Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott needs to work on his air kissing.
On day five of the election campaign, there was an awkward moment during a 45-minute visit to Brisbane's Ekka show ground.
Posing for a photo, Mr Abbott collided with a young woman in a red t-shirt after they both went to kiss each other on the cheek.
There were loud shrieks from bystanders as they quickly pulled away.
Earlier in the week, Mr Abbott found himself smooching a mother's hair after trying to kiss her toddler on the cheek outside an Adelaide cordial factory.
The leader had no problems finding the right target for one of the Ekka's iconic strawberry sundaes while sharing the treat with daughters Bridget, 20 and Frances, 21.
It was the first official campaign for the popular Abbott daughters as Australia counts down to polling day on September 7.
Asked why he was subjecting his daughters to the accompanying media frenzy, Mr Abbott said the family often went to the zoo when they were young. "Different cages, different animals," he joked.
The trio toured the Ekka fruit art exhibits and stalls as the clearly proud father introduced his "beautiful darling daughters" to onlookers. Mr Abbott stopped to take selfies with show goers.
The Abbotts, press pack, political minders and security detail rammed their way through the large crowds.
"How much room does he need?" one woman asked after her feet were stepped on.
Scores of well wishers sought a handshake and the odd Labor supporter shouted "we love Kevin".
Joining Mr Abbott was the LNP member for Brisbane, Teresa Gambaro.
The fish-'n-chip business owner is struggling to retain her seat, on a slim margin of 1.1 per cent.
Earlier on Friday, Mr Abbott ventured into Kevin Rudd's electorate of Griffith to announce plans for a judicial inquiry into Labor's pink batts home insulation program bungle.
Mr Abbott denied he was exploiting the four deaths of insulation installers for political gain.
Twenty university students holding placards saying "It's our Ruddy future" gatecrashed the event but were headed off by a 10-strong LNP cheer squad yelling messages of support.
The Ekka event was Mr Abbott's first chance to meet the public since the election campaign began, after days of carefully planned visits to factories and businesses in mostly marginal seats across five states.
