Beijing has sent a warning to Australia’s leaders over their plans to take back the lease from the Chinese owners of the Port of Darwin.

It comes as a former NT government minister defends the decision to lease the port in the first place, blaming federal inaction for letting it happen. By Matt Garrick for ABC News Northern Territory.

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