00:00In the year of the snake, a symbol of transformation.
00:11The Prime Minister and the opposition leader embracing that spirit in the Lunar New Year
00:16festivities.
00:17Happy Lunar New Year to you, to your family and great strength and prosperity.
00:27They're hoping their electoral fortunes prosper too, courting votes in Box Hill, in the Melbourne
00:33seat of Menzies, home to many Australians of Chinese heritage.
00:37Anthony Albanese pledging $150,000 for the community festival, only to be one-upped by
00:44Peter Dutton, promising $250,000.
00:48As the Prime Minister lords the repair of relations between Beijing and Canberra.
00:52Our economic relationship is so important, but you know what's more important?
00:57The relationship between our people.
00:59Also noted by China's ambassador.
01:02China-Australia relations have stabilised.
01:06Having reached a diplomatic low point under the Coalition, Peter Dutton is now vowing.
01:11The relationship that we have between Australia and China is our most important trading relationship.
01:16We intend to build it, to grow it, to our mutual benefit.
01:19At the last election, many Chinese Australians abandoned the Coalition.
01:24Peter Dutton has held a hard-line stance on China, but has recently tried to soften
01:29his position, in a bid to win back that support.
01:33He changed his tune, right?
01:35I don't believe whatever he says.
01:37While others are looking at the Prime Minister, with their hip pocket front of mind.
01:41If it can get the price of a living cheaper.
01:45Big smiles, big smiles.
01:46Shedding skin as an election looms.
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