A quiet remark to a Queensland worker caused huge trouble for Labor during the May election when its former leader could not be direct about the party’s policies.

Anthony Albanese heads to regional Queensland this week with the challenge of undoing that mistake.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese is heading to Queensland to clear up a few misconceptions. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

In a moment that made headlines in April, then-leader Bill Shorten was caught on camera giving an assurance to a Gladstone worker who asked him about help for workers earning $250,000 a year.

In a part of the conversation picked up by microphones, Shorten replied: “We’re going to look at that.”