Liberals condemn gender quotas as ‘disgraceful’ and ‘antithetical’ in leaked messages

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Leaked messages from a WhatsApp group of Liberal party members in New South Wales have labelled calls for gender quotas as “embarrassing”, as the push for stronger female representation grows.

The latest discord followed a meeting of the NSW Liberal Women’s Council on Wednesday night, where attenders said a majority of the women were in support of quotas and broad cultural change after May’s federal election loss.