Spotlight on Chinese Belt and Road Lobby Group in Victoria

The lobby group has since deleted the contents of its website

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks during the State Commemoration for the 10 year anniversary of the 2009 Victorian bushfires in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 4, 2019. Michael Dodge/Getty Images

Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been embroiled in further controversy this week as details of a group advocating the BRI were revealed to have received funding from the state government.

The Australian revealed on May 24 that the Australia-China Belt and Road Initiative (ACBRI) was awarded federal funding of $36,850 over a two-year period.