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by redunderthebed » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:26 am
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... 598540.htm
Costello announces retirement
By Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers
Posted 20 minutes ago
Updated 18 minutes ago
Former treasurer Peter Costello has announced he is retiring from politics at the next election.
Mr Costello has released a statement on his website confirming that he will not be nominating for re-election in the seat of Higgins, which he has held since 1990.
Mr Costello was Australia's longest-serving treasurer and presided over 11 federal budgets.
"It has been an honour to serve the Higgins electorate for nearly 20 years," he said.
"I have particularly enjoyed the opportunity to spend more time in the electorate since the 2007 election. I will continue to serve my parliamentary term."
The issue of whether Mr Costello would stand at the next election has caused tensions within the Liberal Party, with some saying it was undermining Malcolm Turnbull's leadership.
Conservative slimeball.
Trolldor wrote:Ahh cardinal Pell. He's like a monkey after a lobotomy and three lines of cocaine.
The Pope was today knocked down at the start of Christmas mass by a woman who hopped over the barriers. The woman was said to be, "Mentally unstable."
Which is probably why she went unnoticed among a crowd of Christians.
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by gooseboy » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:30 am
Interesting. I had guessed that he was going to emulate Lil' Johnny and hang around as a destabilizing influence long enough to eventually be elected leader at a time when labor is completely on the nose and the libs couldn't lose.
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by Trolldor » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:17 am
Costello is preferable to Turnbull, to be honest.
Unless I've missed something, he isn't trying to make creationism intelligent design mainstream.
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