Queensland shaping up as election battleground state

Queensland is shaping up as the election's battleground state. If Labor is to win the poll, it will need to win a handful of seats in Queensland to offset expected losses elsewhere.

Queensland is shaping up as the election's battleground state. If Labor is to win the poll, it will need to win a handful of seats in Queensland to offset expected losses elsewhere.

Underlining the importance of the state, Tony Abbott made it his first election campaign stop.

SBS's Queensland correspondent Stefan Armbruster reports.