The role of women in national decision-making has come up again, this time in an interview between 3AW's Neil Mitchell and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in 2017. Mr Turnbull said he had more women in his cabinet than any previous government. His claim was rebuked by Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek who accused Mr Turnbull of lying, saying there were in fact more women in cabinet during the last Labor government. So does the Turnbull Government have more women in cabinet than any previous government? RMIT ABC Fact Check found Mr Turnbull is wrong. There are five women in cabinet, but when Kevin Rudd returned to lead the Labor government in 2013, he appointed a record six female cabinet members. Until Sussan Ley resigned in January 2017, Mr Turnbull was entitled to say he had the same number of women in cabinet as Mr Rudd, but he has never had more than any previous government. In percentage terms, women fared best under Mr Rudd's leadership, making up 30 per cent of the cabinet. Under Mr Turnbull, that ratio was initially 27 per cent and has now dropped to 24 per cent.
Verdict: Wrong