Nothing really stands out from Palaszczuk’s near-9 years in office

For the longest-serving Queensland premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, it could be abolishing death duties.

For another Queensland Premier Peter Beattie, cleaning up the Labor Party, as well as the "Smart State" initiative.

For Anna?

It might be voluntary assisted dying legislation, and legalising abortion up to term, but in these, she was following others, like Premier Daniel Andrews in Victoria.

The Olympics could be ranked as an achievement, but as more and more of the costs are becoming apparent, the process appears dysfunctional, and as times get tougher for voters, this might not be the initiative to be known for.

Besides, it is not a policy, just an event.

Mr. Newman cut budgets and moved to right-size the public service.

He cracked down on law and order, particularly bikies; eliminated waiting lists for dentistry; raised hospital performance to the highest standards in Australia; put more police on the beat; reformed education by giving principals more autonomy; reformed the housing regulator; and introduced innovation into management of the public housing stock.

But what has Palaszczuk done?

She's increased the size of the public service by 25 percent since coming to power while the population has only increased by 13 percent.

In 2026, state debt is projected to be close to three times what it was in 2012, and state income (effectively taxes) has been increasing by 7.7 percent per annum, including a super-tax on coal which creates a sovereign risk that will discourage more mining.

Projects regularly run over budget, with signature ones like Cross River Rail, the Gabba redevelopment, and the Gold Coast faster rail project running anywhere up to 170 percent over budget.

Tough-on-crime laws were relaxed (although some of this has been reversed after several horrific murders). Hospital waiting lists have increased, despite an increase in hospital beds.