Queenslanders could be going to the polls as early as this month, with Premier Campbell Newman to call a snap election as he returns from holidays today.
Mr Newman will ask Acting Governor Tim Carmody today to issue the writs for a state election, with the election to be held in late January or early February, almost two months earlier.
Mr Newman faces a challenge to keep his own inner-Brisbane seat of Ashgrove, with former Labor MP Kate Jones having already confirmed that she will recontest the seat.
The LNP swept to power with a landslide victory in March 2012, winning 78 out of 89 seats.
The party has since lost five MPs, with three defecting to minor parties and two quitting parliament.
Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said Labor was ready for the election despite the snap announcement.
"Labor will be fighting each and every day to regain the trust of Queenslanders, they deserve so much better," she said.
"This is a government that continues to break promises.
"We have seen an axing of thousands of jobs across the state, we have seen cuts to our health service.
"My number one priority will be creating jobs, youth unemployment in our regional centres is almost 20 per cent. Our kids deserve hope and a good future."
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