Guardian Australia | 'I did it my way': former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics @GuardianAustralia | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 days ago.
The ex-union leader, who led the ALP to two election defeats in 2016 and 2019, announced his upcoming retirement from politics, saying he would later take up the role of vice-chancellor at the University of Canberra.
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Shorten said politicians in the end are 'all just passing through' and what matters is 'whether we leave the place better than we found it'. Asked about his role in toppling former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd, Shorten said: 'Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention. I did what I had to do but much more than this, I did it my way'

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