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"Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women
are independents.
As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations
of some of Australia’s first suffragists who, more than a century ago,
staunchly supported independent representation, but failed to gain traction at
the ballot box.
Our earliest female political aspirants, Catherine Spence in Adelaide, Rose
Scott in Sydney and Vida Goldstein in Melbourne, eschewed party politics,
believing significant social issues should transcend political boundaries.
Recent close contests in the electorates of Bradfield and the eponymous
Goldstein echoed the challenges of female independent candidates across time."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
