Australia

Foreign fingers in the pie
- ABC
- 30 July 2012
There's growing interest in who invests in Australian companies and who buys Australian land, with more discussion around the topic of global food security.
China firm eyes controversial 58-sq-mile Australia farm project
- Reuters
- 25 July 2012
A Chinese property conglomerate is bidding for a 15,000 hectare farming project in the Australian outback as Canberra looks to open the remote north for farming to tap booming demand for food from Asia, especially China.
Land concession cancelled by PM
- Phnom Penh Post
- 23 July 2012
The Cambodian government has cancelled a 14,981-hectare concession in the Cardamom mountains granted to an Australian firm for a banana plantation.
Food report says foreign investment here to stay
- The Age
- 18 July 2012
Controversial foreign investment in Australian farming land is here to stay and is vitally important to the future of food security, the federal government says.
Indigenous land deal to share cattle profits
- The Australian
- 16 July 2012
A landmark agreement in the Kimberley is close to being sealed in which Australia's largest cattle corporation will lease vast tracts of land from their Aboriginal owners in return for providing jobs, training and a share of profits in the cattle business.
Chinese mining executive would rather invest in Australia's agriculture to meet China's food demand
- The Australian
- 16 July 2012
The head of a $7 billion Chinese mining project in the Pilbara says Australia has a golden opportunity to meet China's soaring demand for high-quality food and he would prefer to invest in agriculture rather than iron ore.
Dick buys AAco shares to 'get in debate'
- Stock & Land
- 16 July 2012
Outspoken entrepreneur and aviator Dick Smith has bought $1 million worth of shares in Australian Agricultural Co (AAco) - Australia's second-largest landholder - because he doesn't want to sound hypocritical when he campaigns against foreign ownership of farms.
Think tank for register of foreign ownership
- ABC
- 05 July 2012
President of New South Wales Farmers Fiona Simson doesn't believe the community and farmers are opposed to foreign investment in Australian agricultural land as long as it's adding to their community, industry and economy. The question is having the tools to make sure that this is what's happening.
Kiwis' cautious OS investment approach
- Stock & Land
- 29 June 2012
While Australians fret about how much farmland is being snapped up by foreign investors, our New Zealand cousins have adopted a no-nonsense policy on rural land sales to off-shore investors.
Foreign ownership register on the cards
- Stock & Land
- 25 June 2012
Australia's federal government has set up a working group to assist with the development of a Commonwealth register of foreign owned agricultural land.
Macquarie moves in on agriculture
- FNN
- 25 June 2012
Macquarie Group Limited looks to be moving in on more agricultural investments with the launch of a new fund to target dairy farms in Australia.
Government to consult on foreign ownership register
- ThePigSite
- 20 June 2012
The Gillard Government (Australia) has announced a working group to consult on the development of a Commonwealth foreign ownership register for agricultural land.