Port of Darwin: a broken promise about a broken promise

Michael West Media · Rex Patrick · Saturday 25 April 2026

Port of Darwin: a broken promise about a broken promise

FOI documents reveal the bipartisan election pledge to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands is going the way of every other bipartisan election pledge.

Both parties stood at the lectern in 2025 and swore the Port of Darwin would come home. The FOI says otherwise. A broken promise about a broken promise — Canberra's only growth industry is finding new ways to disappoint you about the same thing twice.

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