Australia's Defence Minister says the Federal Government has no current strategic concerns over the 99-year lease of Darwin's port to Chinese company Landbridge.
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds says the Australian Government has "no current strategic concerns" over a controversial lease of Darwin's port to a Chinese company for 99 years.The deal to lease Darwin Port was signed in 2015 under the then CLP government of Adam Giles
However, that did not stop NSW Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells from raising the Darwin Port lease as an example of what the new proposed federal powers should target. "It's one of the most important pieces of critical infrastructure in our nation, for both defence and commercial purposes," he said.
"Really, when you look at it, Darwin is central to that [strategic relationship] for America and to Australia when it comes to defence relations," he said.American partnership reaffirmed during NT visit In delivering a speech to Darwin businesses, the Defence Minister outlined opportunities for local businesses to cash in on defence spending.
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