QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman says he has the public's support to slash thousands of government employees and cut services, despite an outcry on public radio.

The government has cut 4000 public servant jobs since winning power and has another 16,000 on the chopping block.

That's on top of the government chopping benefits, such as travel subsidies for disabled people, and the Premier's Literary Awards.

Mr Newman says he spent seven hours of Wednesday's public holiday touring the Ekka, Brisbane's annual agricultural show, and in that time he only heard one complaint over the government's direction.

"The overwhelming sentiment was that 'premier, we know these are tough decision but please keep on doing the right thing, we understand you're getting the state back on track"', he told ABC Radio.

"I'll take heart from that.

"The only people who don't like it are the people who are losing their jobs, which is understandable, but there are also the union officials who also have their own vested interests."

But there was no love for the cutbacks when the premier fielded questions from the public on talkback radio on Thursday morning, with not a single caller offering support.

The callers criticised the government for exaggerating the state's financial problems and cutting services for minorities.

Mr Newman defended himself by saying Queenslanders had become used to a culture of spending, but said the music has stopped.

"It's the morning after the party, and I'm afraid Campbell Newman and this government have to deal with the hangover," he said.

"I know that we're going to get through this, and by the end of the year ... I think we'll have the finances tracking along very nicely."

He also said it was "complete nonsense" that the state's debt was mainly due to two cyclones, the floods and the global financial crisis.

He blamed it purely on increasing expenditure, including the rise in public servants' wages.