There are no women in Papua New Guinea's parliament, but these election candidates hope to change that

Candidate Lucielle Paru says she wants to win a seat on equal terms, not through a women's quota (Stefan Armbruster, SBS).jpg

Candidate Lucielle Paru says she wants to win a seat on equal terms, not through a women's quota. Source: SBS News / Stefan Armbruster, SBS

As Papua New Guinea prepares to go to the polls, women candidates are campaigning to return to parliament. Australia’s nearest neighbour is one of the few countries in the world with no female MPs, but a small group is standing to change that, and their nation, for the better.

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Published 3 July 2022 7:58pm

By Stefan Armbruster

Source: SBS News

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As Papua New Guinea prepares to go to the polls, women candidates are campaigning to return to parliament. Australia’s nearest neighbour is one of the few countries in the world with no female MPs, but a small group is standing to change that, and their nation, for the better.

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There are no women in Papua New Guinea's parliament, but these election candidates hope to change that

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As Papua New Guinea prepares to go to the polls, women candidates are campaigning to return to parliament. Australia’s nearest neighbour is one of the few countries in the world with no female MPs, but a small group is standing to change that, and their nation, for the better.

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As Papua New Guinea prepares to go to the polls, women candidates are campaigning to return to parliament. Australia’s nearest neighbour is one of the few countries in the world with no female MPs, but a small group is standing to change that, and their nation, for the better.

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