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Julie Bishop to retire from parliament at upcoming federal election

Member for Curtin Julie Bishop announces she will not be contesting the seat of Curtin in the upcoming 2019 Federal Election in the House of Representatives at Parliament House, in Canberra, Thursday, February 21, 2019. (AAP Image/Sam Mooy) NO ARCHIVING

Member for Curtin Julie Bishop announces she will not be contesting the seat of Curtin in the upcoming 2019 Federal Election in the House of Representatives. Source: AAP Image/Sam Mooy

Former Deputy Prime Minister and high-profile Liberal M-P Julie Bishop has announced she's retiring from politics.


We talked to Australian politics commentator Paul Scutti.


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