Budget ignores Brisbane's Cross River Rail

Queenslanders have been ignored by the Turnbull government and much of the federal funding directed towards infrastructure projects across the state amount to hollow promises, state Treasurer Jackie Trad says.

Ms Trad has slammed the coalition for failing to pay Queensland the attention it deserves on the back of jobs growth that has accounted for one third of that across the country.

"What we've seen is Queensland doing a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of jobs in our national economy," Ms Trad told AAP on Tuesday.

"The federal government is benefiting from this and what do we get in return? We get some pretty hollow promises."

There was no place for the state government's much vaunted Cross River Rail project, which topped Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's funding wish list, in the $5.2 billion allocated to state infrastructure in Tuesday's federal budget.

Ms Palaszczuk's Labor government has already committed to bankrolling the $5.4 billion rail line on its own, having failed to secure money from Malcolm Turnbull.

Yet Queensland scored well, taking home one-fifth of the federal government's $24.5 billion spend on roads and rail going to the Sunshine State.

A majority - $3.3 billion - has been slated for upgrades along the Bruce Highway, including sections between Cooroy and Curra, and Pine River and Caloundra.

A further $1 billion is being promised for the M1 Pacific Highway, $390 million to duplicate a section of the North Coast line, and $300 million for the Brisbane Metro.

It will also get a share of a $1.5 billion fund for roads across Northern Australia, and money to improve parts of the Outback Way to Winton.

But Ms Trad said much of the money allocated towards the Bruce Highway and M1 upgrades would not eventuate for years to come and accused the Turnbull government of playing politics on Cross River Rail in favour of similar developments in other states.

"We've actually seen the Turnbull government commit significant funding to congestion busting rail projects in both Sydney and Melbourne, and Perth, but not in Queensland," she said.

The Palaszczuk government's call for help to fund the Rockhampton levee and Townsville Port upgrade were left unanswered.

As announced in April, Canberra has committed more than $500 million to help restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef.

"That's reprioritised funds, that's just money that was already there," Ms Trad said.

She says the federal government has turned its back on remote Indigenous communities by refusing to renew a long-standing agreement on remote housing.

The state government will still stand by its commitment in March to contribute $1.08 billion over 10 years towards the program, Ms Trad added.

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WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET FOR QUEENSLAND

* $3.3 billion for upgrades along the Bruce Highway, including sections between Cooroy and Curra and Pine River to Caloundra

* $1 billion for the M1 Pacific Highway between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill, Varsity Lakes and Tugun

* $390 million to duplicate the North Coast line between Beerburrum and Landsborough

* $300 million for the Brisbane Metro

* $170 million for the Cunningham Highway, linking the Darling Downs and Ipswich

* $64.2 million for upgrades on the Warrego Highway

* Additional money via a $1.5 billion fund for Northern Australian roads

* Share of $160 million to improve sections of the Outback Way between Laverton in WA and Winton in Queensland

* $535.8 million over five years to help restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef.