Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping will today hold the first formal meeting between the two countries' leaders in six years.
During that time, a range of issues have caused relations between Beijing and Canberra to sour, despite optimism after a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership" was signed in 2014.
The scheduled meeting, on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali, marks a significant thawing of relations between the two countries.