Gender balance in Liberal party should be based on ‘merit’ not ‘quotas’, says new senator Jess Collins

Newly elected Liberal says she has met with party figure Alan Stockdale who made headlines for saying Liberal women were ‘sufficiently assertive’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNewly elected Liberal senator Jess Collins has hit out at factional bosses and leakers within the party’s NSW branch, insisting a push for quotas to boost female representation is the wrong approach for trying to beat Labor at the next election.Aligned with senior frontbencher Angus Taylor and state MP and factional force Anthony Roberts, Collins was elected to the upper house on 3 May, after beating senator Hollie Hughes for preselection.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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