Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ruled out working with One Nation. Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls has adopted a more pragmatic approach and could strike a deal with the minor party if that is what it will take to form government in a hung parliament.

The leaders' respective strategies have been a talking point, and the ABC has approached a former premier, two king makers and a political analyst for their take on how the cards will fall after the state election.

Rob Borbidge, who was Queensland premier between 1996 and 1998, believes Ms Palaszczuk's "no deal" declaration was risky despite it being a crowd-pleaser.

Mr Borbidge believes politicians need to respect the will of the public. ( ABC News: Giulio Saggin )

"You can't say to the voters the day after the election, 'I don't like the way you voted and I'm not going to play in the school ground'," he said.

If Labor or the LNP were not able to form a majority government, it would come down to the support of the independents to push them over the line.

"That may not be One Nation. That could be the Katters. It could be other independents," he said.

The former Nationals leader was tasked with leading a minority government, and said the setup only worked well if all parties were committed to political stability.

"It really gets down to the individuals that comprise the parliament and how sensible and how rational they are going to be," he said.

Parties warned against 'shotgun tactics'



Annastacia Palaszczuk and Jackie Trad drag Mr Wellington to the Speaker's chair. ( Facebook: Peter Wellington MP )

On the other end of the scale, Nicklin independent Peter Wellington knows all about holding the balance of power.

The outgoing speaker has done it twice before, giving his support to Labor-led minority governments.

He said doing a deal always depended on who got elected, who you could work with and whose policies you could live with.

"Is it going to be like a blackmail situation … or is it going to be more pragmatic with sensible negotiations where both sides can have confidence with the other parties?" he said.

"I've always maintained I've never held a shotgun to anyone's head. Shotgun tactics do not work."

Mr Wellington said Ms Palaszczuk was "able to deliver" during the current Parliament, which saw her work with independents and Katter Party members.

Premier's stance the 'height of arrogance'

Queensland leader Steve Dickson and Pauline Hanson are hoping to snag a number of seats. ( AAP: Glenn Hunt )

Former Gladstone MP Liz Cunningham has also been a deal maker, back in 1996.

She helped Mr Borbidge run the state after the Court of Disputed Returns ordered a by-election in the seat of Mundingburra, which Labor held by just 16 votes.

The result was a hung parliament, so the National Party leader held out an olive branch to the independent and she took it.

Ms Cunningham believes threatening to not do a deal with minor parties is a cop out and "the height of arrogance".

"Absolutely I hold with the view that it's the right of the electorate to vote for whomever they wish as their representative," she said.

"And it's the responsibility then of those elected to make it work."

Radical solution for Labor to hold power?

Mr Nicholls says Ms Palaszczuk must keep her word to not form a minority government. ( AAP: Dan Peled )

QUT political analyst Professor Clive Bean predicts the outcome on November 25 will be a "potential mess".

"No-one wants to say 'We can't make this work' and have to go back and have another election straight away," he said.

Professor Bean said Ms Palaszczuk had "made it difficult" by locking her party into an anti-One Nation stance, but Mr Nicholls had left the door ajar.

"What Tim Nicholls is doing is probably the more appropriate thing and that is arguing that he is not considering a deal, but it could be a potential outcome," he said.

Professor Bean said a radical move for the ALP to retain power could involve the Premier resigning in the event of a hung parliament.

Her replacement could then forge their own path and change the party's stance to make things work.

"She may find it easier to fall on her sword than other politicians would," Professor Bean said.