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Australia and Netherlands to push for greater MH17 access

Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Mark Rutte meet in Canberra

Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Mark Rutte meet in Canberra

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has met with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Canberra where the pair have pledged to continue to pressure Russia for greater access to the crash site of downed Malaysian airlines flight MH17.Prime Minister Rutte says investigators were able to access the crash site last week after he talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.He says more human remains from the MH17 crash will be taken out of Ukraine this weekend.



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