Julie Bishop Resigns as Australia Foreign Minister

Canberra: Julie Bishop resigned as the Australian Foreign Minister on Sunday, after newly-appointed Prime Minister Scott Morrison named his cabinet following his win in a bruising leadership contest. In an online statement, Bishop, 62, announced: “Today I advised the Prime Minister that I will be resigning from my cabinet position as Minister for Foreign Affairs. “I will remain on the backbench as a strong voice for Western Australia. “I have been pre-selected by the Liberal party for the seat of Curtin but I have made no decision regarding the next election.” (IANS)