ABC is vision impaired

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    Women are again raising the alarm over the Liberal Party's lack of diversity, and the Coalition can't ignore them

    There's something about seeing — being in the room, bearing witness — that tells a story in a way that statistics, reports and endless debates can never do.

    Watching the lower house parliamentary floor during question time in the first week of the new parliament, I was stunned by the sea of men and the lack of cultural diversity on the benches of the Coalition, now in opposition. It was glaring; a section of the parliament that looked nothing like Australia as we live and know it.

    I knew the numbers, but only when I looked down from the press gallery did the story unfold so starkly. On the other side, the government benches better reflected gender parity and cultural diversity. While still not representative of modern Australia, it was inching closer to the nation we have become.
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    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-14/women-raising-alarm-liberal-party-diversity-coalition-electoral/101327332

    The article features a picture of the Lib-NP camorra which appears to be dominated by males. The author carries the usual ABC bias because she ignores the lack of diversity within the TEALS. I wonder if ABC presenter Patricia Karvelas plans on doing a follow-up report on the lack of diversity within the ranks of the TEALS.

    https://hotcopper.com.au/data/attachments/4591/4591694-93e19c15c3e1baad8a87334c3febd93e.jpg
    How many males in this picture of the TEALS?
 
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