Women suggest Process for Selecting Governor-General

A group of women advocates for the republic writes to the Prime Minister with suggestions for making the selection process for the Governor-General more open and more transparent. They suggest a website for nominations from the public with guidelines for proposers, announcing the shortlist at a suitable time in the process and involving the Leader of the Opposition in the decision. Writers include individuals, academics and the Sydney-based group Women Into Politics (www.womenintopolitics.org.au), which has been actively lobbying for a woman-friendly selection process for the President for some years, supported by WfaAR.