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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales

Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam to quit politics, says leadership spill ‘started to really wear on me’

Jonno Duniam in a dark suit and patterned tie looks directly at the camera
Jonno Duniam, who serves as the shadow home affairs minister, says he has told Angus Taylor he planned to quit politics. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Liberal frontbencher Jonno Duniam will quit politics before the end of the year, in another major blow to the struggling Coalition as it experiences its lowest levels of popularity in decades.

The Tasmanian senator, who was elected to parliament in 2016 and is seen as one of the Liberals’ best talents, said it was an “extremely difficult decision to make” but one he had been considering for “quite some time” to spend more time with family.

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