Jul 16, 2026 – 8.00pmA fresh call for the Liberal Party to consider gender quotas is as good as dead with the idea failing to win support from leader Angus Taylor, his rival Andrew Hastie and the Liberal senator who authored the discussion paper recommending it.A day after the discussion paper into salvaging the Liberal Party was sent to members and supporters for feedback, Liberal senator James McGrath, who is driving the process, expressed his opposition to quotas, which were canvassed as one option to help address the party’s signature problem of alienating female voters.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles