‘We don’t want to sell’: Chinese firm digs in over Darwin Port ownership

‘We don’t want to sell’: Chinese firm digs in over Darwin Port ownership

National security experts called for the government to push ahead with plans to force a divestiture despite threats from China’s ambassador to Australia.

China Is Watching Australia ‘Very Closely’ on Darwin Port Issue

Beijing is “watching very closely” how Canberra handles the status of a port currently leased to a Chinese firm that the Labor government has pledged to return to local control, and will step in if necessary, China’s envoy to Australia said.

CHINA WARNS AUSTRALIA AGAINST TAKING BACK CONTROL OF KEY PORT IN DARWIN

Thu 29 January 2026: China’s envoy says Beijing will ‘take measures’ to defend Chinese firm’s interests if Canberra takes over Port Darwin. China’s ambassador to Australia has warned Canberra against taking control of a port whose lease to a Chinese-owned company has been heavily scrutinised over its strategic significance. On Wednesday, Xiao Qian criticised the […]

Darwin Port must return to Aust before 2114, Albanese says

Darwin Port must return to Australian ownership despite Chinese threats, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s stance when speaking to journalists during a visit to Dili, Timor-Leste, yesterday and in Darwin before his trip. “We’ve made it very clear that we want the Port of Darwin …” he says. “(It) was sold to non-Australian interests with a financial incentive from the former coalition government to the (Countr…