(Source: Department of Agriculture - Australian Government) 24 November 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, today welcomed the passage of legislation strengthening scrutiny and transparency of foreign investment in Australian agriculture through Parliament. 'This legislation represents the Coalition Government's delivering on a key election commitment-to ensure that we have proper oversight and understanding of the level and nature of foreign ownership of our agricultural land and assets,' Minister Joyce said. 'The Australian community has expressed its concern at insufficient transparency and scrutiny around foreign purchases of our most important asset-our...
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