Anne Ruston called for the party to act with ‘urgency’ after discussion paper suggested how to improve engagement with women, multicultural communities and young people

Angus Taylor has stated his opposition, but discussion paper’s authors warn ‘if we want a different outcome, we need to be prepared to do things differently’

Gender quotas and cut-price membership are part of a discussion paper sent to Liberal members and supporters as the party seeks ways to reverse its decline.