Veteran Labor senator Pat Dodson is set to retire from federal parliament on January 26 next year. -AAP Image
Veteran Labor senator Pat Dodson is set to retire from federal parliament next year.
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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.
"This morning I informed the Labor Party parliamentary caucus of my intention to resign as senator for Western Australia, with effect from January 26, 2024," he said in a statement on Tuesday.
He thanked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for appointing him as special envoy for reconciliation and to lead the implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
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