Liberal Party Tries to Fix Gender and Age Problems

The Liberal Party has published a paper about its problems with gender and age.

By Patricia Karvelas

Topic: Government and Politics

Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 5:00am

The Liberal Party has a paper that talks about its problems with gender and age.

The party wants to offer a cheaper digital membership to get more people to join.

The party wants to offer different types of memberships to attract more people.

This would give people access to some events and the right to vote in local elections.

The Opposition Leader says the government is against people who want to get ahead.

The paper was published during the Liberal Party's federal council meeting.

The party wants to get more young people to join with a cheaper digital membership.

The paper says the party should make it easier for people to join and be involved.

Many people do not want to attend meetings, they want to do something meaningful.

The party should make membership a priority to win elections.

The party is offering a cheaper digital membership to join.

The party has a problem with gender.

The paper talks about getting more women to join the party.

The party has lost support from professional women.

The party used to hold many seats with professional women, now it holds few.

The party is struggling to win back seats it lost to other parties.

The average Australian is a 38-year-old woman who was born overseas or has a parent who was.

This woman is not very interested in politics, but she is concerned about the party.

The party has few women in its parliamentary team, fewer than Labor.

The party needs to do more to get women to join and be involved.

The document outlines options to get more women to run in elections, including quotas.

There are arguments for and against quotas in the party.

Tony Abbott is now the president of the Liberal Party.

Tony Abbott has a big job to do.

Tony Abbott will have to deal with the party's problems with women.

A former Liberal MP says the party's election of Abbott will make it harder for the party to recover.

The party is in crisis and needs to change.

The party needs its moderate members to stand up and push for change.

The party needs to change to win back seats and form government.

The party's outgoing director warned about the party's problems with young people and women.

The party faces a demographic crisis and needs to deal with it.

Many voters are not loyal to one party and make decisions based on issues.

The party needs to deal with its internal problems.

Most of the party's members are old, and few are young.

The party's membership is mostly male, especially among young people.

Political parties need to be connected to the community to be strong.

One Nation is not going away and the party needs to deal with it.

One Nation is gaining momentum.

A member of the Liberal Party says the paper is a key moment for the party to rebuild.

The party needs to do something now or it will decline further.

One Nation is outmaneuvering the Coalition and occupying its space.

One Nation has a simple policy on negative gearing.

The policy is easy to understand and taps into the reality of Australia's housing system.

One Nation is operating like a broad church.

One Nation MP David Farley will display the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander banners in his office.

Hanson seemed surprised but did not rebuke him.

Hanson said she would not display the banners if she were prime minister.

One Nation MP Jason Virgo broke down during his maiden speech and talked about his Muslim boyfriend.

Hanson wished them well but pivoted to radical Islam.

One Nation is becoming more diverse, which is a sign of its growing popularity.

The Liberal Party needs to appeal to more people or it will continue to decline.

Patricia Karvelas is a host on ABC News.

Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 5:00am

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