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27-653: Following the establishment of a settlement at Port Darwin in 1869, the Northern Territory Times and Gazette was set up in Adelaide and first published in 1873. The printing press was shipped to Port Darwin on the Gothenburg. The first edition was printed in a government store at the camp at the foot of Fort Hill on 7 November 1873 by George Thompson Clarkson. A week later the Northern Territory Times and Gazette moved to Mitchell Street. Richard Wells

54-548: A 65 per cent increase in terminal floor space. During the 2008–09 financial year, a total of 1,538,938 passengers passed through Darwin International Airport which consisted of 188,530 international passengers and 1,350,408 domestic passengers. In April 2009, Garuda Indonesia suspended the Denpasar service from Darwin after nearly 30 years of service, citing "economic reasons". The move drew protests from

81-519: A Darwin hub failed to eventuate. Jetstar established a Darwin base, with flights to Singapore, Bali, and Tokyo via Manila but most of these routes would be withdrawn by May 2013. In 2008 the Australian Infrastructure Fund (AIX), which holds 28.2% of Northern Territory Airports, announced that the airport would undergo a $ 60 million expansion to cater for growing passenger numbers. Among other improvements it would provide

108-463: A hub. With Darwin's proximity to Southeast Asia, Jetstar anticipated that it would be able to make flights using smaller aircraft, such as the Airbus A320 to fly anywhere within 4 to 5 hours from Darwin. Singapore-based Tiger maintained a route between Changi Airport and Darwin until 2008, with its Australian subsidiary operating domestically to Melbourne (and later Brisbane). However, plans for

135-507: A technical stop in Darwin due to air travel restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Northern Territory's own border restrictions forced passengers to remain on-board during refuelling in Darwin, before an onward journey to either London or Sydney. In October 2021, Qantas confirmed that it would operate its flagship direct route from Australia to London via Darwin, with

162-480: Is a privately held company with headquarters in the city of Rizhao , Shandong Province , China, which is owned by Ye Cheng, a billionaire with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party . The details of the unsuccessful bids were not disclosed, with the government citing commercial-in-confidence reasons, but sources conflicted over the nature of these bids. Some sources stated that the bid from

189-597: Is located in Darwin's northern suburbs, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Darwin city centre , in the suburb of Eaton . It shares runways with the Royal Australian Air Force 's RAAF Base Darwin . Darwin Airport has an international terminal, a domestic terminal and a cargo terminal . Both of the passenger terminals have a number of shops and cafeterias. In 1919, when the England to Australia air race

216-550: Is located. Regional airline Airnorth has its head office and maintenance facilities on the airport property and Bristow Helicopters also maintain a base of operations to supporting the resources industry. There are two general aviation aprons north of the main terminal building. The area south of runway 11/29 and adjacent to the Stuart Highway is occupied by RAAF Base Darwin and Darwin Aviation Museum . It

243-522: Is the most northerly port in the country. In 2015, a 99-year lease was granted to the Chinese-owned Landbridge Group , a transaction that has since ignited significant national security concerns. Stokes Hill Wharf operated as the main location of Port Darwin, and has had three wharves. East Arm Wharf, opened in 2000. Panamax sized ships of a maximum length of 274 metres and a DWT of up to 80,000 tonnes are able to use

270-496: Is used predominately for military operations. Darwin airport electricity needs are partially met by two photovoltaic solar arrays. Stage 1 covers six hectares near the eastern end of the main runway, generates up to 4.0MW of electricity, and opened on 5 August 2016. At the time of construction it was described as the largest airside photovoltaic system in the world. Stage 2 provides a further 1.5 MW, and opened in December 2016 near

297-551: The Northern Territory government. The suspension left Darwin Airport without any non-Australian carriers flying there until late 2010 when Indonesia AirAsia started services from Bali to Darwin. Despite this, the number of passengers passing through the airport grew by 2% to 1,569,007 (207,825 international) passengers during the 2009–10 financial year. In December 2010 the Federal Government approved

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324-620: The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Andrew Hastie . In August 2019, a proposal was launched by Federal Labor MP Nick Champion to re-nationalise the port, thereby ending Chinese control. A 2021 review of the leasing arrangements found there were no national security grounds to overturn the lease. In October 2023, the federal government announced it will not cancel Landbridge's lease after another review. The announcement brought to an end to an eight-year saga regarding Chinese control of

351-528: The Chinese-owned Landbridge Group won the bid for a lease of Port Darwin. The then Country Liberal -controlled Northern Territory Government under then Chief Minister Adam Giles granted the company a 99-year lease for A$ 506 million. The contract price is more than 25 times the profit the port had earned over the preceding two years, and Landbridge also promised to invest A$ 200 million over a 25-year period. Shandong Landbridge Group

378-483: The Darwin Airport Master Plan, a 20-year blueprint guiding the airport's development as an international transit point between Europe, Asia and Australia. 2012 and 2013 saw a major boost for Darwin Airport when foreign carriers SilkAir , Indonesia AirAsia , Philippine Airlines and Malaysia Airlines started direct flights to Singapore, Bali , Manila and Kuala Lumpur respectively. However,

405-471: The Department of Aviation made the existing Darwin military airfield available for civil aviation purposes. As a result, the civilian airport at Parap was closed down and airport operations combined with the military airport. On 20 April 1954, Soviet spy Evdokia Petrova defected at Darwin Airport while she was being escorted out of Australia by KGB agents. Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as

432-613: The Landbridge group was the highest by a significant margin, while others stated that two bids, one from a European company and the second from an Australian were comparable. It was hoped that Landbridge's bid would result in new trade routes opening up for the Territory's cattle, mining and gas industries. Concerns have been expressed over this leasing arrangement due its strategic significance as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative . Concerns have also been expressed over

459-536: The Northern Territory city in place of their Perth hub until June 2022. Darwin Airport offers scheduled flights to regional destinations in the Northern Territory , domestically throughout Australia and in Southeast Asia. Domestic and international services operate from a single terminal. Civilian operations are concentrated on the northern side of the airfield, where the main terminal building

486-683: The capacity of the airport at peak periods. Works enlarged the arrivals and departures areas, added four new domestic and two new international boarding gates, additional security screening areas, a larger check-in area and a new multi-use baggage reclaim area for both domestic and international arrivals. New Qantas and Virgin Australia lounges opened with the expansion as well as additional Duty Free and retail options. During March 2020, Qantas operated non-stop flights between Darwin and London Heathrow . Normally routing from London to Sydney via Singapore on an Airbus A380 , flights QF1 and QF2 instead made

513-619: The city. The airport was used to ferry 25,628 people out of Darwin. Darwin Airport was extensively used to assist UN operations in East Timor from 1999, and to support medical evacuations following the 2002 Bali bombings . The new passenger terminal, with four aerobridges , was opened in December 1991. Expansion of the low-cost carrier business model in the Australian market during 2007–08 saw both Jetstar and Tiger Airways Australia express interest in developing Darwin Airport as

540-531: The increased competition from these carriers forced Jetstar to abandon its base in Darwin and redeploy its aircraft elsewhere. Only flights to Bali were retained with the Singapore route taken over by Jetstar Asia with Singapore-based aircraft and crews. On 9 May 2015, a major expansion of the terminal was officially opened. The $ 85 million expansion increased the floor area from 16,000 to 27,000 square metres (172,223 to 290,626 sq ft) to double

567-631: The location. Following the 2012 election of the Country Liberal party, the Territory sought to raise funds for unspecified purposes through the sale of public assets, including the Territory Insurance Office and Darwin Port. In order to accomplish the latter, the Territory made a request for expressions of interest in late 2014 and early 2015, resulting in thirty-three companies signalling their interest. In October 2015,

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594-541: The port. 12°28′15″S 130°50′54″E  /  12.47083°S 130.84833°E  / -12.47083; 130.84833 Darwin International Airport Darwin International Airport ( IATA : DRW , ICAO : YPDN ) is a domestic and international airport, and the only airport serving Darwin , Australia. It is the eleventh busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements . The airport

621-476: The primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory and an important stop for airlines flying between Australia and Asia and onwards to Europe. UTA , BOAC , Alitalia and Air India were some airlines that had scheduled services to Darwin. However the introduction of longer range aircraft in the 1970s meant that many airlines did not need to stop over in Darwin, and chose to cease services. Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin in 1974 and flattened

648-528: The proximity of the port to a base where United States Marines are stationed on a rotational basis and to the Darwin International Airport , which is used jointly for military and civilian purposes. In June 2019, development of a port at Glyde Point , 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Port Darwin, to be utilised by both military and commercial interests, was suggested as a 'counterbalance' by Federal Liberal Party MP and chair of

675-654: Was announced, Parap Airfield was established in the suburb of Parap to act as the Australian terminal. It operated as two airports, a civilian airport and a military field. The airfield frequently took hits from Japanese bombing through the Second World War, and was used by the Allies to project air power into the Pacific. The airport hosted Spitfires , Hudson Bombers , Kittyhawks , C-47s , B-24 Liberators , B-17 Fortresses and PBY Catalinas . In 1945

702-506: Was editor until his death in the wreck of the Gothenburg in 1875. Another editor and proprietor for a few years was Joseph Skelton (c. 1822 – 25 April 1884). The Northern Territory Times and Gazette continued publication until 1927, when the title was shortened to the Northern Territory Times . An amalgamation with the Northern Standard occurred in 1932. The Northern Territory of Australia Government Gazette (1873–present)

729-585: Was published in at least four different Northern Territory newspapers, which are still available online through Trove . They were: This Australian newspaper-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Port Darwin Port Darwin is the port in Darwin, Northern Territory , in northern Australia . The port has operated in a number of locations, including Stokes Hill Wharf , Cullen Bay and East Arm Wharf. Port Darwin

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