Tasmania has become the first state in Australian history to elect a majority of female MPs, with votes from the election in early March finalised this week.
Local politicians said this milestone was “overwhelmingly exciting” with 13 women and 12 men elected to Tasmania’s lower House of Assembly.
Michelle O'Byrne, the deputy leader of the opposition Labor party, said, "it demonstrates to young women that a political future and leadership roles are attainable".