Julie Bishop’s ‘handbag’ boyfriend of eight years David Panton ‘has a NEW mystery lover’, magazine claims
- Mr Panton is reportedly dating a woman from Sydney’s northern beaches
- Mr Panton reportedly broke up with Ms Bishop over dinner earlier this month
- Pair had been together for eight years. Panton travelled often with Ms Bishop
Julie Bishop’s lover of eight years David Panton has a new girlfriend, a magazine report claimed.
Mr Panton, a property developer and co-founder of medical technology company Pantonic Health, is now ‘in a relationship with a woman from the northern beaches’, New Idea magazine reported on Thursday.
Mr Panton reportedly dumped Ms Bishop, the country’s former foreign minister, over dinner in Sydney just weeks ago.
Julie Bishop has insisted she is ‘fine’ following her break-up with longtime partner David Panton during an awkward live TV interview
‘I’m going to be focused on living in Manly and Melbourne for the foreseeable future,’ he told the Sydney Morning Herald on July 6.
‘I wish Julie all the best in her ongoing stellar career.’
Daily Mail Australia approached Mr Panton for comment.
Ms Bishop, the country’s former foreign minister, told the Today Show last week she was coping ‘fine’ with the collapse of the relationship.
During their partnership, Ms Bishop took Mr Panton to the United Nations to meet world leaders, Buckingham Palace to hobnob with British royalty and to the White House, where he met Donald and Melania Trump.

The pair had been together just a week ago at St James’s Palace in London, having dinner with Prince Charles for an event honouring his charity

The couple were together for eight years before they split earlier this month
The pair first stepped out publicly in 2014, and were pictured at countless events over the years including the 2018 wedding of Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough.
They had appeared to be going strong when they recently visited St James’ Palace in London for an event honouring Prince Charles’ charity.
Mr Panton, 61, met Ms Bishop, 65, while she was in the midst of her political career, serving as Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The pair maintained a long-distance relationship for years, with Ms Bishop based in Perth while he lived in Sydney.
In 2019, Ms Bishop told the SMH how she fell for the property developer and their bond over their love of health and fitness.
‘That’s self-evident – have you seen him?’ she laughed.
‘He’s a swimmer, I’m a runner.’
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