Local Tech executive Gisele Kapterian wins Bradfield preselection over Warren Mundine Tech executive Gisele Kapterian defeated Nynggai Warren Mundine in the race to be preselected for the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Bradfield.
Ed's Blog Liberals just keep pre-selecting far more men than women This is not a “women problem”. It’s failure to learn from past mistakes.
Soapbox The Liberal party needs more young women to vote for them. But why would we vote for men who call us ‘bitches’? Jeff Kennett’s use of the word “bitch” targeted at a woman at a Young Liberals event was not very mindful, nor demure.
Local Georgia Ryburn backed for seat of Pittwater, following Liberal Party fallouts Outgoing Northern Beaches deputy mayor Georgia Ryburn is being backed for the seat of Pittwater, as replacement for state MP Rory Amon.
News & Views Julie Bishop says Tony Abbott had “no choice” but to include her in his 2013 male-dominated cabinet Julie Bishop says she may have only been included in Abbott’s cabinet because of her position as the elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party.
Ed's Blog The hypocrisy of Tony Abbott’s ‘women advice’ isn’t lost on anyone. But let’s hope he’s taken seriously. Even the most trusting individual would be moved to raise an eyebrow at the latest advice proffered by former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
News & Views Roanne Knox only person to nominate for Liberal preselection in Wentworth Former Deloitte consultant Roanne Knox is reportedly the only Liberal candidate to throw her hat in the ring for preselection in Wentworth.
News & Views Tim Wilson’s back: The Liberal Party’s missed opportunities for preselection progress Two women candidates lost to former member for Goldstein Tim Wilson in the Liberal party’s preselection vote over the weekend.
Soapbox Why has the Liberal party kept quiet about its new women’s network? Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, a Liberal Senator from 1971-1987, was the first woman to hold a cabinet ministerial portfolio in Australia. Now, there will be a Liberal party women’s network, named in her honour.
Ed's Blog A Liberal Senator would be ’embarrassed’ being a gender quota Senator Hollie Hughes says she would be embarassed to be a gender quota. But the real embarassment is the lack of women represented.
News & Views Linda Reynolds announces plans to quit politics in 2025 West Australia Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has announced she will retire from federal parliament at the next election in 2025.
News & Views Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison will resign from politics in February Scott Morrison will retire from politics in early February, nearly two years since his election loss in 2022.