Liberal Leader Libby Mettam says a 33 per cent swing against Labor on primary votes in the Rockingham by-election puts Roger Cook "on notice" in the lead up to the state election, as the result delivers gender parity in WA's halls of power.
I think this is likely the first time it has happened anywhere in Australia.
Someone once asked Ruth Bader Ginsberg how many women she thought would be enough on the US Supreme Court. “Nine,” she replied.
“Nine!” gasped the questioner. “Isn’t that rather … a lot?!?”
“I don’t see how,” she replied. “There have been nine men on the Court for two hundred years and no one’s ever thought that was odd.”
Well done, WA! Keep going!! Very well done indeed!
The fact that someone thought her reply was a bit presumptuous highlights why it’s been a problem for so long