Victorian premier reveals it was his decision not to invite media on his four-day mission to China
The Victorian opposition leader, John Pesutto, said on Sunday that while he welcomed the trip it was “shrouded in secrecy and many questions remain”.
this week is the establishment of three working groups. Many questions still remain about this trip and we intend to pursue them.” “If it’s good enough for Mark McGowan to bring media and to give advance notice of his trip, why didn’t the premier do the same?” Pesutto said. “The last trip back in 2019, I travelled to China and Vietnam and there were no media with me,” he told reporters. “It’s not always the case that the media travels with us and I’m not certain that visas would have been issued.”
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