Jacinta Allan has been urged to come clean about what she discussed with Daniel Andrews in a secret meeting just weeks after he was snapped in China with a rogue's gallery of world leaders.
The 'general catch-up' between Allan and Andrews on October 2 last year was revealed in the latest ministerial diaries released to the public this month.
Allan's office has yet to comment on why she met with her former boss, nor what the pair spoke about during the meeting.
The premier has also yet to disclose whether she quizzed Andrews about his now notorious appearance at a Chinese military parade in early September.
Australian Democrats Victoria president Ryan Parris told the Daily Mail 'ministerial diaries without real detail' are 'spin'.
'Victorians have a right to know who is meeting with ministers, what interests are being represented, and how those meetings may shape public decisions,' he said.
'Transparency should not depend on which party is in government; it should be a consistent standard applied to all.
'For too long, the major parties have been comfortable with minimum disclosure. That doesn’t build public confidence.'
Former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews had a secret meeting with current premier Jacinta Allan
Andrews (top right) was snapped in China with a rogue's gallery of world leaders
Australian Democrats Victoria president Ryan Parris (above) told the Daily Mail 'm inisterial diaries without real detail' are 'spin'
Mr Parris slammed the lack of transparency after it was revealed the Australian Democrats, famously led by Natasha Stott Despoja and Don Chipp in Federal Parliament, are making a bold comeback in Victorian politics and will contest the next state election.
'The Australian Democrats believe stronger, clearer reporting requirements would lift standards across the board,' Mr Parris said.
'If elected to the Upper House this November, we will approach these issues, insisting on greater accountability where it falls short.'
The latest Andrews controversy came after he was photographed alongside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Andrews was also filmed being greeted by President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan during a red carpet procession before the parade began.
Andrews and Xi shook hands for several seconds as both men appeared to exchange warm pleasantries.
The former Victorian premier drew backlash for his appearance at the lavish military parade held to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
Andrews, who resigned as Victorian premier in September 2023, raised eyebrows due to public perception he was favourable to China.
Andrews was also filmed being greeted by President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan on a red carpet procession before the parade kicked off
Former Australian Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja with her ex-husband Ian Smith
Allan has not disclosed what was said in her meeting with Andrews
It is understood that Andrews was attending in a personal capacity, now working as a lobbyist after leaving political office.
Andrews’ iron-fisted rule over Victoria, which included regular and harsh Covid lockdowns, earned him the nicknames 'Dictator Dan' and 'the Chairman'.
The secret meeting between Andrews and Allan also occurred just weeks before the former premier was admitted to hospital for a suspected stroke.
The 53-year-old was taken to Monash Clayton Hospital in Melbourne's southeast just before Christmas and reportedly remains in a 'very bad way' amid speculation he suffered a stroke.
Disgusting conspiracy theories have since circulated about the secretive health battle.
Outspoken internet voices have falsely claimed the 53-year-old former politician may have suffered a 'Covid vaccine injury', or that he is faking an illness to avoid a federal defamation action launched by bike boy Ryan Meuleman.
One social media user posted a video in which he falsely declared 'thinking Australians' are asking the question is Andrews' health battle a 'vax injury' or 'an mRNA experiment injury'.
Other social media users have also thrown out wild and false accusations that Andrews is faking his health issues to escape scrutiny from the defamation case.
Andrews with his wife Catherine
'He'll be off back to China to meet all his mates, fit as a fiddle once the case is over! I can almost hear sad violins playing in the background leading up to the hearing!' a Facebook user posted.
Andrews missed an initial Federal Court deadline to lodge his defence in the Meuleman case, but met the new deadline of COB February 10.
In the defence, Andrews and his wife Catherine officially denied defaming the teenage boy seriously injured in a bicycle crash with their car 13 years ago.
Meuleman alleged online trolls labelled him a 'grifter' after the couple's media statement in September 2024 said a review into the collision was the result of 'appalling conspiracy theories'.
However, the couple claim they haven't defamed Meuleman while contending that, even if the joint statement caused serious harm to Mr Meuleman's reputation, they were themselves subjected to a media witch hunt, which could mitigate any alleged damages.
The Andrews alleged in their defence that at 'relevant times since at least 2022' Meuleman 'sought to court public and media attention and publicity in relation to the collision'.
The Andrews also alleged Meuleman sought to 'inflict reputational damage on the respondents in relation to the collision' and 'advance the personal or political agendas of members of the Meuleman Cohort', according to court documents seen by Daily Mail.
Andrews was Victorian Opposition Leader when the Ford Territory SUV carrying him, his wife, and their three children collided with Ryan, then 15, while he was cycling in the seaside town of Blairgowrie on January 7, 2013.
Andrews has been sued for defamation
Andrews told police his wife Catherine was driving and had come to a 'complete stop' before she 'turned right from a stationary position', when the teen hit the car's side.
Ryan, now 27, was airlifted to the Royal Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries including a punctured lung, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and internal bleeding.
