Coalition senate leader Simon Birmingham will announce his retirement from politics this afternoon. He will serve to the next election.
Coalition Senate leader Simon Birmingham will announce his retirement from politics this afternoon. He will serve until the next election.
The retirement leaves a hole in Peter Dutton’s frontbench and uncertainty about who would serve as shadow foreign minister, Birmingham’s current portfolio, under a Coalition government. Senior liberals were surprised by the move and did not know it was coming. Cash and Ruston are said to be shocked and saddened by the loss of a valuable colleague and veteran senator with 17 years of experience.
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