Baffling Chinese Darwin port deal must be scuttled
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May 4, 2021 12.10am
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I am no military or defence expert, just an ordinary Australian who, like most of us, believe that the port of Darwin should never have been leased to a Chinese company (“Defence reviews Darwin port deal,” May 3). Nor do I believe that 50 per cent of the port of Newcastle should have been sold to Chinese interests. The potential national security risk that agencies have identified, combined with the many bans and the imposition of high tariffs on exports by the Chinese government, is already damaging many Australian lives. -
Citizen shut-out a simply heartless solution to crisis
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The Coalitionâs response to the situation in India is horrifying (âFines and jail for those who flout India banâ, May 1-2). There is another possible response that is humane and just: get them home as soon as possible. What does it say about the governmentâs confidence in our quarantine systems when citizens in this dire situation are locked out? Maybe Morrison should take Jennyâs advice and imagine his own family in the same boat.
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