Tuesday’s state budget will be Labor’s 10th since it returned to power in 2015 from a term in opposition.

Its first was described as “lacklustre”, offering “no money” to woo (or reward) voters. This one will be different.

Staring down another election in October, Labor is at pains to make a case to stay in charge.

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick will hand down his fifth state budget on Tuesday – Steven Miles’ first as premier.Credit: Matt Dennien

The party has already launched TV and online ads spruiking its laundry list of cost-easing measures – with plenty of money for voters – before the final budget is even released.

These measures are, almost exclusively, meant to lower the stretched living costs concerning most Queensland households.

The face of them is “new” Premier........

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