Veteran Labor Senator Pat Dodson to Retire in January

Senator Dodson said his recent cancer treatment meant his health had left him physically unable to fulfil his parliamentary duties.

Senator Pat Dodson speaks to the audience during a community forum to discuss The Voice to Parliament referendum held at the Brighton Town Hall in the federal electorate of Goldstein in Melbourne, Australia, on March 14, 2023. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Veteran Labor senator Pat Dodson is set to retire from federal parliament next year.

Senator Dodson, a respected Indigenous leader who represents Western Australia, said his recent cancer treatment meant his health had left him physically unable to fulfil his parliamentary duties.