Challenges in Winning Back Support for the Liberal Party

Nine years ago, the Liberal Party said it was aiming for gender parity by 2025. Since then, the number of Liberal women in parliaments across the country has actually fallen.

And it’s costing the party seats in the federal parliament, with professional women abandoning the party in droves – often in favour of the teal independents.

Now, with another election approaching, the Liberals have a fresh batch of candidates. Some of them look and speak like teals, but will it be enough to win back sceptical voters?

Today, special correspondent for The Saturday Paper Jason Koutsoukis, on whether the Liberal Party’s problem is its candidates or its brand.

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Guest: Special correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Jason Koutsoukis

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