Queensland forgotten in federal budget: Pitt

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt says his state has been forgotten in the federal budget, with no big ticket announcements made.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt says his state has been forgotten in the federal budget. (AAP)

Queensland has been forgotten in the federal budget, the state's treasurer says.

A frustrated Curtis Pitt pointed to the fact the two biggest ticket items on the state's wishlist - a new Townsville stadium and Brisbane's Cross River Rail project - didn't receive a cent in his federal counterpart Scott Morrison's first budget.

"There's not a lot of good news for Queensland in this budget - the Sunshine State is now the forgotten state," Mr Pitt said.

"In fact, in the entire budget speech, the word `Queensland' was not mentioned once."

A business case for the $5.2 billion Cross River Rail project, which will build a second river rail crossing in Brisbane to ease congestion, isn't due to be released until next month.

But Mr Pitt said the Turnbull government could have made some commitment, given it was the state's biggest infrastructure priority.

"Everyone knows it's a multi-billion dollar project - you could have allocated something," he told AAP.

"Even if it was a placeholder figure, but they haven't put anything down and I think it shows a complete disdain for the priorities we have in Queensland."

Meanwhile, the federal Labor opposition have pledged funding for the stadium and rail project.

There was some good news for Queensland in the budget, with the Turnbull government announcing some road funding, including $200 million to upgrade the Ipswich Motorway.

It also contained $171 million in previously flagged funding to help preserve the Great Barrier Reef.

But Mr Pitt said the roads and reef funding had already been announced.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull would need to offer the state some sweeteners during the election campaign, given how vital Queensland is to retaining government, he said.

Mr Pitt was also scathing of Queensland missing out on the Commonwealth's $5 billion asset recycling fund, arguing the state should have received at least $1 billion based on population alone.

"This lack of funding is designed to blackmail us into asset sales," he said.