Liberal Party Women’s Group Founder Takes Exit After Leadership Musical Chairs
KEY POINTS
- •Charlotte Mortlock left the Liberal Party days after Sussan Ley was replaced by Angus Taylor.
- •Mortlock founded Hilma’s Network to boost Liberal-minded women and pushed modern policies like net zero targets.
- •She expressed desire for lower immigration with higher standards, emphasizing respect for democracy and the rule of law.
Charlotte Mortlock, the big shot ex-Coalition staffer and founder of Hilma's Network—the Liberal women's club crusading to shove more females into politics—just ghosted the party a few days after Sussan Ley got ghosted herself by Angus Taylor. Mortlock was the cheerleader for net zero targets (because freewheeling denial is so 2010) and tried pushing gender quotas in NSW preselections, probably realizing Liberal men don’t exactly volunteer for diversity. Her resignation speech hit all the notes: ditching politics, supporting women, and wanting lower immigration but with 'higher standards' because Australia’s admission test is basically 'Do you adore democracy and obey the rules?'. Jane Hume meanwhile swears opposition hates any capital gains tax raises. It’s the perfect swamp opera.
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Charlotte quit Liberal after Sussan Ley got dumped by Angus—proof that pushing gender quotas in a boys’ club is like trying to gender an old pirate ship.
When your women’s network chief resigns because the party she tried to modernize kicks out women, you know change is happening...twice backwards.
Liberal party’s gender quota plan: step one, get a woman in. Step two, lose her fast enough to keep the boys comfortable.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 2/15/2026 | Author: Royce Kurmelovs
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