China warns Australia against taking back control of key port in Darwin China's envoy says Beijing will 'take measures' to defend Chinese firm's interests if Canberra takes over Port Darwin.

@albomp.bsky.social should make #Xi & China a ONE TIME OFFER:-

If #China ends its malicious threat to invade #Taiwan, ends its purge against democracy in #HongKong & allows for autonomous rule in #Tibet that it can retain control of the #PortofDarwin (for now).

@crikey.com.au @dianedee.bsky.social

Darwin Port deal 'true test' for Albanese as farmers fear more tariff pain Industry groups that suffered three years of damaging Chinese trade tariffs on products including barley are appealing to the federal government to exercise careful diplomacy to defuse tensions with C...

The concerns that OZ farming industry groups have regards how the #PortofDarwin issue is "resolved" between Australia & #China is warranted & understandable.

But the final decision is NOT #China 's to make.

@albomp.bsky.social committed to Australia buying out China's lease of it.

@crikey.com.au

FUTURE OF PORT OF DARWIN IS NONE OF XIAO QIAN'S AND BEIJING'S BUSINESS https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/china-ambassador-xiao-qian-port-darwin-warning

#XiaoQian needs to be told by @albomp.bsky.social himself that his "passive threat" of #China 's regime intervening to stop Australia taking back control of #PortOfDarwin is a RED LINE that he must never cross again.

@latikambourke.com @crikey.com.au @brisbanetimes.bsky.social @dianedee.bsky.social

China’s ambassador warns Albanese reclaiming Port of Darwin will force Beijing to intervene Xiao Qian hits out at Labor’s policy to force the Chinese-owned company Landbridge to sell its 99-year lease on the port

#XiaoQian has a right as #China 's ambassador to Australia to state what he feels in the best interests of OZ/Chinese economic & diplomatic relations.

But he has NO RIGHT to lecture our government on matters that are Australia's sovereign right to determine - like the #PortOfDarwin.

@crikey.com.au

#Auspol #governance #PortOfDarwin #FOI

Spy chief warns of China espionage threat to business, critical infrastructure ASIO director-general Mike Burgess urges businesses to protect their data to prepare for possible attacks from hostile states.

The #ASIO chief is only "reminding Australians of the obvious" with his warning about the espionage threat posed to business and critical infrastructure in Australia.

#Xi and the Chinese are "cunning as foxes.

It's a reminder of just how crazy the #PortofDarwin lease to #China is.

@crikey.com.au

Why hasn’t the #Australian government taken back control of the PORT OF DARWIN from #Chinese ownership As promise during the election campaign. it should be owned by an Australian company in the national interest?

#PortOfDarwin WHY ?

#alphabetchallenge #weekNforNight
#PortofDarwin #NorthernTerritory 🇦🇺

Coalition and Labor pledge to return Port of Darwin to 'Australian hands' The Chinese-controlled Port of Darwin looks set to return to Australian hands after the Coalition pledged to negotiate a deal and Labor flagged a similar plan.

This pre-election pledge seems to have faded from the mind of #Albanese, because he has completely "gone to ground" and said nothing to media of any conclusive nature as to what the government is doing to put #PortofDarwin back in Australian control, even after his pow wow in #China with #XiJinping.

China serenades Albanese, but critics warn the tune is off-key Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been serenaded with warmth, reverence and classic Australian rock music in Beijing, but critics have warned the tune is off key.

#Albanese faltered badly on TWO key issues which he is duty bound, as Australia's leader, to represent TRUTHFULLY with #XiJinping and the Chinese, no matter how politically treacherous it is.

(1) to claim that Australia supports the ONE #CHINA POLICY, re: #Taiwan

(2) to not discuss #PortofDarwin

#Albanese has very right to tread very carefully with #XiJinping & #China on the issue of #Taiwan, and Australia's perceived military allegiance to the US in the event of China invading Taiwan, but Albo has no excuse to not very firmly state Australia's position to take back control of #PortofDarwin

Richard Marles welcomes US commitment to Indo-Pacific in face of China’s military buildup Speaking at Shangri-La Dialogue, defence minister urges regional nations to contribute to security amid concerns around ‘costly and destabilising’ Trump tariffs

It's hard to disagree with anything #RichardMarles said. At least he is talking up the importance for all governments in the Indo- Pacific region to greatly increase investment in defence.

The #Albanese government must immediately nullify the #PortofDarwin lease to #China - before any further ado.

One might also ask why the government #LNP and its cabinet, that Dutton was a part of, signed off on the lease in the first place?! #auspol #PortOfDarwin

COMMUNIST #CHINA 🇨🇳 THREATS AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 OVER PLAN TO TAKE BACK THE PORT OF DARWIN

#ALP #LNP TAKE BACK THE PORT AS YOU PROMISED

China’s 🇨🇳 chilling #warning #THREAT over controversial Darwin Port deal

The #ALP & #LNP BOTH Said They Would Take Back The Port Of Darwin In The National Interest Before The Election.

Australia 🇦🇺 Is OUR Country NOT Communist #China’s

ITS TIME FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE BACK THE #PortOfDarwin

Why would Australia sell or lease the #PortOfDarwin to an entity associated with a government that is actively enacting trade restraints on Australia? #auspol #USPolitics #Trump

#LNP GAVE AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 ITS FIRST TRILLION DOLLAR #DEBT SOLD AUSTRALIA OUT TO COMMUNIST CHINA 🇨🇳

#MAGA PETER DUTTON IS AUSTRALIA’S TRUMP HE WE KISS 💋 DONALD’S ASS

#AUSPOL #PortOfDarwin
#LnpWeakOnChina #WeakOnTrump
#LnpFailedAustralia 🇦🇺
Dutton Will Help Rich Chinese Buy Homes In Australia #OzPoll

Sounds like

#PortOfDarwin
and #SpiritOfTasmaniaFerry

#Australia

#auspol #PortOfDarwin #LNPNeverAgain

#LNP #PortOfDarwin #Dutton

Australia's relationship with China scrutinised amid fiery debate on Port of Darwin Australia's relationship with China was a key discussion point on the Federal Election campaign trail on Saturday amid a fiery debate over the Port of Darwin.

From the moment Chinese naval vessels very suspiciously, without warning, without any legitimate reason, decided to engage in "military exercises" inside Australia's maritime exclusive economic zone off the coast of NSW, it became "essential" for #China to be stripped of control of the #PortofDarwin

To add to that, I was the unfortunate recipient of her BS banging on about "sovereignty" in an ANZAC Day pamphlet which takes some gall given her part in the #PortOfDarwin & the fact that the #LNP had to be forced into a Royal Commission into Defence & Veteran Suicides.
#Borders #ADF #Hypocrits

To #Flinders #ZoeMcKenzie worked with #AndrewRobb to make that 99yr lease of the #PortOfDarwin happen. He went on to an $800k p/a with the Chinese he sold to (quit right before Foreign Interference laws came into effect) while Ms. McKenzie moved on to trashing the #NBN (for my #LNP #Gamer friends)

Dutton says advice on Darwin Port has changed since he was defence minister Peter Dutton revealed he disagreed with advice he received as defence minister that there was no need to act on Darwin Port being leased to a Chinese-owned company, as he announced he would now return...

How could the "national security advice", presumably from #ASIO, have ever determined & decreed that giving control of the #PortofDarwin, Australia's northern gateway, to #Landbridge, well known in 2015 to be a #PLA Chinese military affront, wasn't a massive, unacceptable security risk to Australia?

Albanese declares Chinese-controlled Port of Darwin should ‘be in Australian hands’ PM says two options on table: for an Australian-owned company to take control, or for port to return to being a government asset

Albanese declares Chinese-controlled Port of Darwin should ‘be in Australian hands’ #PortOfDarwin
#auspol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

One might also ask why the government and cabinet, that Dutton was a part of, signed off on the lease in the first place?! #auspol #PortOfDarwin

@abcnewsbot.bsky.social
The Chief Minister of the NT keeps referring to the OPPOSITION as the federal government. This IS WRONG! Correct it please. #auspol Just remember that it was the Coalition that sold the #PortOfDarwin WHERE TF are our so_called journalists?

Excellent move by #Albo - buying back the lease on the Port of Darwin from the Chinese, the lease that the Liberals signed off on.

It's good for Australia, good for the NT, and good for National security.

#auspol #PortOfDarwin

#auspol #PortOfDarwin #LNPToxicNastyParty

Failed Liberal Leader
Peter Dutton has lashed Anthony Albanese after a trio of Chinese warships was spotted again, this time a stone’s throw from the WA coast

International Waters
#peterDutton You Could Do NOTHING The #LNP #Kowtowing To Communist China 🇨🇳 #PortOfDarwin You Sold Australia 🇦🇺 Out