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Yvette D'Ath says after almost 17 years in state and federal politics, she needs to find more balance in her life and won't be contesting the October election.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leans into the theme of the "great divide" in Australian politics, after delegates hear concerns about 47 schools in regional NSW without access to fresh water.

In the lead up the March 16 council election, Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner is promising to deliver a new Metro depot, which would support a third Brisbane Metro line.

Hobart's proposed AFL stadium dominated the first day of the Tasmanian election campaign. But will the election outcome shape whether the state's AFL team — and stadium — happens or not?

The Liberals, Labor and the Greens have started the Tasmanian election campaign in furious agreement — the state has many problems that need solving.

Amidst the parliamentary ping-pong between Labor's hard sell of its tax cuts and the Coalition's alarm at convicted immigrants on the loose, it's become clear all sides are keeping a close eye on another issue that could prove to be a far more powerful vote driver: housing, writes David Speers.

Just like excited schoolkids, newly-minted ministers looked for their seats. The buzz was also due to one big change — for the first time in 40 years, there was no Palaszczuk in the house.

With council elections to take place next month, Mr Soorley suggests a partnership with the Greens may help ensure Labor wins at Brisbane City Hall, but the party's mayoral candidate insists no deals have been struck.

Ahead of the March 16 election, the LNP in Brisbane is vowing to give out grants of up to $10,000 to community and sports clubs so they can bolster the security at their premises.

The Greens pledge to push for trams to come back to Brisbane if they gain power at next month's council election, as the LNP prepares to announce more details about its Metro expansion plan.

Exiled former Tasmanian Labor leader David O'Byrne has finally quit the party, saying he wants to put a "difficult time" behind him and stand as an Independent at the next state election.

Details of the companies and individuals pouring money into the coffers of the nation's political parties last financial year have been published, with some of the country's wealthiest individuals topping the list.

Voters in Adelaide's inner east will return to the polls after former South Australian premier Steven Marshall announced his intention to resign from parliament. A rising Green vote in the area could decide who wins the seat. 

Ahead of Brisbane voters heading to the polls on March 16, both Labor and the Greens have announced new transport proposals as they vie for votes in Australia's largest local government.

Queenslanders will find out in October, when voters head to the ballot box, if Steven Miles has done enough to convince Queenslanders his Games gambit is a gold medal winner.

Will the by-election produce an average anti-government swing and see Labor retain Dunkley, or will we see larger swing that delivers victory to the Liberal Party? Either way, it's set to frame politics for the first half of 2024, writes Antony Green.

Dallas Hayden — the wife of former governor-general and one-time Labor Party leader Bill Hayden — has died, after her husband's passing last October.

The former deputy chief minister's decision not to contest the next election means three of the most prominent figures from the past two elections are on the backbench or out of politics. 

Ms Manison, who served as the NT's deputy chief minister for seven years, has announced she will not recontest her seat at the upcoming NT election in August. 

Following the death of MP Peta Murphy late last year, Labor names community leader Jodie Belyea as its candidate for the Dunkley by-election.

Former Labor foreign ministers Bob Carr and Gareth Evans are among 203 current and former politicians who have signed a letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and pledging support for Palestinians.

The next Queensland election is less than a year away and, now he's taken over the top, job Steven Miles is keen to avoid facing the final curtain at the ballot box, writes Rachel Riga. 

After being elected unopposed by the Labor caucus on Friday morning, Steven Miles gives his maiden speech and vows to boost emission reduction targets and to address youth crime and the housing crisis.

Queensland's incoming premier vows to review the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild and promises "fresh faces" in a new-look cabinet once he is confirmed.

The departure of Annastacia Palaszczuk signals a changing of the parliamentary guard in the state's Labor party.