We obtained a copy of Anthony Albanese's diary. Among meetings with his inner ... trends now

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton at least four times in his first 100 days in office - in a sign their relationship isn't quite as frosty as it outwardly appears.

The PM's diary from July to December 2022, the months immediately after he was elected to office, was released under Freedom of Information laws after a drawn-out, year-long battle with former independent senator Rex Patrick.

Some 734 meetings and appointments from that period were redacted by government officials and therefore not available to the public, but Daily Mail Australia analysed the remaining contents of the diary.

Mr Dutton was one of the only figures to have repeated face-to-face meetings with Mr Albanese.

His chats with Mr Albanese far surpassing the likes of former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (one meeting, 30 minutes), NRL boss Andrew Abdo (once, five minutes) political commentator Peter Van Onselen (twice - a 90-minute meeting and a 30-minute GQ interview) and bigwigs from mining corporation Rio Tinto (once, an hour).

Mr Albanese regularly worked seven-day weeks, met with a broad spectrum of parliamentary colleagues and caught up with business heavyweights

Pictured: a snapshot of what a day in the life of a Prime Minister looks like

The schedule offers an insight into the day-to-day life of a PM. Over that period, Mr Albanese regularly worked seven-day weeks, met with a wide variety of parliamentary colleagues and caught up with business heavyweights.

But any potentially juicy meetings or appointments Mr Albanese attended during that period weren't made available to the public as they were considered to be confidential information under s37 of the Freedom of Information Act.

That section states that releasing such details could 'endanger the life or physical safety of any person' or 'disclose, or enable a person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information'.

Peter Dutton's four meetings with the PM

During Mr Albanese's first 100 days, the PM carved out repeated meetings with his inner circle of senior ministers - namely Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Both those ministers described by an anonymous Labor insider in a Nine newspapers report this week as figures who are so close to Mr Albanese they are like 'deputy PMs'.

Then there is Mr Dutton.

Despite their repeated - and often heated - political brawls in the chamber and in the media, both Mr Dutton and Mr Albanese have indicated they have a decent relationship behind closed doors.

Just weeks after winning the election,