Liberal insiders warn Coalition faces ‘existential crisis’ and urgently needs to attract more women

As Coalition projected to have less than 10 women in 150-seat House of Representatives, Linda Reynolds condemns ‘comprehensive failure’ of campaign

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Senior Coalition figures are warning the federal opposition faces an existential crisis and must urgently attract more women, calling for Peter Dutton’s replacement to overhaul policy development and candidate recruitment processes.

On current numbers, the Coalition will have less than 10 women in the 150-seat House of Representatives.

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