Trailing Mr Albanese in the polls, Mr Dutton has embarked on a last-ditch blitz to visit 28 electorates before polls close on May 3.
But his frenetic final week of the campaign had a less than ideal start when a bus carrying the travelling media contingent beached itself on a concrete bike-lane divider as it pulled away from the hotel in Sydney's city centre on Monday morning.
About 40 journalists, camera operators and media advisers spilled onto Pitt St as the driver attempted to dislodge the vehicle, delaying the press pack by about 40 minutes.
With the help of a jack and some handy pieces of plywood, the bus was eventually back on track and headed to the airport.
Mr Dutton was spared the drama as he travelled in a separate car.
With AAP.
