[3] In September 1977, Richardson announced that he would quit politics after a single term, citing the government's failure to keep its election promises and its decision to close the Rhodesia Information Centre in Sydney.
[5] He stated that he would stand for a "limited government platform, decentralisation and devolution of power from Canberra, and a true private-enterprise economy".
[6] His campaign for the Senate was unsuccessful, as the party polled just over 10,000 votes or 1.7 percent of the state total.
[7] Richardson returned to medicine after leaving politics, specialising in high-risk obstetrics and gynaecology and later in assisted reproductive technology.
[1] In 2010, Richardson joined Central Queensland University as an adjunct professor in the School of Medical and Applied Sciences.