Veteran cites death of Kimberley Kitching and ‘determined urgings’ from his children as reasons for his decision to step down
“The Labor Party’s mission to create a fairer Australia never ends and while I would have liked to have continued to pursue it in the parliament, issues with my health have made that inadvisable,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
Carr, who served in cabinet under both Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, had become estranged from many within his left faction and is a longstanding political rival of the party’s federal leader, Anthony Albanese. Carr was responsible for shifting a small but significant number of parliamentary numbers to install Bill Shorten as leader ahead of Albanese in 2013.
The 66-year-old said he believed his service had made a difference to many Australians, particularly those in his key portfolio areas of higher education, science, innovation and research. “There are so many people in this country who need and depend on the progressive government that Labor offers for their wellbeing and ability to fulfil their potential.”But with less than two months until the election, the Victorian division of the party remains divided over the replacement of Kitching amid an ongoing dispute over the national executive’s control of the state branch.
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