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Can Australia reclaim the Port of Darwin?

4 March 2025

10:14 PM

4 March 2025

10:14 PM

The Northern Territory has entered into high-level talks with the Albanese government over the Port of Darwin, which is held in a 99-year lease by the Chinese-owned Landbridge and operated by Darwin Port Operations Pty Ltd.

If news reports are to be believed, rather than seen as pre-election hype, Australia seems closer than ever to reclaiming a valuable deep water port.

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