The Guardian: 04 October 2022
The New South Wales premier, Dominic Perrottet, has denied his party is mounting a coordinated defence against teal independents by installing high profile Liberal women as candidates in at-risk seats.
Two female upper house ministers have announced their hope to run in the lower house, including the metropolitan roads minister, Natalie Ward, who on Tuesday announced her intention to run in Davidson.
Natasha Maclaren-Jones has also confirmed she would seek preselection for Pittwater, after Rob Stokes joined a growing list of colleagues retiring at the March election.