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Geoff Chambers
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Canberra bureau chief, The Australian

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
theaustralian.com.au
Joined September 2009

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    Geoff Chambers‏ @Chambersgc Jan 1

    Liberal assistant ministers Sarah Henderson and Linda Reynolds have pushed back against claims the party is anti-women and ­defended the Coalition’s merit-based system of choosing candidates, urging against Labor-inspired female quotashttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/our-record-on-women-exceeds-labors-say-liberal-mps/news-story/ceaf9077994bf14f5106542c16464b51 …

    1:20 pm - 1 Jan 2019
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      1. Stacey-Lee‏ @day_winters Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        Seriously? I think the LNP and the Australian newspaper live in a fantasy world. Just mind boggling the utter trash they come out with.

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      1. Stephen Rodgers‏ @Steve_Rodgers Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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      2. Barby‏ @BarbyWT Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        If merit has been the basis for the current team that’s a good reason to try quotas!

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      3. Dave Allen‏ @dfa10940 Jan 2
        Replying to @BarbyWT @Chambersgc

        Yes indeed. Nail on the head.

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      1. Tansy‏ @dream_tansy Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        So the story is the women in the Liberal Party by and large don't have as much merit as the men. Liberal women aren't much chop then.

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      1. Liz‏ @LizSward Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        Then the LNP will continue to be a men’s club.

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      1. James McCloy‏ @mccloy_james Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        The LNP’s “merit” system: bringing you such worthies as Craig Kelly ....pic.twitter.com/eGIlYoI5ml

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      2. Susan Israel‏ @bondi_izzy Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        Merit-based @SHendersonMP & @lindareynoldswa ? What of the defamatory dirty tricks campaign that got Scott #Morrison installed in #Cook over Michael Towke, a worthy candidate who had won conclusively? What of the Craig #Kelly campaign? https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nasty-saga-you-nearly-missed-20091025-hem5.html … #LNP #AusVotes2019

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      1. GreatGalloot‏ @coops2206 Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        ‘Assistant ministers’. That says it all...

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      1. Dingbat‏ @dingbattus Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        But selections aren't based in merit, and it's about time this myth was challenged. Hell maybe even some enterprising media organisation could look at it.

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      1. Smithian‏ @iansmith_adl Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        pic.twitter.com/6xYumglCIo

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      1. Cec Poole‏ @alleyronin Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        If it is merit-based then it says a lot about how poor the Liberals are at attracting quality young people to join and support the party ideals. Young Liberal groups across the country are in many cases a rabble. Being an IPA member seems to be the primary selection criterion

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      1. Frumi‏ @u_hardy Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        The quality of straight faced lying is how the tiny number of Coalition women get a 'merit' badge

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      1. Rubberesky‏ @Rubberesky Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        I went to law school with Sarah. Having difficulty reconciling this with the much more progressive student I got to know...

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      2. Ahab the whaler‏ @Ahab_the_Whaler Jan 1
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        Yes. I look at the prime minister and all of the buffoons surrounding him and I think: merit

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      1. JuJube‏ @JuJubeTime Jan 2
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        Given quota to women is promoting equal outcomes not equal opportunities, put it simply the selection process has shifted from merit-based to gender based.

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      1. Ricky 🏄🏼‍♂️‏ @galumay Jan 2
        Replying to @Chambersgc

        ummm...the @LNP dont use merit to preselect, its a quota system. Old, white, male, wealthy. A couple of token women allowed in the quota.

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      1. Dave Allen‏ @dfa10940 Jan 2
        Replying to @Chambersgc @australian

        🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 they're so funny. I thought this was the @BetootaAdvocate for a moment

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