Strong plan. Bright future. Measured promises. No asset sales. The leaders fired up while answering talking about political donations. Credit:Renee Melides Gay marriage, or in this case, civil unions, was asked early, with neither side giving more than they had when asked earlier in the week. To recap, the LNP will not make any changes to its "compromise position", Labor will restore registered relationships to civil unions. Daylight savings got another go and got just as an emphatic "no" as ever, but it wasn't the only thing Mr Newman and Ms Palaszczuk agreed on.

They both spoke about their distaste of the GP co-payment and their desire to create jobs, jobs, jobs. The leaders failed to inspire the crowd at the debate. Credit:Renee Melides In a state with a fairly steady 6.6 per cent (trend) unemployment rate, it's a hot-button issue, but neither landed any real blows. Agriculture, one of the LNP's "four pillars" and arguably the most forgotten, got a mention but no real answer, and health played its usual role, with both arguing their standard sides. It wasn't until the end, when transparency, accountability, cash for access and donations came up, all wrapped in one issue, that the debate got interesting.

Both Labor and the LNP host cash-for-access events. Both think they are "fine". Both claim they are open and transparent and obeying the set legislation. The problem is, the LNP changed the legislation, raising the declaration limit from $1000 to $12,800. Labor has continued to declare any donation over $1000, but has returned to cash-for-access events, which were banned under the Bligh government, following criticism from Tony Fitzgerald. But given the law change - and the sheer amount of individual donations which no longer have to be individually declared - the LNP is fighting public perception on an already murky subject.

Mr Newman struggled to back his government's claims of open and transparency in the face of the threshold change, and Ms Palaszczuk was able to gain a modicum of ground in attacking him over it. But not as much as she should, and not as much as she could if Labor had not succumbed to their own fundraising subscription model. In the end both sides lost, neither of them landing a killer punch. Campbell Newman may have won on points, but no one left that room satisfied. In the end, it served as a microcosm for the whole election campaign - the government hasn't exactly been inspirational, but at least it can offer detail. Labor, for all its talk, can only Ray Stevens around the issue. And that's not great for anyone.

Annastacia Palaszczuk's closing remarks "Now is time is ticking. We have eight days to go until this state election. This is probably one of the most important state elections in a generation. "You need to think back over the last three years. Do you still want to see the chaos and the dysfunction that you have seen over the last three years - the fights with the lawyers, the doctors, the ambulance officers the fieries. Where is this going to end? "I want a Queensland where we can work together as one. I want to make sure that we have jobs for our young people, that we grow the economy. I fundamentally want to make sure that we keep our assets in public hands. "This is what the choice is going to come down to on Saturday, January 31. There is a better way for Queensland."

Campbell Newman's closing remarks "What we have learning this election is this, that the Labor party after three years actually don't have a plan on Queensland. They're very, very light on detail. They haven't promised much. I acknowledge that because they actually have no way to pay for the infrastructure, the roads and bridges, the schools and hospitals. "We have a way to fund those things. We've been sound financial managers. We are sorting out their mess. We've got our hospitals performing better and there's more to be done. "We have a plan. We promised Queenslanders that we would deliver on that plan, particularly creating more jobs. Loading

"You can in this time of uncertainty trust us to get on and deliver for this state. We are going to give you those jobs, we are going to give you that opportunity. "I am passionate about this state. We hope you trust us for another three years because we are the best choice in this election."