Key Nationals female leadership post remains unfilled for six months

Previous chair of NSW party's women's council, Jess Price-Purnell, says failure a really, really poor message to send'

The National party has failed for almost six months to fill a key leadership position designed to boost female representation in politics, despite internal pressure to do so.

The failure to replace Jess Price-Purnell as chair of the New South Wales Nationals women's council has been labelled by some in the party as a disgrace".