Markets make decisions about whether new coal mines are built and not politicians, Anthony Albanese wants Australians to know.

The new Labor leader is in Queensland where voters overwhelmingly sided with the coalition at the May 18 federal election.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese speaks during a media conference at the Caboolture Hub, north of Brisbane, on Tuesday. Credit:AAP

With mining jobs vital in some parts of the state, Mr Albanese has been under pressure to declare whether or not he believes Adani's proposed Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin stacks up economically.

But the Sydney-based MP insists that's not his job.