Anne Ruston’s dumping from SA’s top Senate spot reignites debate about Liberal party’s ‘women problem’

Anne Ruston was relegated to second place on the Liberal party’s South Australian Senate ticket on Saturday after failing to stave off a factional battle with conservative senator Alex Antic .Anne Ruston was relegated to second place on the Liberal party’s South Australian Senate ticket on Saturday after failing to stave off a factional battle with conservative senator Alex Antic .

But Antic’s win over one of his party’s most senior women has caused unease within sections of the Liberals. The party has set itself a 50-50 gender parity target by 2032 in a bid to win back female voters after its devastating 2022 federal election loss. A series of male candidates have also been chosen for preselection in Chisholm, Dunkley, Aston and Curtin – all previously held or contested by a Liberal woman.

Ruston declined to comment but one New South Wales Liberal source said the outcome made the party look bad to voters.

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