QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SHELVES CONTROVERSIAL LAND TAX CHANGES

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the decision was made after she spoke to state and territory leaders.

The Queensland government has shelved changes to land tax after the premier met with interstate leaders

Key points:

• Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk denied the move was a backdown on her government's land tax policy

• Queensland's real estate lobby had been calling for the "illogical" changes to the tax to be repealed.

The proposed changes, which were slated to come into effect next year, would have meant some people with properties in Queensland and interstate would have paid more tax on their land.

The amendments to the tax had already been legislated, which means they will now be deferred in Parliament.

The decision comes after opposition from other state and territory governments and the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ), which labeled the plan "illogical".