Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to come to Queensland while trying to frame the State Election around education, health and jobs.

The Labor leader spent about an hour meeting shoppers and Labor supporters in New Farm on Friday with Labor Candidate for Brisbane Central Grace Grace.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten campaigns in New Farm with Labor's Brisbane Central candidate Grace Grace. Credit:Jorge Branco

He cast a barb at the PM, saying he came to New Farm to give Queenslanders a chance to meet "one federal leader of a major political party" on the campaign trail.