Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern have of their respective countries, and the "wholesome" photos are lighting up the internet.
The New Zealand Labour leader is the first foreign leader to visit Australia since the change of government, with Ms Ardern touching down in Sydney on Thursday ahead of Friday's bilateral meetings.
Before things got too serious, though, the leaders were snapped sharing a "warm" and friendly greeting.
One image has the pair watching the Sydney Harbour Bridge, lit up for the annual Vivid light show. Another captures them taking a selfie. Another has Mr Albanese posing with vinyl records featuring Kiwi bands, recently gifted to him by Ms Ardern.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, spent Thursday evening together with a dinner at Kirribilli House before watching the light show over Sydney Harbour as part of the Vivid festival. Credit: Prime Minister's Office
One Twitter user who posted images of the meeting coloured in the moment with some particularly animated alt text (alt text describes what's in an image and is read out by screen readers, often used by people with visual impairment).
"Bespectacled man and a handsome woman walking down a street," read one.
"Man and woman gazing lovingly and smiling into each other's eyes as they are about to hug," reads another.
"I've already scripted half the screenplay for this political rom-com in my head. Two people fall in love when attempting to find a rental in Sydney," the accompanying caption read.
Prime Minister's Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern watched the Vivid light show in Sydney from Kirribilli House.
"Just look at the beautiful body language between these great leaders. Such genuine warmth and respect," said one person on Twitter.
Ms Ardern said she didn't anticipate she would be filmed during the moment which saw the duo exchange a hug.
"Of course, then you'll think a little bit more, are we going in for the handshake are we going in for the hug. I just didn't think about it," she said in an appearance on the Nine Network on Friday.
"I couldn't see that there were cameras back into the distance so that was a very organic view you have. That's quite authentic, that was us genuinely catching up and genuinely happy to see each other."
Mr Albanese gifted albums of Australian rock bands Powderfinger, Spiderbait and Midnight Oil, while Ms Ardern handed over records from indie band The Clean, singer-songwriter Aldous Harding as well as a compilation album of unreleased tracks from 70s New Zealand punk bands. All the records were from New Zealand's iconic Flying Nun label.
But not all were impressed with the Australian Labor leader's selection, with Ms Ardern's fiancé, Clarke Gayford, sharing some light-hearted 'disgust' in the comments of his partner's Instagram post.
“Midnight Oil, Spiderbait and The Finger????!!!! What is this, 2004???” he wrote under the post.
Both leaders dabbled in amateur DJ stints on the side of their careers in politics.
Ms Ardern was a headliner at Auckland’s popular Laneway Festival in 2014. Mr Albanese didn't quite make it so big, playing mostly local charity events.
On 23 May, Ms Ardern ruled out a musical collab between the Trans-Tasman leaders, telling reporters: "No, that’s a firm no. I have not raised that question with the prime minister-elect but I think I can feel fairly confident in answering on both of our behalf."
Asked why a musical swap didn't happen with former prime minister Scott Morrison, Ms Ardern said on Channel 9 she wasn't sure she'd have made the right music choices for him.
The Labour and Labor leaders also share progressive political leanings, both ousting a conservative government in their respective countries after nine years.
"So different from the last time Jacinda came to visit a PM!" someone posed in the comments on Twitter.
In 2019, Ms Ardern blasted the Morrison government for Australia's policy of deporting New Zealanders convicted of a crime here and said it was "testing" the friendship between the nations.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison during a heated press conference at Admiralty House in Sydney on 28 February 2020. Source: AAP / BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE
The deportation of criminals from Australia to New Zealand remained the key issue during the bilateral talks on Friday.
Ms Ardern's government believes many of those deportees arrive untethered, without support networks, and can become destitute or join gangs.
Describing the issue as a "bugbear", she said she wants to see it resolved.
