Goodbye, Mr Hunt – you got lucky with us GPs!

Greg Hunt after announcing his retirement. Photo: AAP

Another one bites the dust – another Federal health minister that is.

But it appears that for Greg Hunt at least, his departure will be at a time of his own choosing.

This is a rarity. Some years ago, the opposition health spokesman here in Victoria turned out to be the son of an anaesthetist.

We met a number of times and I suggested to him that the best thing he could do was to move to another portfolio just before his party won an election.