‘Politics is tough’: Liberal MP quits, sparking by-election - Sky News Australia

Outgoing shadow assistant treasurer Stuart Robert has announced he will resign from federal politics to focus on his family.

Mr Robert will end a 16-year career in federal politics, after being elected to the seat of Fadden, Queensland in 2007.

The Liberal MP was a crucial member of former prime minister Scott Morrison's government, working to deliver 147 million dollars to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

The 52-year-old also served as minister for government services and minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2019, before being appointed minister for employment from 2021 to 2022.

In a recent statement, Mr Robert confirmed he will resign in the coming weeks in a move to support his family. 

"For the last 16 years, I have to the best of my ability served the people of Fadden," he wrote. 

"It is now time for my family to have a husband, a father and a son to stand by them."

However Mr Robert admitted his time in politics has been "tough" following his involvement in the Robodebt debacle.

"I am the first to acknowledge my time in parliament has not been the smoothest ride. Politics is tough. People throw the kitchen sink at you," he added.

"I do hope civility does eventually come to the threat of politics. 

"But I do fear division has well and truly entrenched itself in the current Parliament. A kinder, gentler Parliament it is not. "

Mr Robert went on to wish Opposition Leader Peter Dutton "all success" as he steps away from the Liberal party. 

Mr Robert's resignation has triggered a by-election in Fadden, just weeks after the Coalition were defeated in the Melbourne seat of Aston. 

Mr Dutton will face another major test after having lost the liberal-held seat of Aston last month to Labor candidate Mary Doyle.

Ms Doyle's swing of more than six per cent marked the first time since 1920 a government had snatched a seat from an opposition.

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