Labor leader Bill Shorten says the leadership of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hampered the Liberal National Party's chances of winning the Queensland election.
Federal L-N-P member George Christensen has offered the Queensland electorate an apology, saying the L-N-P should have listened more .. and blamed Mr Turnbull's leadership and policy direction.
Mr Turnbull has dismissed concerns, saying the campaign was fought on local issues.
He said, "The election was fought very much as we know on state issues - as state elections always are by the way, but this one was particularly so and we will wait to see the results of the final counting."
But Mr Shorten says federal issues did play a role in the Queensland vote, saying "we've seen George Christensen out there saying that there needs to be more leadership from the Turnbull government in the light of the Queensland election.
"We've seen the National Party calling for changes in the way they operate with their Liberal allies in Queensland. There is no doubt that the crisis engulfing the Turnbull government is affecting the reputation of the Liberal National Party brand right across Australia."
The Nationals have used the election result to reiterate the need for their party to have a strong and distinct identity, separate from their coalition partner.
The One Nation vote was higher than the L-N-P's in every electorate except one.
Mr Turnbull says voting for One Nation has only assisted the Labor Party.
Meanwhile, Attorney-General George Brandis says he is somewhat surprised the Queensland Labor Party didn't try to lobby on federal issues during the election campaign.
But Queensland Labor Senator Murray Watt has told Sky News, Mr Brandis is out of touch.
He says federal implications cannot be overlooked.
