Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk insists she isn't tempted to call the state election early, following a favourable poll result.
The latest Newspoll published by NewsCorp showed Labor's primary support had slipped slightly to 37 per cent but the Liberal National Party's primary vote collapsed from 41.3 per cent to 34 per cent, compared with the 2015 election results.
Labor now leads the LNP 53 per cent to 47 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
Ms Palaszczuk said the result was "interesting" but it hadn't changed her stated plans to run the full term of government, which expires in January 2018.
"It is my intention to go next year. There's still a lot of work to do," she told reporters on Wednesday.
The premier also talked down polling that suggested One Nation had snatched 15 per cent of the primary vote, which could mean their preferences decide the outcome of the election.
"When (voters) go into that booth and make that decision, they need to decide who they want leading Queensland into the future," she said
"Do they want me to continue as premier, working hard for them each and every day, or do they want everything at risk by handing that to (Opposition Leader) Tim Nicholls and the LNP?"
Ms Palaszczuk continues to outperform Mr Nicholls in the preferred premier stakes, with a commanding 10-point lead.
However, the result masks a small slide in the premier's personal approval rating, which slid into negative territory for the first time.
More voters disapprove of her than approve, at a ratio of 46 per cent to 41 per cent respectively.
Mr Nicholls declined to comment directly on the poll, but said his team was united behind his leadership and confident of winning a majority.
"We have to work hard, and we understand we've got to continue to work hard by putting out policies ... to gain the trust of Queenslanders, and I'll be doing that every day," he said.
One Nation's Queensland leader and only current sitting MP Steve Dickson said he believed the polling didn't reflect the reality and there were more disaffected voters who would vote for his party.
"I think it's impossible to predict. I think One Nation will be very successful in a lot of regional areas," he told reporters.
"There are many seats opening up and people have had a gutful of the major parties."
The election is due by January 2018 and can be held as late as May, but it is widely tipped to be held by November this year.
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