Federal independent senator Tim Storer has announced he will not contest the upcoming federal election due to family reasons.
The Senator for South Australia said he made the ‘difficult’ decision after considering the impact of another 6 years in the Senate on his young family, deciding it would be ‘disingenuous’ to ask South Australians for their vote.
Mr Storer will end his time in the Senate after just 400 days in parliament, and considers chairing an inquiry into electric vehicles as one of his key achievements.
Mr Storer secured a Senate seat last year after former senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore was removed due to dual residency laws under section 44 of the Constitution.