The premier flies to China on Monday but has been criticised for not releasing his itinerary or inviting the media to scrutinise the four-day visit given his previous attempts to dip into the country’s infrastructure honeypot.
has always been important. And arguably it’s more important than ever as we – all of us – seek to reset, rebuild and repair the damage and set our economies and our communities up for an even stronger future.”
“Premiers should ensure they are briefed, where appropriate, on national security sensitivities,” Birmingham said. “There’s no big events. We’re not doing tours. It’s back-to-back meetings. That’s why we won’t be bringing the media with us. But, I hasten to add, there’s some other trips to other parts of the world [coming up] ... and there will be some media contingent [for those visits].”Victorian deputy Liberal leader David Southwick welcomed the upcoming trade mission, but said the premier’s full itinerary should be made public and the media should have been invited.
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