The latest push to split Queensland into two states has failed.
Katter's Australian Party (KAP) MP Rob Katter moved a motion in state parliament on Thursday night calling for a divide, suggesting the border be decided by an independent commission.
Mr Katter argued the north had been neglected for too long and was suffering from "one size fits all" policies from the southeast.
"Housing codes and vegetation management codes, for example, had a far bigger impact when they were rolled out in western and northern areas," the Mount Isa MP told parliament.
"We do not have the numbers in parliament, and the one-size-fits-all approach to legislation ends up impacting on us."
The motion was only supported by fellow KAP MP Shane Knuth and Independent Cairns MP Rob Pyne.
Mr Pyne said the many years of neglect and lack of infrastructure was plain to see in the north.
"In terms of roads, I love coming to Brisbane and seeing all of these underpasses and overpasses," Mr Pyne said.
"If we are all going to be Queenslanders, surely we are all entitled to the same level of service."
But Treasurer Curtis Pitt, whose electorate is in north Queensland, said creating a new state did not stack up economically.
"The combined effect of stamp duty, payroll tax and land tax--$5.99 billion--is almost three times the size of north Queensland's net contribution of (mining) royalties," he told parliament.
"That is a big hole in the budget of a north Queensland state."
Mr Pitt also joked about how north Queensland would fare in State of Origin amid suggestions a split could create a tri-series.
"I know that the member for Mount Isa is as big a Cowboys supporter as I am, but I wonder if he would change his tune when he realised that Johnathan Thurston would qualify for Queensland south," he said.
Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill and her Cairns counterpart Bob Manning had slammed KAP's push to split the state, with both saying they weren't even consulted.
