Sussan Ley says she’s a ‘zealot’ on recruiting more women to Liberal party – but stops short of endorsing quotas

<p>First female opposition leader says she will personally try to recruit more women but is agnostic about party’s approach</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/25/australia-news-live-richard-marles-nato-israel-iran-trump-anthony-albanese-lattouf-abc-labor-coalition-ntwnfb">Australia news live: latest politics updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Sussan Ley has declared herself a “zealot” on action to recruit more women to the Liberal ranks, but stopped short of endorsing quotas or other formal mechanisms to boost gender equity ahead of the next election.</p><p>Promising a second review on the future of the party in the wake of its 3 May drubbing by Labor, the opposition leader told the National Press Club development of a new energy and emissions policy, and reconsideration of net zero by 2050 commitments, would be led by a working group chaired by frontbencher Dan Tehan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/25/sussan-ley-says-shes-a-zealot-on-recruiting-more-women-to-liberal-party-but-stops-short-of-endorsing-quotas">Continue reading...</a>