Protesters against the Adani mining project in north Queensland have again made their presence felt on the state election campaign trail.

Both leaders are hoping to get over the distractions that already emerged from Adani protesters and from One Nation questions.

Adani protesters heckled both Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls yesterday and already this morning in Airlie Beach where Ms Palaszczuk is campaigning.

The Adani protesters were again taken away by security.

One Nation questions are still dogging Mr Nicholls and Ms Palaszczuk, which is because of full preferential voting and opinion poll predictions of success for One Nation raising the possibility of a hung parliament.

LNP leader Tim Nicholls is campaigning in south-east Queensland ahead of the November 25 poll, saying he is prepared for a fear campaign from Labor.

Just three days ago, crossbench MP Robbie Katter said if his party held the balance of power in the new parliament, he would demand that the north gains independence.

"Queenslanders have been dominated by major parties which focus on winning votes in the south-east of Queensland," he said in a press release.

"Meanwhile, they take the wealth that's generated in regional areas and funnel it down to their south-east Queensland seats."

This is no new threat — in fact the Katters have been calling for a separate state for years.

No surprise Palaszczuk campaigning in north

But it strikes a chord with voters and it shows the sentiment of residents past the Tropic of Capricorn.

Sorry, this video has expired Annastacia Palaszczuk asks 'Queenslanders to give me a majority'

It is no surprise then that Ms Palaszczuk is spending the first quarter of her campaign in the north.

Within hours of the passing of Cyclone Debbie, Ms Palaszczuk was coordinating the recovery. ( ABC News: Lexy Hamilton-Smith )

"I'm up here in Airlie Beach, because we know how important regional Queensland is to this state," she said in a live cross.

"This is a really important election and I'm asking the people of Queensland to continue to put their trust in me and to deliver the jobs and health and education that we have been fighting to restore."

And it is familiar territory — back in March, within hours of the passing of Cyclone Debbie, Ms Palaszczuk was on the ground coordinating the recovery.

Her handling of the crisis reportedly garnered a peak in the polls for weeks.

LNP plugs regional plan

Mr Nicholls too knows the fight for the battleground seats of the north will be tough.

Even before the election was called, he made some 20 visits to Townsville in 12 months.

"It's about Queensland issues, it's about who has been listening, who has been planning — we've got a regional plan for regional Queensland," he told media on day one of the campaign.

Sorry, this video has expired Tim Nicholls says 'no deals with One Nation'

Mr Nicholls said this morning he had not invited Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to help the LNP's election campaign.

He said Mr Turnbull and other federal MPs were welcome to help but he would not be drawn on whether he felt they might have a positive effect.

"That's up to others to make those judgements — I'm out there campaigning on the issues that matter to Queenslanders," he said.

"The intricacies of the political world aren't of a great deal of importance when you're finding it hard to pay your bills, when you're worried about whether your kids are going to have a job or a trade or going to get into uni, and whether you're stuck in traffic and you can't get a train."

'Two major parties have lost their way'

One Nation Queensland leader Steve Dickson said the major parties might not have a choice about doing a deal with One Nation.

"It's like drinking water — without it you die, and at the end of the day you're going to have to come and have a drink — we're holding the water," Mr Dickson said.

Mr Dickson said people were turning to One Nation because they thought the party was honest.

"We all know that the two major parties have lost their way and it's not just here — it's a worldwide phenomena," he said.

"It's happened in Europe, Germany, France, New Zealand, the United States — I mean, one would be an accident, two would be a coincidence, but there's a wave of change happening in the world and it's happening right here."

The issues here are divisive and need decisive leadership, whether it is Adani, the power crisis, water supply or unemployment.

Behind each leader is a team of advertisers, working around the clock, to get their message to the people — whether it is in the north, the south-east or everywhere in between.