Former trade minister Andrew Robb has quietly ceased his controversial $880,000 per annum consultancy with a company closely linked to the Chinese government, as the deadline looms for lobbyists for overseas state interests to sign up to Australia’s new foreign influence register
Mr Robb’s consultancy with the leaseholder of the Darwin Port, Landbridge, was trumpeted by the Chinese-government aligned company in 2016, but became intensely controversial. Why isn’t #ScottyTheCompletePsycho talking about this. It seems very relevant now.
It’s estimated that Mr Robb pocketed more than $2 million plus expenses from Landbridge. A company document revealed that Mr Robb’s consulting contract was so vague and ill-defined he would be paid even if he did nothing.
Landbridge, meanwhile, used the port as security to get a $500 million loan from the Chinese government’s trade bank in 2017. So a direct connection to the CCP. Now surely that’s is something that #ScottyTheCompletePsycho would know. #auspoI
In 2018, well after its acquisition by Landbridge, Westside received a $6 million grant through the government’s gas acceleration program, handed out by former resources minister Matt Canavan. So @mattjcan has a direct link with Landbridge. #ScottyTheCompletePsycho
Morrison hasn’t yet committed to scrapping the deal. Doing so would cost the government millions of taxpayer dollars — $30 million in compensation to Landbridge plus $690 million to buy the rest of the lease. #ScottyTheCompletePsycho
Why is MSM not going crazy over this connection. @abc730 @samanthamaiden @latingle @guardian @andrewprobyn @KarenMMiddleton @AlboMP #ScottyTheCompletePsycho #auspoI @Channel9 @7NewsSydney @Senator_Patrick @theprojecttv
China Merchants Group, a state-owned company that has a 50 per cent stake in Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port. Don’t forget Newcastle is also part owned. #ScottyTheCompletePsycho
When Mr Morrison was treasurer, his office stopped answering emailed questions about the contract and invitations to show where precisely it states any Australian body can take control back. This was in 2017 #ScottyTheCompletePsycho
@SuxHypocrisy this article shows all requests were ignored by Morrison.
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