It's much easier for the Greens: there is very little difference between the males and females.

Bill Shorten is the one really slobbering over the women. In 2016 he said, “No more budgets for blokes …. I firmly believe that if this parliament did NOTHING ELSE in the next number of years but advanced the march of women through the institutions of power: in the workplace, in unpaid work, in family law and economic equality IF WE DO NOTHING ELSE in this country as a whole in the next fifteen years but install women to a place of equal treatment in our society, we will be a richer, more prosperous country with the prospect of a bright future”. Not much point in the “blokes” voting Labor then.

Unfortunately for Bill, surveys show that most women want to stick with the traditional girly occupations, but he will probably still get more female votes than male votes, particularly if they have been university brain-washed, and there is always the growing cohort of single mothers who will get more of other people's money under Marxist Bill.

I live in a safe Liberal electorate. Our federal Liberal
MP has been in that seat for close to 28 years. He's
probably one of the oldest Members of Parliament. With
Federal elections coming up in a matter of months -
it would be great if the Liberal Party would give another
person a chance at pre-selection for our area.
One can only hope. It would be great to have a more
vibrant person who actually cares about the people in his
electorate and listens to their views. This guy is just
warming his expensive seat in Parliament.

I'd settle just for a change - male or female. They could
not be any worse than what we currently have. It's time
to shake the "boy's club"up a little - and put them to
work.

Hi Foxy,

There is a perception, and I think it's a valid one, that the conservative side of politics is an 'old boys club', Kevin Andrews personifies that image. Most conservatives, as opposed to liberal thinking people, still view women in a "traditional" roll, barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen. To these conservatives, men are still the movers and shakers of the world, woman are "equal" but different in a different way, "Please dear, be a nice pet, and make us fellas a nice cup of tea while we discuss the next all male mission to the Moon.". You know what I mean, a quota system to these old timers would be nothing more than 50% men, the real decision makers, and a 50% mill stone of ditzy women. Until thinking changes at the very core, nothing is going to save the conservative side of politics.

Hi Paul,

We've had some very capable women in Parliament.
Some very qualified professionals who have
contributed a great deal and hopefully will
continue to do so. Julie Bishop comes to mind.
Hopefully with time things will change as the
"boy's club,"begins to get more frayed around the
edges and new blood enters Parliament. We need
people who enter Parliament with the sincere will
of wanting to make a difference. We don't need any
more party hacks, careerists, or seat warmers.

'runner, the Catholic Church has a quota system for priests 50% male and 50% rock spiders, its exceeded all expectations. See quotas do work. '

coming from a supporter of the Greens! Its a wonder they even know fiddling with kids is wrong.

runner,

I'm not aware of any "Greens" being investigated by
the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse.
Do give us some evidence. Otherwise you're again
talking through your ...