The Queensland government has two years, eight months and 18 days to roll out its agenda before the next election.
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And after securing a majority with 48 seats in the Parliament, Labor should be able to forge ahead and move on from winding back the Newman years.
In the short-term, this week's sitting of Parliament - the first in 3½ months - will begin with the pomp and ceremony of swearing-in MPs on Tuesday and a 19-gun salute and Governor Paul de Jersey opening the Parliament on Wednesday.
New speaker Curtis Pitt will likely be elected, although that election will be opposed by the LNP.
Outgoing speaker Peter Wellington on Monday revealed he had decided not to refer Mr Pitt to Parliament's ethics committee over allegations he mislead the house.
The Parliament will sit as usual from Thursday, with 16 bills to be introduced, including three new bills.
Those bills include heavy vehicle laws and some bills that lapsed when the election was called and Parliament was dissolved.
During the election, the Palaszczuk Labor government pledged to introduce some reforms, and also promised many of its existing programs would be extended.
Last month, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said 512, or 92.5 per cent, of the 553 commitments made at the 2015 election were delivered.
She said the government's 2017 state election policies would support more than 60,000 jobs.
This is what the Palaszczuk government has promised:
Health
- The government will introduce a bill to reform the state's abortion laws, after the Queensland Law Reform Commission reviews the issue and drafts legislation.
- $167 million for 3000 nurses and 100 midwives.
- $575.8 million for upgrades to the Logan, Caboolture and Ipswich hospitals.
- $154 million to cut hospital waiting times.
- $16 million for Deadly Choices healthy lifestyle program.
Economy and jobs
- $155 million to extend the Back to Work program for the regions until 2021.
- $180 million over three years to extend Skilling Queenslanders for Work.
- $200 million to continue Works for Queensland.
- $70 million for Building our Regions.
- $3.6 million Resources Centre of Excellence.
- $93 million for Advance Queensland.
- $20,000 for employers when they hire a mature-aged jobseeker aged 55 and over.
- 100 new firefighters and 12 fire communications officers.
- $20 million for Made in Queensland grants for manufacturing.
- $20 million Advance Queensland Industry Attraction Fund.
- $30 million to establish manufacturing hubs; $10 million for defence supply chain logistics hubs.
Energy
- Using the dividends from government-owned energy companies to deliver a $50 discount on electricity bills for two years.
- $151.6 million for renewable energy generation and solar in schools.
Education
- $308 million in new funding to build 10 new schools, including two in Brisbane's inner-city, and $235 million to renew and refurbish 17 high schools.
- 3700 new teachers over four years.
Infrastructure
- The $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project should be able to roll on as a joint project with Brisbane Live, a 17,000-seat arena with cinemas, restaurants and bars.
- $247 million for M1 upgrades; $1 billion Bruce Highway Trust ($200 million commitment from Queensland).
Law and order
- 535 new police officers.
- $5.92 million for 1400 QLiTE mobile tablets.
- $30 million to fund the overtime of frontline officers in Safe Night Precincts.
- Introducing laws to ban revenge porn.
Politics
- A bill to ban political donations from property developers will be introduced in the first half of 2018.
- Introducing family-friendly hours to Parliament, including sitting from 9.30am instead of 2pm on Wednesday and wrapping up at 7pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tourism
- $134 million tourism package to secure flights and cruise ships, $25 million of which for facilities on Great Keppel Island.
- $36 million over three years to attract more events and tourists.
- $15 million for Whitsunday Airport upgrade.
Transport
- $150 million in modification work on the NGR trains to be done by Downer EDI in Maryborough.
- 50 per cent public transport discounts for department of veterans affairs white card holders.
- Three new train stations on the Gold Coast.
Environment
- $500 million land restoration fund to encourage landholders to reduce emissions.
- Reintroducing Labor's land clearing laws, which it failed to pass during the last term, within the first six months of government.
Agriculture and regional
- $19 million for agriculture, including $5 million over two years for wild dog cluster fencing.
- $10 million for a Rural Economic Development Grant.
- $1 million for research to support the chickpea and pulses industry.
- $70 million over four years to support country races.
Arts
- $20 million to attract international blockbusters and domestic film and TV productions.
Other
- Extending the $20,000 first home owners' grant to June 2018.
- $14 million to build walking, cycling and horse-riding trails on disused rail corridors.