Former trade minister Andrew Robb has been appointed a high-level economic consultant with the Chinese company that operates Darwin Port.
A Landbridge Group statement obtained by the ABC shows the now retired minister, who helped secure Australia's free trade deal with China, took up the position at a ceremony two months ago.
The appointment has raised questions, with former ministers not able to take personal advantage of confidential information they had access to as a minister and banned from lobbying the government for 18 months after leaving office.
