Bill Shorten is embarking on a national town hall listening tour in a bid to bypass traditional media and talk directly with voters.
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The Opposition Leader quietly kicked off the tour last month, giving his third Q&A session in the Sydney suburb of Arncliffe on Saturday. He plans to do up to 40 more between now and the next election.
Labor strategists believe Mr Shorten performs best when he's engaging directly with people, rather than talking through journalists.
He plans to hold similar events in regional Queensland, Perth and Darwin in the coming weeks.
The meetings are part of Mr Shorten's new pre-election approach as he looks for ways to combat Malcolm Turnbull's popular appeal.
Shorten and his deputy Tanya Plibersek and immigration spokesman Richard Marles will leave Australia for a four-day tour of the South Pacific nations of Papua New Guinea, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands on Sunday in an effort to put the political spotlight back on climate change.
Labor wants to exploit divisions between Mr Turnbull and the conservative wing of his party over climate change.