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Western Australia's lower house of parliament now has equal representation between men and women for the first time in its history

Big swing against Labor in Rockingham puts WA premier 'on notice', gives Liberals hope

I think this is likely the first time it has happened anywhere in Australia.

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Someone once asked Ruth Bader Ginsberg how many women she thought would be enough on the US Supreme Court. "Nine," she replied.
"Nine!" gasped the questioner. "Isn't that rather ... a lot?!?"
"I don't see how," she replied. "There have been nine men on the Court for two hundred years and no one's ever thought that was odd."
Well done, WA! Keep going!! Very well done indeed!
- The fact that someone thought her reply was a bit presumptuous highlights why it’s been a problem for so long
I would like to think that most people wouldn't care if they were 100% women as long as they were competent and working hard for their constituents
At first glance I thought it was going to say that there was equal representation between aboriginals and settlers. That would be headline worthy.
- While I agree that would be headline worthy, the way you phased this reads as though you don't believe this outcome is headline worthy.
  
  It’s relatively good news, for some. But the inequalities of representation intrinsically linked to colonization are absent and I do find that chilling in an article about public representation.
  Like some climate change news, while I would have celebrated some small steps in another time, it’s just too little too late now and we need far more ambition and urgency. We can celebrate these things without ignoring the elephant in the room.

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