The opposition leader visited the annual agricultural extravaganza on Saturday, two weeks out from the May 3 election.
Flanked by wife Kirilly, Mr Dutton toured cattle yards where he met and spoke with farmers, and patted their livestock.
Shaking hands and taking selfies with families, he then strolled through the showgrounds with his security detail in tow, in the midst of a campaign beset with repeated security risks for both leaders.
"Go on Dutton, we need a new prime minister," yelled one man as the shadowing media scrum made its way through a colourful maze of rides, food stalls and the showbag pavilion.
"That's Peter Dutton, the next prime minister" a mother told her child as she pointed to the large group.
But not everyone was as pleased to see the man vying for the nation's top job.
"Voldemort" one woman sniggered within earshot, as he visited a food stall.
Polling is showing sliding support for Mr Dutton, as Labor surges to a new lead.
"There are a lot of Australians, frankly, who just haven't switched their mind yet to the choices and what they're doing on election day," he told reporters, undeterred.
"So we've got a lot of time between now and polling day."
Hundreds of early voting centres will progressively open across the country from Tuesday, while both major parties try to nail their election pitches as voters go away for the upcoming Anzac Day weekend and school holidays.
Mr Dutton accused Labor of trying to distract voters from the cost of living crisis through a promise to enshrine penalty rates if re-elected.
It is a stunt," he said.
"They'll try and distract people away from the cost of living issue, which is the biggest issue that's facing Australians at the moment."
Labor is looking to place the coalition under further pressure by attacking them on industrial relations, with Mr Dutton already having to abandon a pledge to force public servants back to the office.
He said there was no change to any of the workplace arrangements.
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