Australia Advances Plan to Reclaim Darwin Port from Chinese Ownership

With Port of Darwin, Australia hopes to avoid a repeat of Panama Canal

Canberra is looking to regain control of the port from a Chinese company without jeopardizing improved relations with Beijing.

Albanese, the new Howard, is keeping Australia in the past

Anthony Albanese once derided John Howard. Now he's become a Howard-like figure of political dominance, while keeping Australia back.

Australia must not become complacent to China’s aggression in the South China Sea

History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a major risk.

The Australian port at the centre of a tug-of-war between Beijing and Canberra

Tussle over strategic Darwin port deepens as American company linked to Trump shows interest in taking lease from Chinese firm

Trump-Linked US Firm Circles Port of Darwin Amid Calls to End 99-Year Chinese Lease

U.S. investment firm Cerberus Capital Management, which is linked to the Trump administration, has shown interest in taking over the Chinese-leased Port of Darwin. Before the federal election on May 3, both the Albanese government and the federal opposition pledged to take back the port from the Beijing-linked company, Landbridge. “We’ve been informally engaging with potential buyers for some time,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at the ti…

‘We want it in Australian hands’: Albanese cool on US bid to buy Darwin Port

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