Senator John Faulkner, Labor's conscience, leaves Parliament after 25 years

By Deborah Snow
Updated February 6 2015 - 8:13pm, first published 5:23pm
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
Retiring Labor Senator John Faulkner packing up his Drummoyne office. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Labor's elder statesman in the Senate, John Faulkner, spent the last day of his parliamentary term on Friday packing up boxes in his Sydney office, and having a quiet lunch with staff.

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