Long-Serving Senator Simon Birmingham Calls Time on Political Career

Tributes flow for Simon Birmingham as Dutton, Albanese, Wong and Lines reflected on his integrity and service.

Former Australian Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 13, 2021. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

After nearly two decades in Parliament, Opposition Senate Leader Simon Birmingham has announced his retirement and will not seek re-election next year.

Birmingham is one of the Liberal Party’s most well-known moderate MPs, who currently serves as shadow foreign minister and Coalition Senate leader.