Former Labor foreign minister Bob Carr said the Turnbull government was right to block the sale of Australia's biggest cattle station to Chinese investors, putting him at odds with his old colleagues in Canberra. Treasurer Scott Morrison rejected the sale of S. Kidman and Co's cattle properties last month, saying it was contrary to the national interest, citing the landholding's size and proximity to the Woomera weapons testing range. Mr Carr, who was in China following the announcement, said the Chinese understood the Coalition's decision and therefore it did not send a message that Australia was trying to limit Chinese...
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