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Gillard joins Albanese on campaign trail

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese shares a coffee with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard in SA. (AAP)

Former prime minister Julia Gillard has made a rare campaign appearance alongside Anthony Albanese the day before Australians go to the polls.

The opposition leader was with Australia's first female prime minister at a coffee shop in the South Australian seat of Sturt on Friday, alongside prominent Labor frontbenchers Penny Wong, Amanda Rishworth and Mark Butler.

While Ms Gillard has made video messages in support of Mr Albanese and ACT senator Katy Gallagher, it is her first in-person appearance of the election.

Asked if she had any tips for Mr Albanese on the campaign trail, or for negotiating a potential hung parliament, Ms Gillard said the Labor leader did not need input from her.

"Honestly, he's campaigning magnificently, so he doesn't need my advice," she said.

Ms Gillard was prime minister during the last period Australia had a minority government, between 2010 and 2013.

Mr Albanese said his focus remains on forming government outright in the 151-seat lower house.

"Our objective is 76 (seats)," he said.

The Adelaide coffee shop was the first stop of a three-state campaign blitz by Mr Albanese, who is hitting the ground running before polling begins on Saturday.

Several Liberal volunteers attempted to gatecrash the event with anti-Albanese signs, but were ejected as they tried to enter the cafe.

Sturt is currently held by the Liberals on a margin of 6.9 per cent and has been a coalition stronghold since 1972.

Labor is also looking to pick up the nearby seat of Boothby, which is held by the government on a margin of just 1.4 per cent.

Mr Albanese will then head to marginal electorates in Tasmania and Melbourne on Friday, before Australians cast their ballots on Saturday.

The opposition leader told ABC radio on Friday he would be campaigning until 6pm on Saturday, adding if he wins he will lead the most experienced Labor government since federation.

"I make hard decisions all the time and I've done so to put us in a position whereby we are competitive at tomorrow's election," he said.

"We have put out exactly what we will do in each area during this campaign and the difference between us and the government is that we have a plan for the future."

Mr Albanese did not comment on what his plans would be should Labor lose the election.

Despite the latest Ipsos poll showing Labor ahead 53 per cent to 47 per cent on two-party preferred, Mr Albanese predicted it would be a tight contest, but insisted, "I'm contemplating a majority government ... that is my only consideration."

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