{"id":70843,"date":"2026-02-15T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/liberal-figure-charlotte-mortlock-quits-party-amid-feared-backlash-over-dumping-of-first-female-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T02:38:01","slug":"liberal-figure-charlotte-mortlock-quits-party-amid-feared-backlash-over-dumping-of-first-female-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/hi\/liberal-figure-charlotte-mortlock-quits-party-amid-feared-backlash-over-dumping-of-first-female-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nqenglish-card-frame\">\n<div class=\"nqenglish-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f179f1d2f02b89677748b5e4a868efe2e0e1c1cb\/547_0_4560_3648\/master\/4560.jpg?width=1200&#038;height=630&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=crop&#038;precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&#038;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&#038;overlay-width=100p&#038;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&#038;enable=upscale&#038;s=94dd82675a833f80149c8f4924fa1978\" alt=\"Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-cat lang-en\">\u090f\u0928 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938'<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-headline\">Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-summary\">Some female Liberal members \u2018incredibly worried\u2019 after Sussan Ley\u2019s ousting, with one saying: \u2018The boys are back in charge\u2019Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberal women are \u201cincredibly worried\u201d by a potential voter backlash to the ousting of the party\u2019s first female leader, with the high-profile figure Charlotte Mortlock giving up her membership altogether.Just days after Sussan Ley lost the leadership, Mortlock announced on Sunday she was leaving the party and quitting Hilma\u2019s Network \u2013 a grassroots group she established to bring \u201cLiberal-minded women\u201d together. 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