Re your post which included; "... Labor apparently have discovered a way to gain a few extra months in power . ..."
John Howard did the same thing in 2007 - pushed the election back as far as he could but as your post suggests, people had already made up their minds & gave him the boot.
After so long in power Qld's voters need a change - let's hope Campbell Newman is able to deliver & live up to the expectations people have.