There were no new announcements but positive embraces when Malcolm Turnbull returned to fight the battle for Brisbane.
With just days to go until polling day, the prime minister flew back to the Queensland heartland to campaign in the Liberal marginals Brisbane and Petrie.
He showed off his networking skills alongside wife Lucy during a visit to a steel company, in the seat of retiring MP Teresa Gambaro.
There, after a construction sector forum - once again conducted like a TV talk show hosted by the PM - Mr Turnbull met an all-female plumbing company.
Had the "Tradettes" met the head of Queensland construction company Paynter Dixon, he asked, before suggesting "some practical introductions".
Both businesses then exchanged cards and organised plans to catch up later in the week as the Turnbulls watched on.
"We're having a women in construction mini-conference here," Mr Turnbull joked.
From there he went on a rare street-walk, surviving the shopping centre visit in the coalition's most marginal seat of Petrie with sitting MP Luke Howarth without major any incidents.
Meeting Mr Turnbull was the last thing Josie Constantine and her husband expected when they popped into Westfield North Lakes.
The pair had just come from the doctors and were hunting a cup of coffee when they stumbled across the large Canberra media pack waiting for the Turnbulls.
"I said to Malcolm you've got the brains, the ability and the looks to do the job," she told AAP.
"He's fantastic, I reckon. I think he'll do the job, A1 - no problems.
"He just has to be given the chance, that's all."
The prime minister snapped pictures with children on school holidays and spoke to seniors excited to shake his hand - but didn't copy Mr Shorten who bought his wife roses, when he met a florist.
It was a positive affair, but one Chinese student did ask what was being done to help others like her get jobs in Australia.
Climate protesters dressed as movie characters Nemo and Dory followed Mr Turnbull around - to the delight of children - but gave up halfway.
And as for Mr and Mrs Constantine, they were there to shake his hand again as he exited the centre, spotted later on their mobile phone telling their excited friends all about their meeting with Malcolm.
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