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FED:Legal storm brewing over Chinese port ownership dispute

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is disappointed a Chinese company is taking an Australian port ownership dispute to court.

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Legal storm brewing over Chinese port ownership dispute

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is disappointed a Chinese company is taking an Australian port ownership dispute to court.

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Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments. It’s not just the Port of Darwin

The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown.

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China threatens trade bans over vow to take back port

China could hit Australia with another round of economic sanctions if the Albanese government goes ahead with a plan to wrest back control of a key port.

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Top 3 Real Estate Stocks That May Explode In July

The most oversold stocks in the real estate sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

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The Australian port at the centre of a tug-of-war between Beijing and Canberra

Tussle over strategic Darwin port deepens as American company linked to Trump shows interest in taking lease from Chinese firm

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Port of Darwin’s struggling Chinese leaseholder may welcome an Australian buy-out

Far from causing trade frictions, an Australian buyout of the Port of Darwin lease may provide a lifeline for its struggling Chinese parent company Landbridge Group.

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‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both committed to stripping a Chinese company, Landbridge, of the lease to operate Darwin Port. Landbridge paid A$506 million for the 99-year lease from the Northern Territory government in October 2015.

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Port of Darwin operator says Albanese and Dutton are treating it like ‘a political football’ in election

Labor and Coalition would both end Chinese company Landbridge’s long-term lease of strategically important asset

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Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands

Anthony Albanese has announced that the government will ensure the Port of Darwin, currently leased by the Chinese company Landbridge, is returned to Australian hands.

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Port's 99-year lease to Chinese company to end early

The long-term lease of an Australian port to a Chinese company, which sparked national security concerns, could soon be cut short.

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These 3 Top 100 Stocks to Buy Make Money and Will Continue to Do So for a Long Time to Come

On Monday, Barchart’s Top 100 Stocks to Buy had 31 companies that made a profit in their latest fiscal year. If you’re a risk-averse investor, these three are the ones to consider for your portfolio.

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AI boom propels stock of Wild-West-era landowner up 200%

Texas Pacific Land Corp. owns nearly 900,000 acres in energy-rich West Texas, an area greater in size than Yosemite National Park.

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Peeling Back The Layers: Exploring LandBridge Through Analyst Insights

Providing a diverse range of perspectives from bullish to bearish, 4 analysts have published ratings on LandBridge (NYSE:LB) in the last three months.

The Independent UK

Australia decides against canceling Chinese company's lease of strategically important port

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 on its military

Al Jazeera

Australia declines to cancel Chinese lease of port after security review

Canberra says ‘robust regulatory system’ in place to manage risks to Port Darwin and other infrastructure.

ABC News

The Defence Strategic Review shifts Australia’s focus north, but what will that mean for the Darwin Port?

Darwin Port has been the subject of fierce national security debate since it was leased to a Chinese-owned company in 2015.

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Federal government blocks access to Darwin Port advice given to Prime Minister's office, citing national security risks

The federal government has refused to release advice given to the prime minister's office about possible "paths forward" for the Darwin Port on the grounds it could "cause damage to the defence of the Commonwealth".

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Darwin Port lease remains under scrutiny as PM's department seeks input from national security agencies

An internal briefing obtained by the ABC shows the federal government has asked Defence, ASIO and other agencies for assessments of the Darwin Port as part of an ongoing review into the leasing of the facility to Chinese-owned company Landbridge.

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NT government pays $250,000 to private firm to find backer for proposed luxury Darwin hotel

A private commercial real estate firm will be paid by NT taxpayers to try to find a customer who is prepared to back and build a new high-end hotel in Darwin.

ABC News

Chinese-owned company Landbridge rejects 'myths and mistruths' about Darwin Port lease

The company that holds the 99-year lease of Darwin Port says it has been the subject of "undeserved" concerns and has hit back at "mistruths", insisting the Chinese government has no influence over its operations.

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Darwin Port review will examine potential 'impropriety' in lease to Chinese-owned firm Landbridge, Labor MP says

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.

Newcastle Herald

Port of Newcastle says security not a problem as Chinese ownership of Darwin port flares again

Security concerns over port control

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National security review of Darwin Port to remain secret, but Defence releases 'talking points'

The Defence Department has released a series of "talking points" about its national security review of the Darwin Port, but has refused an FOI request to disclose its full assessment.

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