Queensland Labor sets plan for early picks Queensland Labor has begun to rally the troops. At an administrative meeting of state party heavyweights on Monday night, leader Annastacia Palaszczuk and deputy Tim Mulherin set out a plan to recruit for the first round of state pre-selection, a senior Labor party source has told Fairfax media. The seat of Redcliffe, currently held by former LNP member Scott Driscoll, is believed to be one of the first the party will target for pre-selection. Mr Driscoll has missed the last two months of parliamentary sittings after a string of allegations regarding his business dealings and a Redcliffe community group were revealed. He has provided a medical certificate to the House to excuse his absence, but he has faced calls to resign, including from Campbell Newman. Northern Queensland seats are also seen as ripe for change by the Labor party. Pre-selection is expected to begin as early as October, once the dust from the federal election has settled. "The Labor party are seeing the ongoing instability in the state government," the source said. The state party needs some fresh, new candidates in the field, to show its point of difference. The next state election is not expected until 2015.