Australia NewsCiobo to Retire, Pyne Expected to FollowSavePrint(L) Steve Ciobo speaks at a business conference in Sydney on March 16, 2018. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images) (R) Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne in Canberra, Australia on Oct. 25, 2017. Australia's Trade MinisterAAP3/1/2019|Updated: 3/1/2019Two more government frontbenchers will resign at the May election, leaving Scott Morrison’s ministry team a few weeks to prepare for the federal poll.Defence Industry Minister Steve Ciobo confirmed he will quit at the May election and told The Australian that it is time to “do something else.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected Articles4 Arrested as Stolen Car Hits Pedestrian in Melbourne CBDSep 29, 2025Clive Palmer Takes ‘Foreign Investor’ Legal Stoush With Government to SwitzerlandSep 28, 2025PM Hopeful of Reciprocal Respect in Trump TalksSep 27, 2025Not on My Watch: PM Rules out Republic ReferendumSep 27, 2025Related TopicsMorrison government