This Australian Politician Ended His Last Speech With A "Shoey" By Drinking Beer Out Of His Shoe

An Australian politician has gone viral for signing off his political career in the most iconic Aussie way possible, by doing a “shoey” right in Parliament.

Kyle McGinn, a 37-year-old Western Australian MP, concluded his final day in Parliament on May 22 after serving two terms..

After giving his farewell speech, McGinn opened a can of beer, poured it into his shoe and drank from it - a moment that gained widespread attention online.

Known as a “shoey”,  the act involves drinking from a shoe and is typically performed in Australia as a celebratory gesture, particularly at sporting events or public performances.

McGinn told local media that his shoey was meant to show that there are “normal people” in Parliament and that he simply wanted to celebrate in his own way.

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