Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says he was punished in the polls for his pace of reform, whereas the Palaszczuk Government is being rewarded for avoiding controversy.

Mr Newman, who lost Australia's largest parliamentary majority in January to Labor, told ABC's 7.30 program some of his policies were "duds politically" but in the best interests of Queenslanders.

In contrast, the new government had not outlined a clear plan or direction but their polling had not been affected, the one-term premier said.

"The more you try and do, the more controversy, you'll be ripped apart in this black and white environment of reporting and what masquerades as debate," Mr Newman said.

"The message is the less you do, the less you take on vested interests, the less you want to undertake reform, the more you'll be rewarded in the polls.

"And that's a sad state of affairs."

The first Newspoll since January's state poll revealed on Monday Mr Newman's former team and its new leader had dropped further behind.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is also 20 percentage points ahead of Lawrence Springborg in the better premier stakes.

'I'm not blaming the media'

Reflecting on the election loss, before the release of his biography next month, Mr Newman said it was hard to communicate the need for change in a media climate with a short attention span.

"We made some dud decisions," he said.

"They were dud politically but they were in the best interests of Queenslanders and that's what we are seeking to explain.

Campbell Newman joined SwarmFarm Robotics following last year's Queensland election loss. ( ABC: Pip Courtney )

"And sadly ... it is very difficult in Australia today, with the way politics is played and the way things are covered, to have ... a conversation with the community.

"I'm not blaming the media for my loss, not at all.

"But I am saying that there is a big issue with the way the media are portraying issues.

"It makes reform hard.

"I acknowledge the pressures that are on the commercial media but it is manifested in what is known around the traps as click baiting.

"Where they have to really put forward fast sensational stories to get the attention of people in the community.

"It is clear to me that politics is being treated by the commercial TV stations as some sort of reality show.

"It's trivial."

The Newman government, elected with historic support in 2012, campaigned heavily on the debt and waste left behind after a decade of Labor in power.

But then Mr Newman sprung an ideological and contentious decision on the public, scrapping same-sex state-sanctioned civil ceremonies, despite personally supporting them, and axing 14,000 public servants.

Asset privatisation with leases for state-owned assets of up to 99 years also did not sit well with some.

After 13 years in politics, including seven as Brisbane Mayor, Mr Newman is now turning to a career in agricultural robotics.

"I got up the next day with a profound feeling of release, I could get on with my life," he said of his election loss.

"We've served our time and that's the way we saw it."