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EMILY's List (Australia)

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EMILY's List Australia is political network in Australia that supports Labor women candidates get elected to Australian Parliament. EMILY's List Australia was inspired by EMILY's List, a Political Action Committee with similar goals in the United States.

Joan Kirner, an Australian Labor Party leader, established EMILY's List Australia in 1994 with the aim to see 45% female membership in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.