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'No Australian leader deserves to retire': Twitter reacts to Mike Baird's retirement
NSW Premier Mike Baird announced he would be retiring from politics in a statement on Thursday morning, and the state's Twitter community was quick to show him the door.
Known by most as the supporter of Sydney's infamous lockout laws, fan of James Packer's casino at the city's new Barangaroo development, and abandoner of the state's proposed ban on greyhound racing, there was no shortage of content with which to farewell "Casino Mike", who gave no reason for his departure.
Mike Baird will resign next week.Credit: James Alcock
Here are some of the best quips.
Many just could not resist a lockout laws gag.
While some could not remember a time in which politicians were actually allowed to leave a leadership position without weeks of backroom deals and a 12-hour ABC News 24 broadcast.
Because who could forget the way NSW lost their last premier...
A pop culture reference also proved hard to resist.
Some kept it serious.
Others put a nice filter on it.
But this probably best sums up the mood:
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