An abandoned resort on one of Queensland’s most idyllic islands will be returned to the state after more than a decade of failed promises.

Michael Falvey defended the home with a baseball bat alongside his father, Peter, who was naked and armed with two broken bottles, and their two german shepherds after he spied the trio climbing over the front fence about 1.15am.

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s standing as preferred premier has sunk to its lowest level since she took up the top job, as explosive new polling reveals the LNP is in the box seat to take out next year’s election.

Creditors of fallen Queensland construction company LDC have been told they are unlikely to receive a cent as administrators pour over the outfit’s extraordinary collapse.