There's a great big albatross on the Queensland election campaign trail: New policies.
No matter how hard Premier Campbell Newman tries to talk about his government's achievements and existing plans, he keeps getting asked the same question.
Mr Newman opened the third day of his campaign with a radio interview in Australia's beef capital - Rockhampton.
He spruiked his crackdown on bikies, his tough law-and-order program and his plans to lease state assets.
The premier also said he supported setting up an army base in Rockhampton and upgrading its airport with an international terminal.
But the announcer eventually asked him the inevitable question.
"You haven't announced your policies as yet, anything relating to central Queensland in the policies?" he asked.
"Absolutely, there will be," Mr Newman replied, before explaining his well-rehearsed lines about next week being reserved for policy announcements.
The premier then launched into a passionate speech about his 30-year Queensland Plan.
The campaign is certainly off to a slow start, and with no policy announcements it's hard to tell if voters are really listening yet.
Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk is trying to steal the limelight by announcing a new policy on Thursday in Townsville.
But Rockhampton, and Queensland, will have to wait until next week for Mr Newman to follow suit.
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