Springborg says talks with KAP are good
Liberal National Party leader Lawrence Springborg says he has had positive talks with the Katter's Australian Party MPs.
The health minister was elected as LNP leader on Saturday after Premier Campbell Newman lost his seat at the Queensland election on January 31, which has delivered no clear majority.
Mr Springborg is now in a tense race with Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk to gain support of KAP MPs Robbie Katter and Shane Knuth.
He is also still courting independent MP Peter Wellington despite the member for Nicklin pledging his support for Labor last week.
"We have had positive discussions with the KAP, and I had very cordial discussions the other day with Peter Wellington," he told ABC radio on Monday.
"For one reason or the other he felt he needed to make the decision he made.
"I respect that. In the event that circumstances change I hope to have other discussions with Peter."
Mr Springborg denied the dramas happening with the federal coalition would affect the LNP in Queensland.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has survived a crucial leadership vote, with the Liberal party room voting against a motion for a leadership spill.
"What Canberra does, is what Canberra does," Mr Springborg said.
Labor is on track to win the seat of Ferny Grove, securing it 44 seats in the 89-Queensland parliament.
The LNP has 39 seats but looks likely to gain three more seats, giving it a total of 42.
The Electoral Commission of Queensland says it expects to finalise its vote count by Tuesday evening, after which it'll refer the Ferny Grove results to the Court of Disputed Returns because the Palmer United Party candidate Mark Taverner was disqualified for being an undischarged bankrupt.
If the court does find a by-election necessary, some analysts have suggested it could be mid-April until voters return to the polls.
