‘Extraordinary highs and lows’: Former Labor leader Bill Shorten to retire from politics
Politics tamfitronics KEY POINTSNDIS and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has announced he will retire from politics by early next year.He has held the seat of Maribyrnong in Melbourne since 2007 and led the Labor Party for six years. He will take on the position of vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra in February. NDIS and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has announced he will retire from politics by early next year.Shorten has held the seat of Maribyrnong, in the inner west of Melbourne, since 2007.He led the Labor Party for six years, stepping down after the 2019 election loss against then-Liberal leader Scott Morrison.Shorten revealed he will not seek a seventh term in Parliament at a press conference with the prime minister in Canberra, after a career of "extraordinary highs" and "let's face it,...
