00:00 Stepping forward to announce she's stepping back from public life.
00:07 I'm leaving in my way at my time.
00:12 The State's Attorney-General has decided she won't contest the next state election in October.
00:18 This is absolutely the right time for me. It makes way for someone else.
00:22 Kicking off her political career in the federal arena.
00:26 Yvette Darth became the member for Petrie in 2007.
00:33 She served in federal parliament for several years, then made a tilt for state politics in 2014.
00:40 Winning the seat of Redcliffe in a by-election.
00:44 Today is the 10 year anniversary of the Redcliffe by-election.
00:47 And it seems timely to make this announcement.
00:52 Ms Darth served as Health Minister for three years, overseeing the COVID pandemic.
00:57 She also faced criticism over failures at the state's DNA lab and pressures on the hospital system.
01:04 She was dumped in a ministerial reshuffle and restored as AG.
01:09 The departure of former Premier Anastasia Palaszczuk last year left her without one of her closest colleagues.
01:16 This isn't a decision about who's the leader or any changes. This is a personal decision.
01:22 We're very close and we've been discussing this for quite some time.
01:26 I know she's been reflecting on her future.
01:28 Yvette Darth is Labor's latest resignation after two MPs already announced they won't be recontesting the October election.
01:37 Another couple have already quit. Three LNP MPs have also flagged they won't be standing.
01:44 She's been in parliament in federal and state government for the better part of a decade and a half.
01:50 And I really, really wish her well in her retirement.
01:52 No doubt more changes to come as the state election creeps closer.
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