Senate debates

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Bills

Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020, Australia's Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; In Committee

10:42 am

Photo of Pauline HansonPauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'll move to another point that concerns me and, I would say, millions of Australians, which is the leasing of the Port of Darwin. Senator Wong has an amendment to the bill that would require a report from the government to be laid on the table. I'm a bit mystified as to why you would put up an amendment to the bill regarding a report to be laid on the table with regard to the bill, when this could have been done through a notice of motion. I am terribly concerned about the way the Port of Darwin was leased. My question for the government is: can the leasing of the Port of Darwin be reversed, under this bill or any other legislation by the government, so that the port ends up back in the hands of the Australian people, not foreign owned?

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