More troops, warplanes and naval vessels are likely for the Top End under the new alliance with the US and UK, but experts say the controversial lease of the Darwin Port could complicate any future military expansion.Landbridge secured the 99-year lease of Darwin Port as part of a $506 million deal in 2015The Defence Department is currently reviewing the Chinese company's lease of the port
"The Defence Minister has made it clear what we're talking about here is a high-end war fighting presence in northern Australia and some of the US' most highly-classified capabilities," Dr Coyne said. "All the announcements that have been made over the last 48 hours require support, maintenance and enhanced ship visits by the United States to the Territory in some shape or form," he said.
the US continues to ordering us around
What about the millions of hectares of farm land and the inland water now owned by the Chinese. We would have to be the only sovereign nation that thinks only of its wallet. No other nation on Earth would be so quick to sell off massive parcels of land to foreign interests.
Let's finish the lease!
Cancel it now.
Cancel the lease contract. Short term pain but long term gain. Just look at how the CCP taking over companies.
Australian politics auspol is in a permanent conflict with itself. PeterDutton_MP MarisePayne Making money by selling (and in this case leasing) things to China and making decisions on its strategic security
Also I note you didn’t mention in the article that it was a deal done by the CLP government with the approval of the LNP government.
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