Katter's party also considers LNP tactic

PETER Beattie's suggestion that Queensland Labor invite former MPs to boost its shadow cabinet has been endorsed by the state's third political party, which says it's also considering the idea.

Katter's Australian Party (KAP) national director Aidan McLindon, a former MP, says the concept of bringing in shadow ministers from outside parliament was used effectively by the Queensland Party before it merged with KAP.

He said it will be discussed with the party's three Queensland MPs when they meet in 2013.

"I think it worked well at the Queensland party two and a half years ago because it makes you all of a sudden have a bigger team and you can get your message out there rather than depending on the elected MPs who already have a very full agenda," Mr McLindon told AAP.

"I think Labor has to start looking outside the square."

Writing in an opinion piece in The Australian, former Labor premier Peter Beattie said there was no shame in Labor swiping the strategy that saw Campbell Newman leading the Liberal National Party (LNP) to a landslide victory from outside parliament.

He suggested Labor pick the best of its defeated ministers and MPs, who had lost their seats through no fault of their own amid a "tidal wave of community discontent" with the Bligh government.

Mr McLindon said more Liberal National Party (LNP) MPs may defect to KAP, giving the newer party a real chance to become the opposition in parliament.

In the past 18 months, MPs Shane Knuth and Ray Hopper have moved from the LNP to KAP.

"It's Queensland politics, I don't think you can rule anything out," Mr McLindon said.

"I think 2013 will be a race for relevance between the ALP and KAP."

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