Down a sandy, dirt road on the outskirts of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory lies one of the US and Australia’s most important military assets – but there’s a catch.

The port of Darwin has become the latest sticking point in relations between Australia and China which have dramatically improved in the three years since Mr Albanese was first elected in May 2022.

Anthony Albanese has doubled down on an election promise to force the Chinese owners to sell Darwin Port despite warnings Beijing may hit back.

It also comes amid pressure from Washington, Canberra’s most important ally, to secure control of the port in northern ...

Landbridge has a 99-year lease on the commercial port in Australia's northern city, Darwin, which also hosts a rotating force of 2,000 U.S. Marines and Australian air force and naval bases that ...

U.S. private equity firm Cerberus has shown interest in acquiring the lease for Darwin Port, a senior executive of the port's Chinese operator said on Tuesday, amid a push by the Australian ...

Darwin Port Corporation has advised that, effective 1 July 2015, port charges will be indexed by 0.8% applying the Darwin All Groups CPI for the March 2015 quarter.

The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy ...

Darwin Port Corporation has advised that, effective 1 July 2015, port charges will be indexed by 0.8% applying the Darwin All Groups CPI for the March 2015 quarter.