Overview
- Police, called to Sullivan’s Stafford unit Thursday night, found him dead and said the death is not suspicious.
- Officers will prepare a report for the coroner, a standard step in Queensland that can include checks media have reported may examine a possible fall.
- His death triggers a by-election in the Brisbane electorate of Stafford.
- Sullivan was first elected as a Labor MP in 2020, won re-election in 2024, and in 2025 was expelled from the caucus to sit as an independent.
- Premier David Crisafulli and Opposition leader Steven Miles issued condolences, with colleagues noting his deep local ties.