Former Cairns MP Rob Pyne has wasted no time in carving out a new niche following his election loss, turning to the world of cryptocurrency.
He has changed his social media pages from "Rob Pyne: Member for Cairns" to "Rob Pyne: Cryptocurrency Guru" after losing his seat in the November 25 state poll.
Mr Pyne said he was reluctant to speak publicly because he wanted to "take a break" from the media spotlight, but also enthused about the possibilities of his new direction.
"Maybe the revolution won't be political, maybe it'll be online. I need to see where this goes," he told AAP said on Friday.
Mr Pyne was elected as the Labor member for Cairns in 2015, but was publicly critical of several of the government's decisions.
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He quit the internal Left faction and then the party in 2016.
Mr Pyne sat as an independent for the remainder of his term before he was beaten by his replacement Labor candidate at the election, coming third in the primary vote with just over 19 per cent.
The far north Queenslander's time as an independent was mixed at best.
His key issue of decriminalising abortion failed to gain traction after the private members' bills he introduced were deemed "deeply flawed" and eventually withdrawn.
However, the process sparked Labor to task the Law Reform Commission with coming up with more suitable legislation on the matter.
Mr Pyne was also criticised for bringing a man charged with stalking Keppel MP Brittany Lauga into parliament as his guest and then refusing to apologise.
Earlier this week Mr Pyne, who is a quadriplegic, told reporters in Cairns he was planning on applying for the disability pension to make ends meet while he decided what to do next.
