The review mentioned no change around a potential loophole identified by the Integrity Commission which could see lobbyists thwart the scheme by only agreeing to a fee or reward after doing their work,so no change was needed there,either.

Estimates also saw further questions about the government’s appetite for thefull depth of police integrity reforms recommended by last year’s commission of inquiry into the agency.

What Health Minister Shannon Fentiman has described as the “distraction” oftrain building cost blowouts have also dragged on for more than a month now,with reported backbench frustrations.

The government’s handling of crime led Deputy Premier Steven Miles toreassure fellow Labor MPs earlier in the year,and even saw Cooper MP Jonty Bush break ranks to call for anevidence-based approach.

That political pressure has gone nowhere,with the Katter’s Australian Party on Monday announcing their plan for remote relocation sentencing which Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said her team would “definitely look at it”.

And while Fentiman opened the government’s thirdsatellite hospital in Redland on Monday,midwives marched on parliament frustrated at government funding for their sector.

Last week’slatest Resolve Strategic poll forBrisbane Times continued a recent trend insouring public support for Labor and Palaszczuk,too.

Asked about the survey on Monday,Palaszczuk did not dismiss itlike another recent set of numbers,but cast her gaze closer to the more defined campaign period to kick off some time next year.

“It’s not a popularity contest,” she said.

“It comes down to the election and in that election period Queenslanders will be focused on who has the ideas,the big ideas for this state.”

They certainly will.

Heads up

• Expect to hear a bit about the Queensland Family and Child Commission’s first Child Rights Report on Tuesday,now liveon its website. Youth justice is a key focus,with suggestions made to review strict bail laws and ending the use of youth detention in police watch houses.
• While parliament does return this week for a regular three-day sitting,procedural debate about estimate hearing reports from the various committees are expected to take up the bulk of time.

Catch up

• Another detail out of estimates was shaken loose on day one by a question to parliamentary Clerk,Neil Laurie,aboutreform of the often-maligned committee system. Laurie revealed there had been “some discussion” within the powerful Committee of the Legislative Assembly,but couldn’t say much more due to confidentiality rules.
• In an attempt to snatch the state seat of Noosa back from second-term independent Sandy Bolton,Crisafulli announced last week that Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart would run as the LNP’s candidate.