The Chief Minister and other senior government officials secretly met with the Chinese Ambassador to Australia in Darwin to reportedly discuss a “willingness to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields”, the Chinese state media reported, while the Fyles Government did not publicly disclose the meeting to Territorians.

The Opposition has raised concerns about the government’s failure to inform the public of the meeting, suggesting it was another case of the Fyles Labor Government operating in secret in violation of its commitment to restore integrity to government.

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