Jacinta Allan has refused to share details on what she and Daniel Andrews discussed during a 'catch up' just weeks after he was seen posing with dictators in China.
The current Victorian Premier's annual disclosures of her ministerial diary were published on February 11.
Among the business council and religious group leaders she met with in 2025, there was a vague reference to a sit-down with Andrews.
On October 2, a meeting with the subject line 'Hon Daniel Andrews AC' was mentioned, with the pair the only attendees.
The purpose of the meeting was listed as: 'general catch up'.
When questioned about the meeting, Allan stopped short of providing any further detail, including whether they had discussed Andrews' trip.
'I'm not going to comment on any meetings that I have with any individuals,' she told reporters on Thursday, The Herald Sun reports.
'I meet regularly with a whole range of former premiers, former ministers from both sides of politics.'
Jacinta Allan's annual disclosure of her ministerial diary revealed she met with former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews in October 2025 for a 'catch up'
Andrews' decision to then pose for a 'family photo' with dictators such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian triggered condemnation across the political spectrum back home (pictured, top right)
She added: 'Let's remember we're only talking about this because I brought transparency to the ministerial diary process.'
Daily Mail has contacted Allan's office regarding what was discussed.
Opposition Attorney-General James Newbury also questioned whether the meeting was evidence that Andrews 'still has a leadership role in the Labor government'.
Andrews was part of a select group of current and former world leaders invited to watch a 10,000-strong military parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on September 3 last year.
In extraordinary footage, he was filmed being greeted by President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan during a red carpet procession.
His decision to then pose for a 'family photo' with dictators such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian triggered widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum back home.
Andrews later released a statement defending his decision to accept the invitation.
'I've said for years that a constructive relationship with China – our largest trading partner – is in Australia's national interest and hundreds of thousands of Australian jobs depend on it. That hasn't changed,' he said.
The meeting came just a month after Andrews' controversial visit to China (pictured)
'And just so there's no confusion – I have condemned Putin and his illegal war in Ukraine from day one. That's why he banned me from Russia last year.'
Andrews' meeting with Allan preceded his shock admission to Monash Clayton Hospital in Melbourne's south-east shortly before Christmas.
The 53-year-old was reportedly in a 'very bad way' amid speculation he suffered some kind of stroke.
Sources told The Herald Sun earlier this month that the former premier had experienced a neurological episode.
Some said they were informed he had experienced issues with movement and speech, while others said he was making a steady recovery.
Meanwhile, plans are also underway to make Andrews the fifth premier to be given a permanent statue cast in bronze.
But the proposal was contested by 12,644 Australians in a petition tabled in the state parliament, with many Victorians still angered by his government's heavy-handed imposition of the world's longest Covid lockdowns.
