Victoria’s opposition accuses premier of snubbing education leaders while union says absence of journalists on China trip is ‘disturbing’
Daniel Andrews has begun a series of meetings in Beijing as part of a four-day trip to China amid criticism from home over the exclusion of Australian journalists and education leaders, and the limited information provided about the visit.
The acting premier, Jacinta Allan, argued the visit was a “business trip” rather than an “event trip”. The president of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance union that represents journalists, Karen Percy, said the premier’s decision not to invite media to accompany him was “disturbing”, particularly given there have been no accredited Australian journalists in the country since September 2020.
Percy, who has been a foreign correspondent in south-east Asia and Russia, raised concerns about the lack of information the government has released to date on the trip. She said the schedule was “completely lacking” of information necessary for journalists to do their job.
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