Jacinda Ardern and Australia's Anthony Albanese to talk China and deportees over dinner & More Trending News

Jacinda Ardern has landed in Sydney to meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a dinner at Kirribilli home.

The casual setting, on the Australian PM’s official Sydney residence, permits for a “free and frank” discussion of issues that affect both countries, with Ardern the first foreign leader to be hosted by her Labor counterpart since his election victory in May.

The leaders are expected discuss global issues including China and the climate crisis, as well as the rights of New Zealanders living over the ditch.

Ardern and Albanese will be joined by High Commissioner and former New Zealand Labour figure Dame Annette King.

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Albanese intended to take Ardern on a walk through the grounds of the residence.

A fireworks display was also on as part of Sydney’s vivid light festival.

Ardern sat in an economy seat on a Qantas flight, landing in Sydney early on Thursday evening. Australian media had staked out her arrival.

After meeting with Albanese and taking photos, fish was on the menu for dinner.

The entrée was fennel soup with hot smoked salmon and grilled sourdough bread, with crispy skin Hiramasa kingfish as the main, served alongside zucchini noodles, tomato, asparagus, oyster mushrooms and chilli jam.

Dessert was mini vanilla panna cotta, with chocolate almond cake and raspberries.

The leaders also had gifts for each other. Ardern gave Albanese albums from Aldous Harding, The Clean, Reb Fountain and AK79, as well as two Flying Nun t-shirts. The gift was a collaborative effort between her and Grant Robertson.

Albanese returned the favour with albums from Midnight Oil, Spiderbait and Powder Finger, plus two Midnight Oil t-shirts.

Charles Finny, a former trade negotiator, said it wasn’t a given the two centre-left leaders would get on well.

But Australia was New Zealand’s most important diplomatic and economic partner, he said.

“It is great the two prime ministers are meeting, it is a great sign because Albanese is new in the job,” Finny said.

“I am really positive about it and it’s going to be really interesting to see what the outcome is.”

Ardern will appear on Australia’s Today Show and Sunrise early Friday morning.

The two leaders will give a media conference at midday on Friday at the Commonwealth Parliament Offices.

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