Liberal Politician Nicolle Flint Won’t Run in Australia’s Next Election

Liberal Politician Nicolle Flint Won’t Run in Australia’s Next Election
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to media with Federal Member for Boothby Nicolle Flint (R) at a building site in Oaklands Park, the seat of Boothby on May 14, 2019 in Adelaide, Australia. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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Federal coalition MP Nicolle Flint has said she will not recontest her South Australian seat of Boothby and will quit politics at the next election, with senior Liberals paying tribute to her strength in the face of bullying.

The second-term Liberal MP and deputy whip has been vocal about problems facing women in Parliament, calling out what she described as sexist “rubbish” they too often were forced to deal with.