Malcolm Turnbull will crawl all over Kevin Rudd's patch this week by announcing his new-look combat team as the globetrotting Prime Minister flies to New York. 

The freshly anointed Opposition Leader deliberately delayed announcing his shadow front bench until tomorrow to capitalise on Mr Rudd's controversial trip in the midst of deep uncertainty about the economy. 

A last-minute complication for Mr Turnbull is Andrew Robb, who is gaining significant support for the shadow treasurer's job. 

The 11th-hour push to give the plum job to Mr Robb, a former party fund-raiser and strategist, is at odds with the ambitions of Deputy Leader Julie Bishop. 

All In The Timing For Turnbull 

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Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for spending too much time overseas. 

Mr Turnbull is expected to delay unveiling his new frontbench line-up to capitalise on Mr Rudd making his second trip to the United States this year during a sitting week. 

Mr Rudd will fly out for New York tomorrow afternoon and is due make a speech to the United Nations and hold talks with US financial regulators. 

But Mr Turnbull has told Channel Nine that Mr Rudd is 'mistaking motion for action'. 

'The Prime Minister's got to run the country. It's a question of balance,' he said. 

'Just because you're sitting on an aeroplane flying to New York doesn't mean you're doing anything. 

'Nobody is saying that he shouldn't travel overseas. The question is, he is spending more time overseas than any prime minister in our history. He's spending more time overseas than his own foreign minister.' 

'Have we elected a Prime Minister, or a prime tourist?' 

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Mr Turbull says he will 'take on board' a new opinion polling which shows almost half of voters think he is arrogant. 

Today's Galaxy poll in the Sunday Telegraph polled 400 voters to find 48 per cent thought Mr Turnbull was arrogant. 

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was deemed arrogant by 23 per cent of those polled. 

'I listen to all of that,' Mr Turnbull said. 

'It's very important to hear all those messages and it's also very important for me to engage with the Australian people and make sure that people get to know me well - or better than they do now.' 

Mr Turnbull's rating as preferred prime minister is 28 per cent compared to Mr Rudd on 58 per cent. 

Turnbull Attacks 'Prime Tourist' Rudd