal numbers of men and women. But you may not have even noticed.

Don’t wake up on Sept 5th and regret not running or supporting a competent woman to stand for council in NSW, writes Licia Heath.

NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner has unveiled a majority-female cabinet – with six of the nine new cabinet members being women.