The Queensland Government has used the last morning of the final sitting of the 2014 parliament year to talk itself up ahead of next year's election, saying everything it has done has been "necessary".
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Premier Campbell Newman kick started the motivational monologues, outlining what he considered to be successes - health, education, law and order - and reiterating the promise to have the best performing state economy in 2015.
But in what will be a government mantra until after election, he added "the job is not done".
"Some of the actions we have taken have been difficult and I acknowledge some have not been easy for many people in our community," Mr Newman said.
"But all have been necessary; necessary to deal with the challenges we face as we rebuild Queensland, as we position our state so we can face the years ahead with confidence, with strength and the ability to seize the opportunity of a better future for all Queenslanders."
Treasurer Tim Nicholls picked up the baton, tabling the 2013-14 report on the state finances, which showed a better than forecast fiscal deficit.
Estimated at $6.083 billion, it ended up coming in at $2.581 billion.
The government's net operating balance was $619 million, thanks largely to a $1.5 billion National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements prepayment.
Mr Nicholls made much of it being the "smallest General Government fiscal deficit since 2006-07".
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie, who has pushed through more than 50 pieces of legislation this year, tabled correspondence showing other first law officers were looking to follow his criminal gang laws, while bringing back a dash of his trademark peacocking.
That, much like his pocketchiefs, had been wound back these past few months as the government cloaked itself in beige as part of a strategy to win back the public.
Those ministers who didn't get a guernsey before question time had their chance with Dorothy Dixers from backbenchers.
Tourism, community services, education and transport all got a go.
Parliament is set down to sit in both February and March next year.
But government insiders are split on whether they'll actually be returning before the next election.