Ted O’Brien says Liberals need to reflect ‘modern Australia’ with more women in party

New deputy leader also signals he will be part of energy debate but stops short of saying whether nuclear reactors should remain policy

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Ted O'Brien says the Liberal party needs to expand to better reflect modern Australia, pledging to recruit more women and young people to help shape policy and stand for parliament.

As the Coalition begins the long road back from the 3 May election defeat under Peter Dutton, the new deputy party leader and his leader, Sussan Ley, face calls for formal quotas to help women take winnable seats, and for a major policy reset to better align with voters' concerns.

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