Original article by Simone Fox Koob
The Australian – Page: 5 : 7-Sep-16
New data shows that Chinese interests have bought only 1.4 million hectares of the 385 million hectares of agricultural land in Australia, which equates to less than 0.5 per cent. The Treasury report notes that foreign investors own 53 million hectares of the nation’s farmland, with British interests accounting for 27.5 million hectares. Treasurer Scott Morrison has stressed the importance of foreign investment to the domestic economy.
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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD