Qld leaders stick to the tropics

QUEENSLAND'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN ON WEDNESDAY

WHERE THEY WENT

Campbell Newman: Townsville, north Queensland

Annastacia Palaszczuk: Green Island and Kuranda, far north Queensland

WHAT THEY SAID

Opposition environment spokeswoman Jackie Trad on how Labor will spend $100 million in promised reef funding: "We will make that decision after we listen to the evidence, after we listen to the experts, unlike Campbell Newman who has picked a fight with everybody in our community."

Premier Campbell Newman on whether he'll be in his role in five years to see his big ticket infrastructure items completed: "That is a big hypothetical, let's get through the current campaign."

TODAY'S POLICIES

LNP

- $150 million to help fund a new stadium in Townsville's CBD to be home ground for North Queensland Cowboys NRL team.

Labor

- $100 million over five years to help protect and manage water quality of Great Barrier Reef.