High-profile politician and broadcaster Derryn Hinch has dissolved his political party, after failing to win any seats in last year's Victorian state election.
In a post on Wednesday, Hinch said announcing the end of Derryn Hinch's Justice Party was "one of the saddest moments of my life".
"We aspired to much and achieved a lot," he said.
Hinch worked for decades as a journalist across Melbourne media before serving as a Victorian senator from 2016 to 2019.
His party also saw three MPs elected to Victoria's upper house in 2018.
The party advocated for tougher sentences for sexual and violent offences, and a public register of sex offenders.
At the Victorian election in November, neither of the party's two remaining MPs were returned.
"To be blunt, there is no point in the party continuing to exist," Hinch said.
Hinch thanked former MPs Stuart Grimley and Tania Maxwell for their service.
He did not mention former MP Catherine Cumming, who split from the party shortly after her election in 2018.
"Personally, even though the Justice Party will no longer exist, I shall publicly (and privately) keep fighting over perceived wrongs and real injustices," Hinch said.
"You never give up. Thanks to all our supporters over more than seven years.
"Maintain the rage."
