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Darwin Port lease to Chinese company Landbridge should be reviewed, former PM Kevin Rudd says
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says the federal government should conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether the 99-year lease of Darwin Port to a Chinese company is justified on national security grounds.
Key points:
- The federal government recently nullified a Victorian MOU with China
- DFAT says the Darwin Port lease is not subject to the Foreign Relations Act
- Kevin Rudd says the Commonwealth could revoke the lease for political reasons
Landbridge secured the long-term operational control of the commercial facility in 2015 as part of a $506 million deal with the Northern Territory government.
The lease has been controversial from the outset and has remained in the national spotlight amid rising diplomatic and economic tensions…
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