Senator judith troeth


Troeth to Libs: more women equals more talent

Victorian Liberal Senator Judith Troeth used to be against party quotas for female MPs but now says they are an effective way of equalising the gender divide, arguing more women in parliament means a larger talent pool.

We need an independent review of anti-terror laws

Today, the Senate is scheduled to begin debating an initiative that is sorely needed – the creation of an office of an Independent Reviewer of Australia’s tough anti-terrorism laws, writes Greg Barns.

It takes two to make a factional conflict

There’s nothing like an election defeat to bring party disunity into the open. Hence Stateline in Victoria led on Friday night with a trenchant attack by Senator Judith Troeth on her opponents in the state’s Liberal Party, the controlling Kroger-Costello group, writes Charles Richardson.