Queensland - The State We're In live discussion

Six of the Queensland Government’s most senior Minsters are in the Channel 7 newsroom tonight for a live Q and A with members of the public.

Hosted by Bill McDonald and Sharyn Ghidella, the question and answer format will be streamed live. It can also be viewed on 7TWO in Queensland from 7:30pm.

We are looking at the issues of Crime, Transport, Health, Education and Cost of Living and will be joined by Attorney-general Jarrod Bleijie, Police Minister Jack Dempsey, Transport Minister Scott Emerson, Health Minister Lawrence Springborg, Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek and Treasurer Tim Nicholls.

• 7:30pm: Good evening and welcome to our live Q&A. For five weeks 7News and the Sunday Mail have been listening to what Queenslanders think.

• 7:33pm: Questions posed about why the bikie crackdown is so tough. Police Minister Jack Dempsey says criminal organisations are 'parasites who prey on the vulnerable'.

• 7:38pm: Question about youth crime rates booming in Cairns and Townsville. Jarrod Bleijie says he is aware of the concern and the government is taking big steps such as naming and shaming young criminals in order to curb the problem.

• 7:41pm: Do you think the reinstallation of an upper house will have a positive impact on Queensland? Bleijie says the government is trying to rebalance the scales of justice. Laws have been more favourable for the criminals rather than the victims.

• 7:44pm: 73 per cent of 7News Viewer Vote users believe the Newman Government is power hungry. Jarrod Bleijie says the people voted the government in and if people are unhappy with their policies, there are ways to address them.

• 7:46pm: We take our first break for the evening. Up next are questions on the cost of living.

• 7:51pm: What are you doing to address the cost of living? Tim Nicholls says the carbon tax is responsible for rise in electricity bills.

• 7:55pm: Peter from Bracken Ridge asks why MPs get better pay than public servants? Nicholls says it is taken out of control of the government and believes public servants have received higher percentage pay increases than MPs.

• 7:58pm: Tim Nicholls says he isn't surprised that 74 per cent of Queenslanders think politicians are paid too much.

• 8:01pm: Health questions coming up for Lawrence Springborg.

• 8:12pm:A victim of medical errors demands answers on how filing problems occur at hospitals. Springborg says we have to have a system which deals with matters. We can't retrospectively go back too far in time. There may be things we can do to assist you with your condition.

• 8:16pm: People rate the obesity epidemic as the number one health issue in Queensland. Springborg says it's up to people to control what they eat. Acknowledges current attitudes have to change and it's 'not good'.

• 8:19pm: We turn to the verdict on Transport in Queensland. We ask people what would get them using public transport more to ease congestion. Pricing is the primary area of concern.

• 8:24pm: Scott Emerson says the LNP inherited the problem from Labor. Acknowledges it is a problem, and says he is trying to halve Labor's fare increases. Says prices will increase in January.

• 8:25pm: Do you think reducing the cost would encourage more people to use public transport? Emerson agrees and maintains his government is working hard to reduce the cost.

• 8:28pm: In regards to living in a nice spread out city, why not look out for Greater Brisbane. Emerson says his government is putting a lot of money into roads and says $10 billion will be put into the Bruce Highway over the next ten years.

• 8:30pm: 72 per cent of viewers would rate Queensland's road network as 'Very Bad'. While 28 per cent say 'Very Good'. Emerson says he has traveled a lot of roads and understands people's frustrations.

• 8:36pm: Twitter question: Do you want the Gonski money back now Tony Abbott won't pay up? Mr Langbroek says he is confident Abbott will pay up.

• 8:38 Question asked about teachers and how much they get paid. $5 billion a year on wages and the government has plans to address the pay debate.

• 8:42pm: That's it from 7News HQ, thanks for joining us.