How long before parliaments have gender balance? We crunched the numbers. They're not pretty

By Stephanie Peatling
Updated December 19 2016 - 6:10pm, first published December 18 2016 - 12:15am
Numbers of women in the Coalition have dropped to their lowest level in 25 years. Photo: Andrew Meares
Numbers of women in the Coalition have dropped to their lowest level in 25 years. Photo: Andrew Meares
Federal deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek says Labor's system of quotas and targets is why the party has more female MPs than the Liberal Party. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Federal deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek says Labor's system of quotas and targets is why the party has more female MPs than the Liberal Party. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

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