Labor has been the first major party to show its hand in the Queensland election campaign, unveiling the only new policy in more than two days.
Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Thursday a funding promise of $110 million over four years to recruit 400 new nurses for the state.
In a policy applauded by the Queensland Nurses Union, Labor also wants to see a one-to-one nurse-to-patient ratio in intensive care units and at least one-to-four in general wards.
It's more than Premier Campbell Newman has announced so far - he says he only wants to talk up the government's achievements during the first week of the 26-day campaign.
Ms Palaszczuk said she would not release costings of any of her policies until later in the campaign, but could not resist having a dig at her Liberal National Party rivals.
"Maybe they've run out of ideas," Ms Palaszczuk said in Townsville.
"I have a lot more to come."
She was not bothered her first policy was in the health portfolio, despite the previous Labor government being tormented by the $1.2 billion health payroll debacle and "fake Tahitian prince" Joel Barlow's $16 million fraud.
"This is a fresh start for Queensland Health," she said.
But it was not a fresh idea from Labor, according to Mr Newman, who said the LNP was fixing the department by decentralising administration, improving management and cutting waiting times.
"It's not about the Labor party approach, which is just to throw more money at it," he said.
Treasurer Tim Nicholls went a step further to ridicule the policy's figures, arguing Labor's numbers meant nurses would be paid about $6000 a year less and recruited at less than half the current rate.
In the absence of new policies, Mr Newman used his time in Rockhampton in central Queensland to defend the government's plan to long-term lease public assets.
He dodged questions about whether he would take assets off the table if the government failed to get a good price after NSW did just that while trying to sell its Vales Point coal-fired power station.
"I'm saying that we will ensure that we get the proper value for the lease of any asset. That is the only economically and financially responsible thing to do," Mr Newman said.
Most of the excitement during the second full day of campaigning took place far away from either leader.
A man wearing an "I'm With Stupid" T-shirt was arrested for public nuisance after standing among LNP supporters campaigning in Brisbane.
The 44-year-old New Farm man is known in political circles for his parody Twitter account of the premier.
