Pollies fly on Huawei

THE Chinese telco giant allegedly involved in state-sponsored espionage has been the biggest corporate sponsor of travel for Australia’s politicians.

More than one in five corporate trips over the past eight years were provided by Huawei, a new report shows.

One of the beneficiaries was Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who accepted Huawei largesse in 2011 while in opposition.

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute report found Huawei sponsored 12 trips for federal politicians from various parties between 2010 and 2018.