Foreign Control on Australian Soil: A Big Fail

I asked Minister Wong about Labor’s failed promise to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands. Before the election, Anthony Albanese was happy to call foreign ownership of our ports a mistake. Now that he’s the PM, he has gone quiet. When I pushed for a timeframe, Minister Wong couldn’t provide a date, nor a plan. All we got was more "we’re working on it." The PM didn’t even raise the Port during his recent trip to China! Is he too scared of retaliation from the Chinese Communist Party? We have a foreign power (the CCP) controlling our most strategic northern port on a 99-year lease. This was a catastrophic mistake by the Coalition, yet Labor is proving they are too weak to fix it. Australian assets must be held exclusively by Australians to ensure our national interests are protected. It is time to put Australians ahead of Beijing’s feelings. — Senate Estimates | February 2026 Transcript: https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/foreign-control-on-australian-soil-a-big-fail/