Leasing Darwin Port to Chinese company a ‘very bad decision’

Leasing Darwin Port to a Chinese company for 99 years was a “very bad decision” and should have been kept in Australian hands, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says.

[@TheWildernessChannel]

I am a South African (not living in Os) and I am flabbergasted that the Aussie government even considered the idea in the first place. That is treasonous. What the hell were they thinking?

[@sovereignspirit7640]

The Wilderness Channel I've been stewing over it for years and can't believe people are only just piping up now. (I felt the same way over the first manufacturing co. taking their brand to China. I especially reserve contempt for Australians taking their wares to Chinese trade fairs and grovelling to the Chinese). Aussies had no foresight

[@sovereignspirit7640]

The Wilderness Channel Unfortunately It is a ploy of most globalist governments to give the impression they are protecting their citizens while opening the floodgates to muslims and Chinese (and Africans). The worlwide globalists and CCP are of the same ilk, so who knows the extent of sincerity of our government when it takes limp-wristed measures to back-track. The US Secretaries of State and Defense have recently met with their Australian counterparts and the prime minister for their annual Ministerial Meeting. The US wants to form an alliance with 60 nations within the Pacific Region (including Japan and India) to increase trade & investment and 'respect for national sovereignty, respect and transparency'. (Which is a non-threatening way of excluding China and our dependence on it). Unfortunately our female bimbo they negotiated with is the self-same one who regularly went to China with our female defense minister to kow-tow to the Chinese government!!! The Chinese rightly gained the impression they had us by the short and curlies, so who knows what to expect. I do know that the US is very concerned though. I hope you are well in SA. Many of your people are now calling Aus home. 🇦🇺

[@cezrok5405]

Go into sydney its full of chinese , indians , etc kalergi plan in effect

[@TheWildernessChannel]

@@sovereignspirit7640 Thanks for that. We are all in the same boat. South Africa is being destroyed as we speak and it all falls in with the NWO and Kalergi Plan. They have always wanted our mineral wealth and strategic geography. It was never about equal rights and ending apartheid. South Africa has a tyrannical government that is in bed with the Chinese and now they are about to change the constitution to take land away from whites. Incidentally the Chinese were given honorary black status, which means they can get affirmative action preference ahead of white South Africans who are citizens (I kid you not). There are also over 15 million illegal immigrants who have streamed into the country through our porous borders. Ramaphosa our criminal president has met several times with Soros. Our wildlife and fisheries are being pillaged by the Chinese. The Chinese are driving everything to the brink of extinction. That is one of the things that bothers me the most about all this. That and the brutal murder, rape and torture of my people. South Africa is where all white controlled countries are heading with this evil Kalergi conspiracy.

[@cezrok5405]

@@TheWildernessChannel yep they're also calling white people lone wolf extre m i st t err o. Rists in the sydney morning herald ?

[@epicbeardface2981]

You can't put money before national security wtf.

[@grandaddyc]

It is about trade, not national security, what are you going to do ban all Chinese iron ore carriers from Australia?

[@davenolan5709]

@@grandaddyc It's different with the Chinese? They use Trade as a weapon.

[@grandaddyc]

@@davenolan5709 No trade is trade, sanctions as practiced a lot by one country is a weapon.

[@JDManring]

Colin, I am sorry, but you seem to have a quite naive, immediate, and simplistic view of these things. I can understand that you hate countries like the USA from your comment and that certainly is your right. However, there is a great game being played between the major powers. Everything fits within the context of their desires.

[@wyattfamily8997]

Lets face it, we have P.C. politicians that have forgotten the BASIC requirement of any Federal Government, the Safety and Security of Australia and its citizens. We have permitted the closing of major refineries so no matter what is spent on hardware, there may be no fuel for it. Permitting the most likely protagonist of Australia in the future the ability to purchase a great deal of land and vital infrastructure, whilst importing the highest immigration levels, per head of population in the world. With around 30% of the Australian population being born overseas the national culture and way of life is being subsumed by "multiculturalism", all to the detriment of Australian citizens.

[@day1678]

The politicians should bury their heads in shame for selling off our assets to foreign owners for a short term fix, only to suffer life-long consequences. What other country sells off its assets? It should be written in our constitution that the selling off of our assets is a criminal offence. Are their politicians with enough guts to do it? I doubt it.

[@dave8767]

Absolutely; but who elected the government of the day, the Chinese?

[@wyattfamily8997]

Let's face it, we have politicians with wishbones not backbones, and no concern for the "average" Australian or his/her views.

[@day1678]

@@wyattfamily8997 well said.

[@reasonableguy9090]

Didn’t China have a war ship dock in that port a couple of months ago?? No-one even murmured. Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer have been called racist in the past for saying “no selling off ports, utilities or infrastructure to China.” Why the sudden change??

[@reasonableguy9090]

I wish the country never went down that path. The cult of Globalism.

[@twood2032]

@@reasonableguy9090 No, their warship docked at Sydney. That port they leased was only for commercial use, the agreement does not include military warships, but does includes humanitarian aids.

[@twood2032]

@@reasonableguy9090 I don't think you know much about Australia, our country benefit a lot from globalisation and yet you want us to stop? Then who should we sell our minerals to? Who is going to buy our agriculture? Close down our tourism, and no more visa? No more oversea student? No more investments? The most important question you should process in your head is that do we have the population to make use of the resources we have and make the same amount of income comparing to the benefits of globalisation?

[@shanevonharten3100]

@Adam Peck Its of no benefit to the US to have China in Australia. Your point is floored

[@stephenjohnson6632]

@@twood2032 i.agree some of the things you are saying , but check out the rules for most of our asian neighbours , to see if you can buy any land or open a business by your self in thier country. But we still have open trade with these countries and they come here for hoildays the same as we go there. So they have a rules for us and if we get the same rules as they do for them. Do you think they will stop trading with us or stop comming here.

[@brucemackinnon6707]

Need anti aircraft, anti missile defensive missiles in some quantity, plus anti ship missiles.

[@gore1089]

The liberals have done some wonderful trade deals with China. Deals labour would never have gotten through. Like the 2015 trade deal .. Australia sends china our iron ore .. and it comes back as cars....we are the clever country.

[@grandaddyc]

Steady on, China needs the PORT only. This is for a transit point for OBOR which will help make Australia part of a world wide trade rout and be good for Australian economy. Anti aircraft defense missiles? what, from America?

[@yfelwulf]

Then we better buy Russian Jewmerica has not made a working Weapon in over 2 decades even the B35 KamaKhazi is a total disaster our government refuses to bail out of.

[@benwalker4660]

don't forget nuclear weapons. Just the very threat.

[@margaretkobier]

Should always have remained in Australian hands and under Australian control. There is too much Chinese involvement in our country.

[@commentfreely5443]

what 3 years ago they didn't figure we'd have trouble with china in the next 99 years? now trump and india are kicking some butt and china and the globalists are crying.

[@shirleycameron7718]

What's wrong with Aussies... ????? Sad...

[@dean1039]

You Aussies think you've got it bad. British here, our last PM May wanted to give our entire communications network over to a Chinese company! Lucky Johnson isn't as keen to sell us out to either Europe or China.

[@bradneet7061]

@fairplayall , She'll be right mate, we will sort it...

[@darrylwikohika9068]

Maybe the chinese can liberate the aborigines from the white convict colony n free their lands from their oppressers

[@helimark6161]

I dont recall seeing the for sale notice so an Australian company could bid to buy the port ! Or the USA as I would imagine the US would have paid Moore? And what was the price, who got the money and what was it used for? There is a big story here that no media outlet has followed especially as it is in the national interest!

[@wyattfamily8997]

N.T. Government received the money as they did the deal. Federal Government was asleep at the wheel, as usual.

[@leftjab276]

Looks like Australian politicians are learning from Sri Lankan politicians, this is not going to end well,

[@jozseftakacs2649]

Australia is NOT FOR SALE. Politicians allowing the selling off this country should be jailed for treason.

[@bucknasty1390]

That's rich talking about sovereignty from Labor.

[@gore1089]

Exactly! Scomo and Dutton can't do anything wrong.... always selling and leasing our infrastructure for the benefit of the quiet and hard working Australian. Labour wouldn't do that ... the commie buggers... and don't forget... the best form of welfare is a job.

[@sovereignspirit7640]

Happy McJoyjoy Have you seen Dastyari? That must be the first spotting in years!

[@timcoppinger1361]

Buck Nasty to

[@shanevonharten3100]

No foreign ownership in Australia, not just china.

[@adayinthelife5772]

They own 95% of Queenslands sugarcane industry. Let that sink in.

[@speakupriseup4549]

It was bloody OUTRAGEOUS

[@janelawson4394]

SpeakUp RiseUp disgusting

[@davenolan5709]

Western Nations have 5 year plans. Chinese have 200 year plans. You Lot better start learning Chinese? 😆

[@sheapollock256]

Best comment here

[@cezrok5405]

Ni hao

[@spectrallim4802]

LOL

[@johnd3982]

Sum tin wong

[@lunafringe10]

Dave Nolan where will I be in 200 years 🤥

[@davenolan5709]

LOL!? You Aussie's gave the Chinese a Beach Head to land on? 🤑😂🤣

[@bradneet7061]

Nah we didn’t, traitorous elements, kinda like the us dems or rhinos,

[@horsefootrot8044]

Naaa mate! They’ll own QANTAS soon enough, fly straight into Canberra first class. 😉😂😂

[@aussiegypsy6273]

Its not up to the Government to change our Constitution. Any Constitutional changes must go to referendum 1st

[@dianewalton1942]

Well people they took the crown from wa without a referendum commonwealth of Australia is a corporation registered in Washington DC SEC so what does that say ? They don’t give a shit abt us or our constitution poor farmers have to try to bid against multi national. Foreign Companies at water auctions OUR FARMERS going broke our food not growing why are we letting this shit happen ?

[@aussiegypsy6273]

I think you will also find America is listed as a corporation too Diane. That doesn't take away from thier or our powers of our Constitution. They are number 1 law. Trouble is they hide the truth rights & powers associated with our Constitution that are in our favor & no doubt manipulate & flout them also.

[@aussiegypsy6273]

What can we ransom them with Kurt? What we need is another Trump to take control over here. Drain the swamp. Scomo is showing promise, lets see if he bends & breaks like most of tbem seem to.

[@aussiegypsy6273]

I know Svetka & agree. Also the UN is just a front. It is the Zionist illuminati whom are at the helm of it all. So freakin obvious, all one needs do is read thier 25 point agenda to see it. Every one of those agenda is where our commonwealth & sovereign countries societies stand today, infiltrate our educational political & justice systems. The UN is an added extra to thier agenda beyond doubt. The US power brings thier deep state p,ayers into play. Thats whyg the US matters. Viva La Trump.. :)

[@bossdog1480]

Larry Parks, I agree, I think we should hold a Referendum on stopping Chinese influence in Australia.

[@justdead99]

And the government sing . Its all about the money ,money,money and how low we can go to get the doe . We will sell you out to get some clout . Its all about the money,money ,money and how low we go to get the doe .

[@katb945]

Yes wasn't it Albo your comrades in arms did that, but the Turnbull Gov didn't help

[@CrooksIsAntifa]

Er, yeah. Who thought leasing territory to another nation who are authoritarian and territorially aggressive was a good idea? F**k me 🤦‍♂️

[@jessicamordacz3811]

Very concerning with Papua New Guinea also doing the same, recently! This Corp Govt (Deep State) needs to go! Bring back our Constitutional Commonwealth Of Australia 🇦🇺🙏💜🕯

[@davidhurwitz6495]

Why do you think they took your guns?

[@kazeeevaughan3380]

Start EMAILING your Local Politician & voice your disgust & opposition to the sell off of our country's Land & Assets.. Citizens voice your opinions before that gets taken away from us too!!

[@aussiegypsy6273]

Read between the lines. The missile base is happening. Just will take a few years to build it.

[@RSXXX229]

SRILANKA PORT, PAKISTAN PORT, ITALIAN PORT IN CHINESE HAND, AND NOW AUSTRALIAN PORT.

[@hamiltonjetsportassociatio4407]

Something seriously wrong with the Australian Government.First the French Nuclear Submarines, now this?

[@jackob9658]

Yes well they have done the same with more than Darwin.. what about New Castle

[@bossdog1480]

Jacko B Also near Karratha there is a large landing strip and port facility, and Merredin also has been influenced. (West. Aus.) Between the 2 Northern ones,(Karratha and Darwin) they can control the entire North West which has Australia's largest fresh water supply, The Ord river dam.

[@jackob9658]

@@bossdog1480 yep our government is soooo incompetent it is frightening. Look up how many times they tried to sell the port of Melbourne. i cannot work out who owns it at the moment but it was supposed to be the chinese.

[@bossdog1480]

@@jackob9658 Follow the money...

[@charlesschulz8416]

Scrap the lease buy it back put the port back under Australian control

[@xmq4772]

We need to nationalized Port Darwin, take it back in Australia hand.

[@bradz9413]

Who is being punished for authorising the lease??

[@QHI_National]

The only time I’ve ever agreed with Albo

[@margaretkobier]

No dollars are invested without the expectation of the future repayment. Measuring on the dollars only is short sighted.

[@Young_SlayerKO]

Yea it should be in Aussie hands

[@bluebird802]

So let's tell new guinea.and other Pacific nations not to get caught up in the Chinese debt trap but don't worry about Darwin, we've got that under control.

[@Jer20.9]

I smell red envelopes.

[@elvinsmatthew]

it was the NT ALP govt that sold it

[@davidsinclair7099]

holy jesus .... ive known about the darwin port for a few years now ... but these gas price things .... ffs we should keep 80%of our gas for domestic supply and let our citizens get cheap gas ... at the moment japanese citizens can buy australian gas cheaper than an australian citizen can ... its just wrong and any fool who says different has an agenda .. whe we are supplying our people with cheap gas .. thats when you can sell off the excess .. these people are crooks ... theres no need for our gas and electricity prices to be so high ... they will make every excuse under the sun .. but the true is its a rort and the govt know it ...... they are price gouging us hard .....making top dollar off us ..... our govt is 1 of the weakest most corrupt scared little mouses in the world ... ive seen 3rd world countries with more balls .. they dont have the courage to stand up for aussie on the world stage and take as much money as they can while they can .... they are pathrtic and the world knows it ... world leaders know australia is a weak country ..its really sad

[@kennyknackers6084]

99 year lease should ring alarm bells with anyone!

[@luciferblack3105]

Isn't Newcastle's coal port leased to China...? Why not Darwin, port Kemble, Sydney, botany, etc..etc...etc ? 26,000 klms of coastline, China can row in and take it if they want. Lol Australia for sale, come and get it, the economic results are more important to this failing government.

[@hotchihuahua1546]

At one time Australia was guarded with any introduction of new products into their country and always questioned and pursued the feasibility of that product being manufactured under license on its soil ! Is this policy still in effect ?

[@zenden6564]

The money from the sale went to the Labor NT Gov.t.?

[@lynneianhooper2695]

Nothing wrong with it providing Australians can own ports in China.

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Its funny that australian parliament has no men.its always women having the guts to do the right thing

[@chongyeeyap9586]

Australia can always buy back the lease ! Why don't you ?

[@lanselithgow5865]

Albo, you wete relevant transport shadow minister. It was your Duty to expose this n bring it to the people ,parliament , ASIC et als attention!

[@sierracharlie7293]

This mock concern is hilarious... ask your colleague Adam Giles, he was picked up by Sky over a year ago.

[@markstankiewicz6369]

wonder when the chinese will build a new jet strip near darwin

[@bossdog1480]

Already done, it's near Karratha.

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Yeah well,the politician that sold it got fat with chinese money,any chance he will be held accountable

[@fdm6337]

Besides this being a fuck up Where's all the money gone from the sell off

[@lunafringe10]

Arrest those treacherous fakers

[@wilo1463]

THEY CAN SEE WHOS COMMING WHOS GOING GIVE THEM REFUND AND TAKE IT BACK ITS ONLY COMMON SENSE . I WOULD CALL THIS TREASON WHATS NEXT FREMANTLE HARBOUR.

[@christophertadeo6120]

Oh here it is... The Darwin port...

[@henryv4222]

Arnhemland is remote, sparse, aboririginal reserve land. The yolngu people require invitation to any visitors. Any short to long term commercial (nursing/mining etc) stay requires govt red tape also. The only whitefellas there are a few missionaries and a few that have married in. Around 2 decades ago, Chinese began showing up. They never asked permission, and the yolngu are unsure why or how they got there. For example on Elcho Island there are 3 shops. 1 is run by ALPA - the yolngu supermarket. There's also at least 3 chinese fast food and pirated dvd/video game shops. Permanent fixtures. Our laws are flouted by the Chinese. and other northern neighbours. Whose fault is this? Fed Immigration or NT ALP? If we do not care, the same thing has happened in the big cities. Aussies are just too polite. We do not have xenophobia. But cultures are being diluted and destroyed. Just look at how the top 1% of a MASSIVE country of a billion people has gutted the middle class suburbs, with gaudy monstrosities. No gardens, not a clue where these people are from, no respect for the aborigines no respect for the rule of law.

[@ashleyhughes480]

Tasmanian Sydney will be hit

[@chrisnewnham1195]

China possessing the port of darwin by holding a 99 year lease. Possession is nine tenths of the rule. Those Australians who signed off on this damaging lease should be held to account. Does the sleepy government in Canberra realise the reality?/Whats coming next? A CCP lease for 99 years on Parliament House in Canberrs? England pacified NAZI Germany in blind faith until Winston Churchill took the helm. We desperately need our own Winston Churchil. Try to tell the Australian Gov

[@mclanaford2957]

Albo you would have done the same Unlike Trump you lot don’t have a clue how to run a business let alone the country

[@runnyhunny786]

I think it would be quite okay to CANCEL a deal with another party when it is found the other party had hidden sinister intentions with the deal in question.

[@netgodzilla1]

Pay 1000x the rent fee then. Who build the Darwin port to becone huge like it is today??

[@richardguy8879]

Dear me. Better not get into hock with Chinese: they have a track record of requisitioning assets from debtor nations. What a lovely naval base Darwin would make sitting astride Indonesia with access to the Pacific and Indian oceans. Bet they already thought of it.

[@James_T_Quirk]

What you worried about it's a 99 year lease, like Hong Kong, they will give it back, maybe, like UK did with Hong Kong.. Also they can't get theirs hands on Australian Resources, Gina Rinehart has beaten them to it ..

[@matthewtscott1]

PLEASE base long range missiles in the NT

[@nancyhobson9710]

Very bad idea. Andrew Hastie is a voice crying in the wilderness. Dont be too hasty to put him down.

[@GrumpyAustralian]

Yet another politician who is prepared to sell his soul to the devil.

[@TheKing-sf1sf]

Yes get it back 😎 *$🖕trillion* 🤭😂

[@lawrencehunter2269]

Just an update .. Australia has bought long range and medium range cruise missiles..

[@hiworld2353]

Not bad decision it’s a stupid decision !

[@steveascension9626]

John Curtin would of been very proud of Albanese's stance on this matter. Curtin would never have agreed to this bad deal as a matter of fact I'm sure he must be now turning over in his grave at the bullying threats China now poses to Australia. Those who made this deal need to (RUN) if a war starts. because I'm sure many Australian's will be seeking personal revenge if their sons & daughters are killed in a war with China.

[@og1689]

Australia should be allowing a 99 year lease to The US so that The US can build a Navy/Air Force/Army Base in Port Darwin to help protect Australia. Australia. If China chooses, with 1.4 billion people, to take over your island as they are trying to take over The South China Sea, you with 25 million residents could do nothing about that invasion without US help.

[@JenHope113]

Is this The Will of God? Reject all business deals, go Remain Poor Forever?

[@Ghost-ql3hl]

Jesus h TAPDANCING Christ on a bike why the fuck would they do this.

[@cameronmorrison7515]

Hey Albo who sold Cubby station to the Chinese.....yeah your the last one to talk about selling Aussie owned.

[@davidscott5209]

Finally an opportunity to agree with Albo

[@markjmaxwell9819]

Didn't l see Ablbanese at the Cronulla riots. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewmc679]

Perhaps the pandering money grab wasn't such a good idea after all.

[@chongyeeyap9586]

Cannot understand what he is saying.

[@daratencion3845]

Not very intelligent

[@eathan323]

Why don't you lease to the us or UK or both especially as we are going to be working in partnership with you on the subs keep the Chinese out for sure

[@nancyhobson9710]

I will add some people only see money. As if that's the be all and end all

[@cruxifijocruxes4784]

Still no economic policies, all this ports talk is a distraction from the fact they haven't got any new ideas.

[@bop-ya-good]

dont muck around pollies...secure our ports and boundries...send china a clear message.

[@stephenjohnson6632]

See if a none Chinese person can own any land in china the answer is a definite NO they can't. Same in most of our asian country neighbours you are not aloud to own any land and you must have a person who is from that country as a partner to open a business in that country in most asian countrys . Like in the Philippines even if you marry a Filipino women or man and you are not Filipino you cant own any land in the Philippines and if you want to open a business if you are not Filipino you must have a partner who is Filipino to open it. Even if you get citizenshipe in the Philippines and you are not Filipino you still cant own land there . Only in Australia can you own land and open a business no matter where you come from or don't have citizenshipe it dose not matter . We should have the same rules apply for a person who comes from another country as they do in there country where they came from it is only fair. Dont get me wrong i think its 100% right what there governments are doing they protecting there people and keeping there land for there to own ,so rich foreigners can't buy up all the best farms and lands and business in there country . Wich will lead to cost of buying a home and land out of reach for there own people . Sounds abit like whats happing here in australia now.

[@johmsmitch6406]

Australa chice China ??

[@JudgeBluey]

Leasing the port??? From whom may I ask? How crooked are these people?? What about the 'lost' docking-fees, way overdue and yet to be paid to the local tribes-people, for each and every building upon their land, without their permission and without a choice, since the first ever ship arrived? Yes, 'Docking-Fees'....go look it up. Since day one of any ships or overland cargo arriving in 'Darwin/Northern Territory' without permission of the local tribal-councils, the government of the day took it upon themselves to forego that custom when arriving at other destinations; it's called 'Docking-Fees'. Looking at the compound costings of such an Invoice, since day one, we are indebted to the Originees of NT, well over One Thousand Trillion Pounds[0.9999-Fine-Gold]. Multiply the above figure, by the amount of States and Territories, gives you an average costing in monetary terms of the damages owed to the Originees. NO amount of silly Fiction-Parse-Syntax-Grammar Constitutions, Treaties, or paper-wasting exercises can, nor ever will make up for the Ailing, Rape, Apartheid, Murder, Genocide, Kidnapping, Misappropriation, and Racketeering/Privateering, committed against the Originees since European invasion, and long before. Those two words we read in our history books, and children's history books, always send a shiver down my spine whenever I hear them; "British Persistence".

[@bradneet7061]

Yea we’ll be that as it may but throwing money at indigenous people hasn’t worked in the past and won’t work in the future, fact, the elders need to stand up be real leaders again and support their local communities in conjunction with “ white “ people of substance to bring about real plans for all of our futures instead of the separatist mantra of the mainstream media and activists. I grew up in a country town in mixed school and have had and still have many indigenous friends, I have seen this divisive crap hoisted upon a very gentle friendly culture to its own detriment...how’s them apples...

[@eugeneong5336]

Stop talking, not happy you can buy back the lease...

[@rogerguyot7830]

communist albo

[@secureassure5436]

Welcome to australia province of China ✊ we chinese have full sovereignty over australia like our puppy colony New Zealand 😄 🇦🇺

[@reneeduardoperezalvarez929]

Albanise Is your comments like curtain of smoke to cover up Andrews signing China's belt and Road in Victoria? Hypocrisy!

[@darrylwikohika9068]

Perhaps the chinese living n chinatown Sydney could ask for autonomy from aussies government n become an independant state like whats happening n hong kong hahahaha

[@bossdog1480]

Darryl Wikohika What like Punchbowl/Cantebury/ Bankstown?

[@seduktiveladd8907]

You had no rights to sell anything from this country as it's not any of the government to discuss