The LNP government will continue to blame Labor for the state's issues for as long as it keeps "digging up doozies of their incompetent administration".
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In parliament on Tuesday, Premier Campbell Newman and Health Minister Lawrence Springborg pointed the finger at the Opposition for a health software issue which had been identified as potentially putting patients at risk.
Labor introduced the program to four hospitals and the LNP expanded it after coming to office.
Mr Springborg said the government would continue to blame Labor "for as long as we continue to have a problem with the legacy of Labor administration".
"And we keep finding unbelievable examples all the time," he said.
"We are now up to $4 billion in maladministration, in payroll - $1.253 billion; the private practice arrangements with regards to senior medical officers - $800 million; $2.2 billion with regards to improper costing and planning around three major hospitals, that is $4 billion.
"We could clear every single hospital waiting list, including outpatient waiting lists, for this state four times over and more for that."
The latest battle brewing between the two parties is the Parliamentary Crime and Corruption Committee rejecting the government's nomination for the state's corruption watchdog. For the nomination to go ahead, the bipartisan committee must agree.
PCCC chair and LNP MP Steve Davies had already indicated the government MPs' intention to vote for Paul Favell, which leaves Labor MPs Jackie Trad and Jo-Ann Miller and independent Peter Wellington as the potential hold outs.
Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk had previously chipped the premier for not alerting her to the nomination before Mr Favell's name was put forward to the committee. The government said that has never been the case.
Mr Springborg said he could not remember former Premier's consulting with him about picks for the CCC when he was Opposition leader.
"I do not recollect in the time that I was opposition leader receiving such a call from a premier," he said. "I certainly did receive calls from premiers with regards to their appointments of governors just before they were announced.
"But I don't recollect receiving any calls for consultation around the CMC chairman.
"I think the Newman Government has responded to what have been proper calls and proper issues and we have actually indicated that we are happy for bipartisanship but I am very concerned that the Opposition are playing politics with this."
The debate will pick up on Wednesday.
