Parties shining lots of light on Queensland Queensland - ranked as one of the two key states in the 2013 federal election before the campaign began - has been little more than a television backdrop for the political leaders in the first two weeks of the campaign, according to a Queensland political commentator. Griffith University political scientist Paul Williams said it is not unexpected, and we are going to see more of it. "I think any seat that has a margin of under four per cent is up for grabs," Dr Willams said. So voters are going to have to put up with being manhandled by politicians and the minders for the next three weeks. While Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott have spent considerable time in the state, there have been few announcements on Queensland issues. Announcements by both major political parties to date have been directed mostly at marginal seats. Political commentator Dr Paul Williams, from Griffith University said the top five Queensland issues were; improving the Bruce Highway; tourism; infrastructure and population; the Great Barrier Reef, conservation and coal seam gas; and controlling the cost of living. There have been no education or health launches from either major party, with only the Greens and the Australian Medical Association questioning Medicare policy. "It is like the pressure groups have been locked out of the debate," Dr Williams said. "The pressure groups normally seize on their policy agenda and pursue it," he said. The pillars of policy don't seem to be getting any traction, this election is really about the personality of the leaders. The most significant policy announcement to date - the Coalition's pledge to spend $6.7 billion on widening the Bruce Highway - was made in July before the election was called. Dr Williams said Kevin Rudd's idea of a Big Australia and a population policy - controversially rejected by former Prime Minister Julia Gillard as she kickstarted Labor's 2010 campaign in Brisbane - were gone. "I think voters want to hear some statements on population policy and exactly how big, is too big," he said. That is a big picture policy that neither of the major parties have addressed. He said climate change had dropped from voters attention, but said tourism policies should be questioned in Queensland. "Tourism is going to to be big and voters are concerned about the junction between agriculture and coal seam gas," he said. He said voters generally believed that coal seam gas should be sold because of the contribution to the Queensland economy, but there were many environmental and management concerns. "But given that export licences come from Canberra, you would expect to hear about that from the major parties," he said. I think they are too frightened to raise it, leave it for the states to work it out. He said Thursday's announcement by Kevin Rudd of a special economic zone in Northern Australia - very similar to an LNP concept earlier this year - was worth exploring. However Dr Williams said infrastructure and cost of living remained top of mind for voters. "This is a cost of living election," he said. So it is urban congestion and then it comes down to the cost of living. He said none of these issues have been addressed, although the LNP argues removing the carbon tax will reduce the costs to households.