'Flagrantly reckless': Victoria signed China infrastructure deal without consulting DFAT

Victoria did not consult the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year, leaving senior officials concerned it could undermine Australia's push to counter Beijing's growing influence in the region.

The agreement formally tied Victoria to the BRI, Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy agenda to bankroll infrastructure around the world, which often directly benefits Chinese firms. China has been criticised by some governments including the United States for engaging in "debt-trap diplomacy" under the scheme, whereby developing countries are loaded with unsustainable debts with the intention of extracting economic or political concessions.

Executive director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Peter Jennings said there was a serious risk of Victorian companies directly contributing to Beijing's debt diplomacy in the Pacific under the agreement.

DanielAndrewsMP total sellout of Australian interests. Dan is either too naive or too stupid to understand China's endgame. Don't let a friendly fox guard your hen house. It will get hungry one day. JoshFrydenberg ScottMorrisonMP

Then the federal government should veto the agreement, for national security reasons!

Peter Costello spewing his bile

FAustralians Next step for ComradeDan:

China is out of favours....no deal!!

This is worse than the messenger of 'Julian Assange' who warns Australians and the world of what people did... compared to somebody who's actually doing it.. Daniel Andrews should pack up and go live in Communist China and see if he makes the deal after 20 years.

Sack him

This is 'Treason' putting another Country first before our own Country.. putting a 'Communist Country' ahead of our own 'Western Civilisation Democratic Freedoms' that obviously Daniel Andrews takes for granted.. and can be bought for 1.5trillion dollars..

Australia which is a Western Civilisation Democratic Society, protects it's states under the Law. Daniel Andrews, might be committing 'Treason' to do business with a Communist Country of China.. which allows China to profit from our beautiful state of Victoria. No foreign workers

bill_dobell Why the fuck not DanielAndrewsMP ?

What to believe? Personally I'm really peeved off about the deal with the CCP Andrews has signed up to. Now I'm informed by Richo & Jones on sky that Turncoat Turnbull did the same in 2017. Really is this Australia😠

It’s an MOU. Govts sign them all time. They are basically meaningless. Get a grip

Traitors

Who cares not my state

The only thing Controversial is MURDOCHS BULL If you want a Bridge/High Speed Rail/Tunnel. See the Chinese. If you want Submarines See French/Japanese if you want Planes see USA

This is beyond unbelievable. Someone needs to audit all his and his families finances 😡😡

Since our govt is closely controlled by Washington... Pre US losing its own trade war with China.... This deal with China's growing trade development, would be simple economics.... This deal is now a problem because our masters are sore losers and spat the dummy!!!

There are foreseeable consequences when you signed something with an autocratic government... not smart move

This Premier is out of control. When are the people of Victoria going to stand up and protest? Oh that’s right, they have a dictator that mobiles Police against them.

Subscribe to Age - wonder why.

Age shows no depth - lack of understanding of what Andrews is doing. His aim is to benefit Victorians - deal with China is all about that. Canberra was told what Vic was doing. Treating China like an enemy is just stupid - Age needs journalists who don't parrot HSun or Libs.

If it’s not approved it’s a no go. No Brainer. Just like Andrews.

Liars

dictatordan cedarandrews

More opinion pieces pushing your owner's agenda.

Politician need to stop thinking of there own pockets and back yards and start thinking about what's best for Australia

Time to go ChairmanDan

Hope you were just too young too naive, Mr. Minister...

still premier and not in a military prison for under mining our national security, then again there is Chinese flags flying on Sydney buildings, so we have done away with protocol not mentioning other flag not flying as I might be accused of being racist

43a6f0ce5dac4ea Any way the financial wizards have got 60Billion reasons to try and deflect away from their incompetence.

43a6f0ce5dac4ea But it’s still OK for Gladys to oversee the CCP’s major investment, the Australian Federal Coalition Government

You have assets, they have money.. quit complaining babies

then the Governor of Victoria should sack hin the interests of Victoria

DanielAndrewsMP Shame on you. I expected more from you as a leader.

So now the LNP is going after all Chinese affiliated businesses and will now name those said businesses and their Australian partners ? Don’t think a few members of the IPA will be happy with that strategy?

We do have a Federation still in Australia don't we?

There are lots of closed door discussions about the deal Andrews does not want to disclose to the public. Simply saying 'all about jobs' which is his selling point to buy off the Victorians.

Sounds like Costello is sticking his nose in

This CCP BR scheme is a much much large scale than buying the water, rent the port, buying wine company etc. It is a loop for long term uncertainty. The CCP foreign department speaker has already get himself involved with our home affair between state and federal, worse to come.

Manchurian Dan - signing Victorian taxpayers up to Communist China's debt diplomacy! How many more days to go until we can turf this inept buffoon out of office? vicpol springst auspol

Doing the IPA liberal adds again I see

This idiot Premier has sold Victoria state sovereignty to the CCP. Time to call an election.

The longer some politicians hold office, the more dodgy they become .....and that is yet another reason why we should limit political office at national, state and local level to a maximum of two consecutive terms.

Time to start taking the CCP threat seriously, Australia.Get their money and influence out of OUR country now.Starting with the universities and Confucius institutes. Do u know what would happen to u in China if you had a company like that with similar insidious functions?!

Murdoch’s puppets attack Dan Andrews 🙄 nothing said about the deals the LNP have done with China 🤬

So CCP are running concentration camps- uyghur people. And Dan Andrews wants to do more business with them? Would we have done the same with the Nazi’s or North Korea. This is a legitimate question.

Another hatchet job.

Keep attacking Dan Andrews. Shame on you

Hypocrisy at its finest Media outlets owned and controlled by RW extremists Costello Stokes Murdoch setting the agenda to bring down Dan Andrews with extreme propaganda and twisted truths istandwithdan

Talk to somone in Sri lanka about China building infrastructure and then implement changes based on their situation and experience.

I tell you what is flagrantly reckless Dutton letting Ruby Princess and the ship in WA dock. Honestly I'm sick of our msm when the LNP says jump you all say how high? Your smear campaign won't work.

What a shame. ComradeDan is selling the country to CCP

Someone making a lot of money

What's done the most harm to Oz? A MOU (let's be friends with no real meaning) or the mess the federal government made of the push for a covid enquiry?

He doesn’t need anyone’s permission, JUST ASK HIM.... :)

CCP tyranny is a threat to the world, we All should stop financing them. The real nature of the CCP: “evil, deceit, incitement, unleashing the scum of society, espionage, fighting, elimination, and control... ChinaMustPay CCPLiedPeopleDied DecouplefromChina

who flogged off darwin harbour facilities? ?

Should be tried for treason.

The Dan bashing continues. Takes the focus off the corrupt incompetent LNP. Dan A, Anna P and Mark McGowan are keeping people safe and gaining in popularity so watch out for more LNP spin, lies and bullying.

Hmm. What about water sales, land sales, port leases. Guess thats ok.

The LIBERALS signed up to it under Ted Baillieu so maybe michaelobrienmp needs to look in his own backyard. Labor was simply following through with it!!!

Funny thing is in September 2017 federal liberal government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China around Belt and Road Initiative. Yet we don't hear about that.

Daniels can join Kevin Rudd in becoming CCP spokesman & earn Chinese Yuan after he loses in next elections & his political careers.

43a6f0ce5dac4ea You lot are covid sucjers

He needs to be jailed ..that's it ...totally out of order

Lol Will it interfere dfat Neighbours diplomacy ?🙄

I love how Dan fans are saying 'just as well, Dan knows better than Scomo'...ok, why don't we let the Chinese own a port which houses naval ships here in Vic then, like NT did? Would you be happy with that?

Of course he didn’t because he thinks he knows better than everyone else. Given this is the same person who believed that you could rip up a contract without consequence, little wonder.

And farmers have no market in northern nsw for their beef. Get real

Did Scott Morrison consult DFAT before his recent brain fart to destroy jobs, farms and exports?

China is going to have influence. Nothing we can do. Let’s face it US is a lost cause. We need a new friend.

Cue the ‘Comrade Dan’, ‘Dictator Dan’ and ‘Chairman Dan’ comments.

Probably just as well. Fed gov departments and stuff. Who are these 'senior official's?

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