Melbourne's Invisible Office in China: A Tale of Bureaucratic Excess The City of Melbourne's $200,000 a year outpost in Tianjin, China has been operating under the radar for nearly three decades.
The limited transparency surrounding this satellite office raises important questions about the council's priorities and the need for greater accountability.
Melbourne and Tianjin are over 9,000 kilometers apart, making it puzzling why a city like Melbourne needs a dedicated office in China at all.