Tony Abbott didn’t want women in his senior ministry, former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop claims
by Karen Middleton Political editor from on (#6KXYP)
Former foreign minister recalls ferocious' discussion with Abbott about having only one woman in 20-member cabinet
Julie Bishop - the only woman in Tony Abbott's 2013 federal cabinet - believes the then prime minister really wanted an all-male senior ministry and only included her because her elected position as deputy leader meant he could not avoid it.
The former foreign minister remains convinced that Abbott's preference was to have no women at all.
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