Fixed terms and the QLD upper cut

Queenslander!

I have to disagree with Andrew Bartlett's notion that fixed four year terms is not very Queenslanderish. A fair go Andrew? It seems to be more about the benefits of incumbency to me. With the year leading up to an election essentially lost, we basically are now seeing a two year term. The ability to call it when the incumbent wants is not exactly displaying the virtue of a fair go. The idea of an upper house is vital, as we currently have a situation in QLD where the Criminal Code has been amended to allow ministers to lie with absolute impunity to parliamentary committees. A Californian style recall system may also have merit and I personally know of a couple of top notch Queenslanders who have come from there.

I've noted before with my argument for four year fixed terms comes the need for an upper house. These two ideas must be considered together.