Victoria’s Train Deal Referred to Corruption Watchdog, China Security Risks Exposed

Victoria’s Train Deal Referred to Corruption Watchdog, China Security Risks Exposed
Australia's Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews speaks during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 27, 2020. William West /AFP via Getty Images
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The Australian state of Victoria’s Liberal opposition party has referred the state Labor government’s deal for high capacity metro trains to be built by a consortium that includes a blacklisted Chinese company to the anti-corruption watchdog and the auditor general, The Age has reported.

On the same day that the deal was referred, Premier Daniel Andrews somewhat addressed concerns about the potential security risks posed by the Chinese company and whether they were using exploited Uyghur labour to build the trains.

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