Malaysia's relationship with Australia has at times been strained, most notably during the leadership of Mahathir Mohamad and Paul Keating.
But now bilateral relations have improved to such an extent that Malaysia's current Prime Minister can joke about 'recalcitrance' - the epithet from Mr Keating that Dr Mahathir took as an insult.
Najib Razak has been in Canberra for talks with Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
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