Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Queenslanders face a choice at the March 24 state election between leaping ahead with Labor or languishing under the Liberal National Party.
Appearing at Queensland Labor's official campaign launch on Sunday, Ms Gillard delivered a short but rousing speech to the ALP faithful.
"I always enjoy coming to Queensland but I love coming and being with Queensland Labor when there is a fight on," Ms Gillard said.
"Because you are great fighters.
"When there is a fight on you show the strength and determination to win that fight.
"If anyone can win the fight on election day, then Queensland Labor can."
With federal Labor luminaries like Wayne Swan and Kevin Rudd watching on, Ms Gillard said the state was facing a big choice on March 24.
Queensland is "on the cusp" of ensuring a fairer, stronger and more prosperous future for the state, she said.
Premier Anna Bligh has the "the vision, the courage and the plan" to make that happen, Ms Gillard said.
"But if the wrong choices are made for the future of this state then in the blink of an eye you could slide back 20 years."
The choice is clear, she said.
"It's a choice as to whether or not this state is going to leap ahead or languish.
"It's a choice as to whether or not Queensland is going to seize the future or slide back to the past.
"It's a choice as to whether or not Queensland will be the place that the rest of the nation looks at with envious eyes or the place that's got the reputation of having squandered a great opportunity.
"The choice is clear and the fight is on."
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