Queensland's Natural Resources Minister says the federal government has him feeling like a jilted teenager over dams.
Minister Anthony Lynham says the state government has made $872 million worth of promises for water projects across the drought stricken state.
Dr Lynham said the government has applied for $95 million through a Commonwealth development fund for projects including at Wamuran, Theodore, Bungunya, Lockyer Valley and at the Lower Burdekin - with little success.
"We have had more knockbacks than I had as a teenager," Dr Lynham told parliament on Tuesday.
"We have not seen a brass razoo for Rookwood (Weir) from the LNP."
It comes as integrity concerns continued to be hotly debated in parliament as it resumed for two weeks.
Toohey MP Peter Russo - chair of parliament's legal affairs committee - denied allegations in question time that he had a conflict of interest due to his law firm taking cases funded by Legal Aid Queensland.
Mr Russo explained that his position as head of the Legal Affairs Committee had no role in determining the budget for Legal Aid Queensland.
He tabled a letter from the Clerk which said "I do not see how (Mr Russo is) conflicted".
Deputy Premier Jackie Trad continued to field questions about her purchase of a Woolloongabba investment property earlier this year.
Ms Trad's failure to declare the purchase triggered integrity allegations by the LNP that still dog her despite being cleared by the state's corruption watchdog last month.
On Tuesday she said the house was sold for the same price it was purchased for.
She would not say who bought the house because they did not deserve to be "torn apart" by the Opposition.
The Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill and the Police Service Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 continued through parliament with both receiving a second reading on Tuesday.
Australian Associated Press