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Dominic Giannini

China concern prompts new Darwin port talk

A Defence review found no national security grounds to cancel Landbridge's lease on Darwin port. (AAP)

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has left the door open for a new Darwin seaport amid concerns over a Chinese company leasing the current port.

Defence conducted a review of the security implications of the port's 99-year leasing arrangement with China's Landbridge Group but found no national security grounds to recommend the federal government overturn the deal.

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