Former prime minister Scott Morrison is set to announce his retirement from politics, ending a 16-year career in federal parliament, including four served as prime minister.
Liberal sources told the ABC of the former prime minister's intention to announce his retirement from politics in the coming days.
The decision will trigger a by-election in the southern Sydney seat of Cook, a notionally very safe Liberal seat.
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