Australian Liberal Party Divided Over PM’s Call for Female Quotas

Australian Liberal Party Divided Over PM’s Call for Female Quotas
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: Prime Minister Scott Morrison tears up during a press conference at Parliament House on March 23, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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The Australian Liberal Party has not decided whether to go with gender quotas for its preselection of political candidates, despite the call from Prime Minister Scott Morrison and other members of Parliament over the past week.
The call by some Liberal politicians comes as the Morrison government is under increasing scrutiny over its handling of allegations of sexual violence and misconduct towards a female staffer and female MPs by male MPs and staffers.
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