Wanted to start this as an unbiased post.  The China secrecy and the real status of the projects under the ALP in Victoria at present would be creating some serious heartburn for the premier.  Is the opposition putting enough pressure on the ALP Government?  Can Chairman Dan get past the China Problem?

Unbiased, I’ll try.
The LNP is pi$$ed off chairman Dan is muscling in on, their territory.

Unbiased, I’ll try.
The LNP is pi$$ed off chairman Dan is muscling in on, their territory.

An inconvenient truth

Wanted to start this as an unbiased post.  The China secrecy and the real status of the projects under the ALP in Victoria at present would be creating some serious heartburn for the premier.  Is the opposition putting enough pressure on the ALP Government?  Can Chairman Dan get past the China Problem?

Unbiased post. Well a good start would be to not refer the Premier as Chairman Dan!

Knowing about the Belt and Road Initiative I have some serious misgivings about Victoria joining it. Dan Andrews has made some missteps in his tenure for sure. Is it enough to make me want to vote for Michael O'Brien. H E L L   N O !

Because quite simply Dan Andrews believes that everyone regardless of colour, gender, sexual orientation etc. are equal. He concentrated on Investment and Jobs, Jobs and Jobs.

Matthew Guy, aided and abetted by Michael O'Brien, David Hodgetts, David Davis, that Tim Tosser member for Kew with Scott Morrison ran a xenophobic campaign targeting gangs and specifically African Gangs. They were going to bring in Racial Profiling into policing. As someone who was sometimes targeted by the SUSS laws in the UK, that is simply terrible. The police would stop you on the suspicion of sweet f.a. Try having to handle that on numerous occasions, getting stopped because you are simply walking whilst being black. That is bull$..t.  That was so on the nose with some Liberals, that when I went to cast my vote, the Liberal Candidate for Brighton James Newberry felt the need to come and speak to me. Newberry and Pesutto are Traditional Liberals, good of heart, not the Neo Conservative Protestant evangelists that inhabit the LNP nowadays.

The Liberals got a good kicking at the ballot box and it was no more than they deserve. For me the fact that Andrews is Premier means that I can walk the streets without the fear of being targetted simply because of my race. And I thank him for that.

Mike Pompeo (What an idiot) is threatening Australia because of the Victorian Governments involvement with China. Really Mike? Well he will have to do that with nearly every Trading Bloc and Nation on this planet. If you think that the Neo Conservatives would not be making Overtures to China, because that market is simply huge and is an expanding economy, you are surely mistaken. Granted the Premier could have been more transparent.

As long as Michael O'Brien is Opposition leader, The Liberal/National Coalition in Victoria are worth nothing.


Michael

Unbiased, I’ll try.
The LNP is pi$$ed off chairman Dan is muscling in on, their territory.

Please explain?

Unbiased post. Well a good start would be to not refer the Premier as Chairman Dan!

Perfectly correct.

Knowing about the Belt and Road Initiative I have some serious misgivings about Victoria joining it. Dan Andrews has made some missteps in his tenure for sure. Is it enough to make me want to vote for Michael O'Brien. H E L L   N O !

Agreed again. O'Brien has not one positive idea in his head, added and abetted by the Honorable Moron for Kew, Tim Smith. With an opposition like this Andrews has a dream run. The major thing he needs to watch is to avoid becoming over confident.

Mike Pompeo (What an idiot) is threatening Australia because of the Victorian Governments involvement with China.

Yes; he threatened to "disconnect from Australia". Go right ahead, Mr Pompeo, and start with Pine Gap.

Pine Gap is now a joint facility so that is unlikely to go anywhere soon.

Pine Gap is now a joint facility so that is unlikely to go anywhere soon.

More accurately, Pine Gap is called a joint facility. Anyone who thinks that the USA isn't calling all the shots there has been nicely led astray. Australia's contribution is to provide the site.
Unfortunately, it isn't likely to go anywhere soon.

Unbiased, I’ll try.
The LNP is pi$$ed off chairman Dan is muscling in on, their territory.

Please explain?

PoD, Andrew Robb.

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2018/06/chinese-sell-andrew-robb-banks-millions/

Pine Gap is now a joint facility so that is unlikely to go anywhere soon.

More accurately, Pine Gap is called a joint facility. Anyone who thinks that the USA isn't calling all the shots there has been nicely led astray. Australia's contribution is to provide the site.
Unfortunately, it isn't likely to go anywhere soon.

I'm astonished the CCP hasn't been using their proxies here to call for its closure.

Pompeo's comments were hosed down by the US Ambassador who said he is well aware that telecommunications is a federal government issue and trusts Australia to stick to its commitment to excluding Huawei from the 5G rollout.

As said already, Pine Gap is not going anywhere. The joint access to the resulting intelligence take from having the US network and the Australian site is mutually beneficial and neither country will be interested in pulling out.

A more realistic outcome to expect would be that defence contractors may need to make sure they have options for relocating any operations involving US technology that are currently undertaken in Victoria. It's even possible that some might choose to relocate preemptively without waiting for a a veto order to hit them.

Wow that went Completely off topic quickly

Wanted to start this as an unbiased post.  The China secrecy and the real status of the projects under the ALP in Victoria at present would be creating some serious heartburn for the premier.  Is the opposition putting enough pressure on the ALP Government?  Can Chairman Dan get past the China Problem?

I'll join in the chorus.

That was not one of your finest moments, was it?

The entire Vic govt is commercial in confidence. They are not alone.

Where is the federal oversight?

So, how were the 3 Chinese PLAN vessels allowed to berth in Sydney in 2019?

How did we lease the port of Darwin to the Chinese without any form of scrutiny?

And this....

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/security-breach-fears-raised-over-china-backed-company-mining-sa-military-range-20190825-p52kk1.html

Pauline should clone herself as there is much ground to cover. Anastascia is taking up too much of her time.

The entire Vic govt is commercial in confidence. They are not alone.

Where is the federal oversight?

So, how were the 3 Chinese PLAN vessels allowed to berth in Sydney in 2019?

How did we lease the port of Darwin to the Chinese without any form of scrutiny?

And this....

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/security-breach-fears-raised-over-china-backed-company-mining-sa-military-range-20190825-p52kk1.html

Pauline should clone herself as there is much ground to cover. Anastascia is taking up too much of her time.

One of that racist heckler is quite enough, thank you. Pauline has achieved JACK!!

Michael

One of that racist heckler is quite enough, thank you. Pauline has achieved JACK!!

Exactly. . . all piss and wind like the barber's cat.

DFAT took the extraordinary step yesterday of releasing a statement to the press correcting the record. The Australian ran an article claiming that Dan Andrew's government had sought permission from the department prior to signing the "Belt and Road" agreement with the Chinese government but DFAT released a statement saying that they were never consulted about the document.

This I was not expecting

This I was not expecting

What, that a politician would grab an opportunity to take a swipe at a key figure in the other major party?

This would be one of the most normal things that has happened this year!

VIC Premier Daniel Andrews apparently has a Chinese Communist Party plant working in his staff; and she's using her position to promote the official CCP version of the world - from The Australian:

A long-serving Andrews government staffer with links to the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department has posted a series of articles and videos on social media suggesting coronavirus was created by the US and transported to China by the US Army.

The comments from Nancy Yang, who has worked as an electorate officer for Andrews government MPs since 2013, come as Victoria seeks to defend its decision to sign up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative despite opposition from the federal government and the Department of Foreign ­Affairs and Trade.

In March, Ms Yang, who had worked as a visa officer for the Chinese consulate in Melbourne, posted an article on her Facebook page under the heading “Chinese official suggests US Army to blame for outbreak”, commenting: “U.S. owe an ­explanation.”


LOL - Dan Andrews welcomes our new communist overlords by helping disseminate their propaganda. What a stand-up guy.

If Andrews doesn't show her the door, then Albo needs to have a stern chat with him.

VIC Premier Daniel Andrews apparently has a Chinese Communist Party plant working in his staff; and she's using her position to promote the official CCP version of the world - from The Australian:

A long-serving Andrews government staffer with links to the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party’s United Front Work Department has posted a series of articles and videos on social media suggesting coronavirus was created by the US and transported to China by the US Army.

The comments from Nancy Yang, who has worked as an electorate officer for Andrews government MPs since 2013, come as Victoria seeks to defend its decision to sign up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative despite opposition from the federal government and the Department of Foreign ­Affairs and Trade.

In March, Ms Yang, who had worked as a visa officer for the Chinese consulate in Melbourne, posted an article on her Facebook page under the heading “Chinese official suggests US Army to blame for outbreak”, commenting: “U.S. owe an ­explanation.”


LOL - Dan Andrews welcomes our new communist overlords by helping disseminate their propaganda. What a stand-up guy.

No proof to that, only hysteria being pushed by the Daily Telegraph and Australian. More proof please next time Mr Joe

Question - Why does the Left continue to defend the infiltration of the Vic ALP Govt by the CCP?

Answer - Because that's exactly what they want.

Question - Why does the Left continue to defend the infiltration of the Vic ALP Govt by the CCP?

Answer - Because that's exactly what they want.

If only that was the case .  
I just asked for more proof . For all i know at the moment it could be a Newscorp beat up  
That Means I want them evil Chinese Commies to take over, ect,ect. You know the drill by now, hysteria and so on.

If Andrews doesn't show her the door, then Albo needs to have a stern chat with him.

He won't do that! The federal ALP is rife with commies too... Kim Carr for one.

I'm surprised Albo hasn't already signed on to "Belt and Road", sounds like a lovely program for communist infiltration don't you agree.