Daniel Andrews may be called to appear before a Senate inquiry to answer questions about his controversial Belt and Road deal with China.
with the announcement that it had signed the state up to the Communist Party’s $1.5 trillion program, which is widely viewed as a way for the regime to project power in foreign countries by investing in large-scale infrastructure projects.
Mr Andrews reacted angrily to the PM’s announcement, refusing to concede the Belt and Road Initiative was a national security threat and describing it as a “passport to export”.reported today that the Senate’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee has written to all premiers and chief ministers seeking submissions on the Foreign Relations Bill, with the committee’s chair, Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, saying it was hoped Mr Andrews would agree to appear before the inquiry.
“As far as the second part of your question, I just have to say, with the greatest of respect to the Senate and the chairman of that committee, my focus is elsewhere and I reckon Victorians would expect nothing different.”
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