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The Tasmanian Liberal senator has announced he will leave parliament before the end of the year. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news
The Tasmanian Liberal senator has announced he will leave parliament before the end of the year. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Further to the previous post, Jonno Duniam said he had discussed his plans with Taylor in recent weeks. Representing Tasmania, the best state in the Commonwealth, has been a blessing and the honour of a lifetime – one that will be hard to match.
While I know there will be some who will be disappointed that I am leaving, I am very grateful to the Liberal Party membership in Tasmania for granting me the privilege of being a Senator and for all the support that they have provided to me. Now is the right time for my party to choose new Senate team members who will carry forward the fight for Tasmania and for the values in which the Liberal Party believes.
This was an extremely difficult decision to make – albeit that it is one I have been considering for quite some time. I have spent the past 25 years in politics, the last 10 of those as a Senator for Tasmania – and I have given everything to these responsibilities, often at the expense of family.
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