Agriculture laws are crucial: Katter

The Katter's Australian Party - potential kingmakers in Queensland - will have frank talks about agriculture laws to decide who deserves government.

The Katter's Australian Party is bracing for "very frank discussions" on agricultural regulations if it's delivered the balance of power in Queensland.

State leader Rob Katter and his colleague Shane Knuth have emerged as potential kingmakers in the wake of the uncertain election outcome.

But tree-clearing provisions and agriculture regulations in particular could be a hot-button topics in any formal discussions with either Labor or the LNP, Mr Katter said.

"We'll have to have some very frank discussion over (that). Agriculture is not in a good way," he said.

"They don't need people telling them how to do it better and some of those things we'll be very strong on."

Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk flagged plans to tighten tree-clearing regulations which the Newman government watered down in 2013.

As such, Mr Katter's comments highlight agricultural regulations as a possible deal-breaker for negotiations with Labor if the final election results deliver a hung parliament.

With that outcome in mind, KAP members said they'd requested Treasury and Coordinator-General's Office briefings specifically to learn more about the Galilee Basin and Brisbane Bus and Train tunnel projects.

Mr Katter said there needed to be considered debate about whether the traffic tunnel was an urgent priority or just a "sugar hit" for the Brisbane economy.

The $100 million sports stadium slated for Townsville should also be shelved in favour of an inland highway, they said.

The duo also revealed they'd had informal talks with "key players" of the LNP, but not Labor as yet.

But they refuted the suggestion that the LNP had won them over.

"We are not in love with the Labor party or the LNP," Mr Knuth said.

However, Katter MPs have previously said they'd be reluctant to work with Mr Nicholls - the architect of the Newman government's controversial $37 billion asset leasing program.

As counting continued on Tuesday, Labor is ahead with 42 seats compared to the LNP's 39.

Projections suggest the ALP could pick up two more - meaning they'll fall agonisingly short of the 45 seats needed to form government outright.


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