A Labor MP says a federal review will examine whether there was any 'impropriety' in the $506 million deal, as the Defence Minister reveals he has not seen the former government's national security assessment of the port.
abc.net.au/news/nt-darwin-port-review-any-impropriety-chinese-company-landbridge/101361408A federal review of the leasing of the Darwin Port to a Chinese-owned company will examine whether there was any "impropriety" in the $506 million deal, a Labor MP says.
The deal has been controversial since 2015 when the then Country Liberal Party Northern Territory government handed operational control of the strategic asset to Landbridge for 99 yearsThe intensification of tensions between the Australian and the Chinese governments has seen the port remain in the political spotlight.
Following his election victory, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a new review into the "circumstances of the port" but provided no further details about its scope. Today, Darwin-based MP Luke Gosling said it would be a thorough assessment that provided an answer as to "how was this allowed to happen?""We're reviewing the information that's already come to light, the stuff that's public and the stuff that's not," Mr Gosling told Mix FM.Mr Gosling said "people who have been around Darwin for a while know that there probably are some people that are a bit nervous" about the inquiry.
Media reports have suggested there were no adverse findings from the review, but it has never been made public.
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