Julie Bishop to quit politics at the next election

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 21st February, 2019 PM News Update [Julie Bishop announces her retirement on Thursday.]( [Julie Bishop to quit politics at the next election]( BY David Crowe Former foreign minister and deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop will walk away from politics at the May election. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories ['Hockey owes me', Helloworld chief tells his executive as embassy meeting arranged]( A former Helloworld executive has dropped a bombshell on the alleged background to his meeting with the Australian ambassador Joe Hockey. [Australia's ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Perfectly poised, Julie Bishop quits politics with a message for men eyeing off her seat]( The first ripple that something might be up came when Julie Bishop walked into Question Time with Scott Morrison. 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