‘Wall-to-wall men’: Liberal candidates on Sydney’s north shore almost all male

 NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has hailed the Liberal Party for diversity among its election candidates, despite another Sydney seat failing to preselect a woman ahead of the March poll.

Perrottet, who last year said he wanted “more women, more diversity” among candidates, said the party had made strides with 50 per cent women on its upper house ticket, even as another male was preselected in Wakehurst at the weekend to replace outgoing Health Minister Brad Hazzard.

“Politics is a tough game, it’s a tough business. And to see some people put their hands up to run for public life, I think is incredibly important. The Liberal Party has that diversity. I think we’ve done well in our preselections and attracting talent,” the premier said on Sunday.

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