Watch moment Australian MP Kyle McGinn signs off career with a ‘shoey’

Outgoing Western Australian MP Kyle McGinn ended his valedictory speech with a "shoey"—drinking a beer from his own shoe.

Before doing so, he told the chamber: “Members, love me or hate me. I haven’t changed who I am... I thought long and hard about how to finish this speech. There was only one way to do it.”

McGinn said the act reflected how he was known among constituents and was his way of marking the end of his time in office on Thursday (23 May).

The "shoey" is a well-known Australian celebration, popularised internationally by figures like Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo.