Reclaiming the Port of Darwin must be on the national agenda

Reclaiming the Port of Darwin must be on the national agenda

Australia faces its most uncertain strategic environment since the end of the second world war. In such times, governments must think carefully about sovereignty, security, and control of critical infrastructure. Few assets illustrate that challenge more clearly than the Port of Darwin. The port sits at the northern gateway to the Australian continent and at the doorstep of the Indo-Pacific. It is our closest major port to Southeast Asia and lie…