Diplomatic appointment of Hockey,who resigned from parliament in October after two years as treasurer, to be announced on TuesdayFormer treasurer Joe Hockey will be named Australia’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday.
Hockey retired from parliament in October and a byelection was held in his seat of North Sydney at the weekend. While Trent Zimmerman held the safe seat vacated by former treasurer, or the federal government played down a swing of approximately 13% against the Liberals.
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Source: theguardian.com