Never short of a soundbite, the MP has gone from country kid to Bjelke-Petersen-era Queensland, to federal parliament.
After losing two by-elections in eight months, can the SA Liberal Party find its way out of the opposition wilderness?
The recent by-election loss in Adelaide's south comes just eight months after another party blow — the loss of former premier Steven Marshall's seat of Dunstan.
Photo shows Trish worth in a blazer sitting against a windowGovernment, opposition point fingers over threats after WA Liberal candidate obtains restraining order
A candidate for the seat of Albany, Dr Thomas Brough, obtained a restraining order against a woman earlier this week who allegedly abused and made death threats towards him on several occasions.
Photo shows A man walking in a crowd.Climate change and trade dominate the agenda at the APEC Summit
David Spears Chief Political correspondent gives an update from the APEC Summit in Peru.
Photo shows Emma and Katherine on the couch and David Speers in Peru.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds.Japan's prime minister re-elected in parliament following bruising election
Shigeru Ishiba survived re-election in the first runoff vote in Japan in 30 years.
Photo shows A man standing in a crowd and wavesJoe Biden delivers a post-election address from the Rose Garden
US President Joe Biden is promising a peaceful transfer of power following Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris.
Photo shows Rose Garden Address. Joe Biden standing at the "grey goose" lectern speaking.Has Video Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds.Trump names 'Ice Maiden' Susie Wiles chief of staff, as US public servants brace for purge — as it happened
Donald Trump has announced his White house chief of staff will be Susan Summerall Wiles, a co-chair of his campaign. Follow live.
Photo shows Donald Trump stands on stage with his team, pointing at crowd'Nauseously optimistic,' Voters on tenterhooks as election day about to begin
Former US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich says there is excitement and trepidation with the US election about to get underway.
Photo shows A man with blue shirt and blue jacket speaking in a wood-panelled office.Has Video Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds.Why have these two leaders benefited from one party's turmoil?
There are two major beneficiaries of the recent turmoil within the South Australian Liberal Party, though it's unlikely either would openly describe themselves that way.
Photo shows Two photos of men side by side speaking in an interview.Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi in 'angry personal attack' tweet, court rules
Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi took One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to Federal Court claiming her tweet breached the Racial Discrimination Act. The tweet was in response to a 2022 post by Ms Faruqi, who commented that she couldn't mourn someone who she described as "the leader of a racist empire".
Photo shows An elderly woman looks off into the distance as she speaks.University of Sydney to investigate after students filmed tearing up college sexual assault report
The incident occurred during a Student Representative Council meeting and comes just days after 27 students were expelled or suspended over a "serious humiliation" incident at one of the university's colleges.
Photo shows composite of three men holding paperLabor MP happy to step aside for 'once in a generation' former state party leader
Federal Lyons MP Brian Mitchell declares he's happy to stand aside and let former Tasmanian Labor leader Rebecca White contest the key battleground electorate at next year's federal election.
Photo shows Brian Mitchell, with Rebecca White and Jen Butler.Japan's long-running governing party loses majority, raising uncertainty over next government
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party has ruled for almost all of Japan's postwar period. But it lost its parliamentary majority at Sunday's national election. Could smaller parties be key for Japan's future government?
Photo shows Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at press conferenceUS calls for investigation into Georgia's contested election
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for a full probe into reports of electoral fraud in the South Caucasus's national elections.
Photo shows A middle-aged brunette woman in white speaks at a white lectern backed by red and white Georgian flagsLabor's 'Hail Mary' campaign gave Queensland's premier the freedom to 'swing the bat'
Labor's seemingly impossible task has given Steven Miles the liberty to take more risks in the Queensland election campaign.
Photo shows Steven Miles surrounded by children, everyone laughing.Here's what the major parties are promising ahead of the Queensland election
Cost of living, youth crime, health and housing have been in the spotlight ahead of Queensland's election on Saturday. Here are the major pledges that have been made.
Photo shows Queensland promise trackerFive key takeaways as Miles and Crisafulli face-off in final debate ahead of Queensland polling day
The two men addressed a room of 100 undecided voters selected by polling group YouGov at Brisbane’s Lang Park, hosted by Sky News and the Courier Mail.
Photo shows two men debating on sky newsOne Nation candidates are posting conspiracy theories about QAnon and man-made storms on social media
All the posts have been deleted or had their viewing permissions changed since the ABC put questions to the party and each candidate.
Photo shows A front on head and shoulders shot of man in a suit with a blurred green background.ACT Greens still have 'very strong base' despite losing nearly half their Legislative Assembly seats
The ACT election saw the Greens go from six seats in the Legislative Assembly to three, with a fourth possible, but the swing against them was smaller than it appeared with the result being the party's third-best in ACT history.
Photo shows Portrait of Shane Rattenbury sitting on a small wall with bushland down a mountain behind him.Once considered Labor strongholds, the cost-of-living crisis has turned Brisbane's outer suburbs into a 'more complex political picture'
Brisbane's outer suburbs were once considered Labor strongholds but there's a chance that could change this election.
Photo shows A woman places a bowl of noodle soup on a tableIndonesia's Jokowi has his critics, but leaves office more popular than any leader before him
A 75 per cent approval rating is unimaginable to incumbent leaders in most other democracies around the world.
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