Labor has made great strides towards gender equality among its MPs and senators, but the number of female Coalition members remains stubbornly low
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The 47th parliament was Australia’s most diverse to date. Both houses broke records for gender, ethnic and cultural diversity.
Across both houses in the outgoing parliament, the gender split was 55% to 45% in favour of men. Women made up 39% of the House of Representatives and 58% of the Senate.
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