Fond farewells as Queensland premier Palaszczuk resigns

* Prime Minister Anthony Albanese - "She retires as a Labor hero, a three time election winner, Australia's longest-serving female premier and - above all else - a champion for Queenslanders."

* Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles - "Throughout the most difficult of times - be it a once-in-a-generation pandemic or natural disasters - Annastacia was always determined to keep the people of Queensland safe: never afraid to make the difficult decisions."

* Foreign Minister Penny Wong - "The first woman to become a state premier from opposition - and the first to win three elections. She did this with dedicated leadership on health, education, housing and the environment."

* Former prime minister Julia Gillard - "Winning three elections has been a testament to your resilient leadership of Queensland."

* NSW Premier Chris Minns - "You're a trailblazer and you've fundamentally changed Queensland for the better."

* Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen - "Annastacia showed a generation of young girls that female leadership is not only possible but entirely normal."

* South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas - "From her remarkable election victory in 2015, three consecutive election wins and leading (Queensland) for almost nine years, (Ms Palaszczuk) can be extremely proud of what she has achieved."

* West Australian Premier Roger Cook - "As WA Health Minister during the pandemic, I witnessed firsthand her strong (leadership) and tireless work to keep Queensland safe."

* ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr - "You always stood up for Queensland's interests and expressed them purposefully and clearly."

* International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates - "The Olympic movement in Australia and Olympic sports will be forever indebted to the premier for her role in securing these (Brisbane 2032) Games."

* Queensland Labor President John Battams - "The premier's leadership during COVID saved thousands of lives and livelihoods. Annastascia has given Queensland so much. She is compassionate, courageous and will go down as one of Queensland's great Labor premiers."

Australian Associated Press