Page 5 of 6 FirstFirst ... 3456 LastLast
Results 41 to 50 of 52

Thread: Why and how did the NT government lease the Port of Darwin to a Chinese firm ?

  1. 13th March 2019, 07:46 PM #41
    350RRC's Avatar
    350RRC
    350RRC is offline ForumSage Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,502
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    That would have been the 80,000km wear guarantee on Cooper Tyres.
    Wasn't it to do with 'off road use'?

    Plenty of places I've worked in a city required serious off road stuff........ like launching boats off the bank in the Yarra.

    DL
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 13th March 2019, 10:00 PM #42
    DiscoMick Guest
    If the company which has leased the port of Darwin collapsed it would default on the lease, the lease would be cancelled and a new lease negotiated with another operator. Ownership of the lift would not change, only the company leasing it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 14th March 2019, 06:12 PM #43
    bob10's Avatar
    bob10
    bob10 is offline CTRL + V! Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    brighton, brisbane
    Posts
    33,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    If the company which has leased the port of Darwin collapsed it would default on the lease, the lease would be cancelled and a new lease negotiated with another operator. Ownership of the lift would not change, only the company leasing it.
    How does that work with the company leasing taking out a massive loan, and defaulting? Who takes up the debt?
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 14th March 2019, 06:13 PM #44
    bob10's Avatar
    bob10
    bob10 is offline CTRL + V! Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    brighton, brisbane
    Posts
    33,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    This from the LOWY institute.

    How open should Australia be about the China challenge?
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 14th March 2019, 06:48 PM #45
    bob10's Avatar
    bob10
    bob10 is offline CTRL + V! Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    brighton, brisbane
    Posts
    33,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Arapiles View Post
    The lease of the Port of Darwin is not related to the One Belt, One Road programme. It was a commercial lease at a commercial price. It does not put Australia in debt, so there is no leverage for the Chinese. The Port of Darwin is not strategically important but even if it was simply running the port is not a strategic threat. So what is there here that another country wouldn't allow to happen?
    Everything China does is linked in to the master plan. Like it or not , we are now part of it.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 14th March 2019, 08:58 PM #46
    DiscoMick Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
    How does that work with the company leasing taking out a massive loan, and defaulting? Who takes up the debt?
    The owners of the company.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 14th March 2019, 09:05 PM #47
    bob10's Avatar
    bob10
    bob10 is offline CTRL + V! Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    brighton, brisbane
    Posts
    33,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    What happened in Sri Lanka

    Zambia : What happens when you fail to pay your debt to China
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 14th March 2019, 09:39 PM #48
    DiscoMick Guest
    Australia hasn't handed over the ownership of the Darwin port, it's just a lease. Completely different situation.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 14th March 2019, 09:50 PM #49
    Arapiles
    Arapiles is offline ChatterBox Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    N/A
    Posts
    2,661
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
    Everything China does is linked in to the master plan. Like it or not , we are now part of it.
    OK. And how does paying a commercial price for a commercial lease of an asset fit into their master plan?

    Edit: ... and if their master plan is to pay market rates for leased assets then I don't think that we have too much to worry about.

    However, if you were concerned about the Confucius Institutes then we might be more in agreement ...
    Arapiles
    2014 D4 HSE
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 14th March 2019, 09:53 PM #50
    bob10's Avatar
    bob10
    bob10 is offline CTRL + V! Subscriber
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    brighton, brisbane
    Posts
    33,853
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Arapiles View Post
    OK. And how does paying a commercial price for a commercial lease of an asset fit into their master plan?

    Edit: ... and if their master plan is to pay market rates for leased assets then I don't think that we have too much to worry about.

    However, if you were concerned about the Confucius Institutes then we might be more in agreement ...
    Let's leave it at that. History will decide.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 5 of 6 FirstFirst ... 3456 LastLast
« RAFFLE; Fundraiser for NQ flood victims. | 44,000 JLR cars recalled over co2 emissions »

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!