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Albanese's comments on 501 deportees 'significant' - Ardern

17:16 pm on 10 June 2022

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Australia's newly crowned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks set to soften his stance on his country's 501 policy following his first formal meeting with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Describing her as a 'personal friend' the pair bonded over their past lives as DJs over dinner last night before formal talks today where they discussed China's influence in the Pacific, the threat of climate change and the war in Ukraine.

Our political reporter Katie Scotcher is in Sydney.