Department of Defence to investigate Darwin Port lease

The Morrison government has asked the Department of Defence to review Darwin Port’s 99-year lease by Chinese company Landbridge. The agreement was reached in 2015 under the then-Country-Liberal Northern Territory government. Officials will now investigate whether the company should be forced to give up its ownership on national security grounds. Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered his strongest words yet regarding his position on the Chinese- leased Darwin Port while visiting the Northern Territory. He said if security agencies or the defence department changed their view about any piece of critical infrastructure he would "take that advice very seriously and act accordingly."