The Port of Darwin has been controlled by China’s Landbridge Group for more than a decade under a 99-year lease approved by the Coalition government at the time. NewsWire / Martin Ollman Credit: News Corp AustraliaMr Xiao’s comments did little to sway Mr Albanese, who repeated his vow to voters at a press conference a short time later. “We’ve made it very clear that we want the Port of Darwin that was sold to non-Australian interests with a financial incentive from the former Coalition government to the Northern Territory government,” he said. The preferred method was giving the lease to a private Australian firm, with Mr Albanese suggesting super funds were in the mix. “We’re having constructive discussions with Landbridge, and really, I’m not going to comment further on the Port of Darwin acquisition at this time,” she said at the time.