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Politics, election latest: Dutton vows to remove Port of Darwin from Chinese ownership
Peter Dutton will immediately boot out the Chinese-owned company from the strategic Port of Darwin if he wins the May 3 election and appoint an Australian government-approved operator or acquire the lease interest using powerful Commonwealth acquisition powers.
Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of the Federal election campaign from Canberra and around the country. Both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are in Sydney on Friday.
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