Kidman cattle stations: Andrew Robb criticises Scott Morrison's 'political'...
Exclusive Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb has branded his government's decision to block the foreign sale of the sprawling 101,411-square-kilometre S. Kidman & Co. cattle stations as...
View ArticleStatement on decision to prevent sale of S. Kidman & Co. Limited (Liberal...
(Source: Liberal Party of Australia) The Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Treasurer Consistent with the recommendation from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), I have decided that the acquisition by...
View ArticleWorld-leading research steers to genetic improvement in cattle (NSW...
(Source: NSW Agriculture, Biosecurity and Mine Safety Division) 20 Nov 2015 The Australian beef industry will benefit with the completion of three years world-leading research on genetic traits to...
View ArticleAustralia warned on China power bid
Australian defense and intelligence officials intend to advise the national and New South Wales state governments to reject a Chinese bid to lease a power grid in the state, the Australian Financial...
View ArticleAustralia Defense Bosses Oppose China Power Grid Bid, AFR Says
Australian defense and intelligence officials intend to advise the national and New South Wales state governments to reject a Chinese bid to lease a power grid in the state, the Australian Financial...
View ArticleKidman sale: Liberals deny rift after Andrew Robb criticises Scott Morrison
Robb says treasurer’s call to not sell Australia’s largest private land owner to overseas buyer on national interest grounds ‘political’...
View ArticleView from the Street: Can we maybe be a little smarter about our protests?
Maybe the good fight needs less actual fighting Much as it hurts to admit it, there is an outside chance that View from the Street is not in fact the definitive text by which all Australians determine...
View ArticleAustralia orders sale of foreign-owned properties
The Australian government said it ordered the sale of seven residential properties bought in breach of foreign ownership laws, in a response to concerns that offshore buyers are driving up house...
View ArticleBill Shorten's assault on FIRB process in Darwin port deal is risible
Finally, Bill Shorten has cracked it for a LOL joke. One month and three days after a "private" Chinese investor called Landbridge Group paid $504 million for a 99-year lease on the Port of Darwin, our...
View ArticleAussies sue NZ's New Plymouth council over $250m Van Diemen's Land Company bid
A consortium of wealthy of Australians and superannuation funds are suing a New Zealand district council, saying they were "dudded" in the sale of a 19,000 hectare dairy farm. New Plymouth District...
View ArticleAustralia's largest beef company close to deal with Chinese company: local media
By Matt Walsh CANBERRA, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Australia's largest beef company, S. Kidman & Co. has entered exclusive secondary talks about selling its enterprise to Chinese company Shanghai Penxing...
View ArticleChina test for Mike Baird as TransGrid bidders cleared by FIRB
All four short-listed bidders for the prized $9 billion NSW transmission network owner TransGrid have been cleared by the Foreign Investment Review Board, despite the growing controversy over sales of...
View ArticleScott Morrison defends foreign investment policy after Kidman decision...
Treasurer Scott Morrison has launched a strong defence of foreign investment in Australian agriculture, days after blocking the sale of the 101,411-square-kilometre S. Kidman & Co cattle stations....
View ArticleMore hoops to jump for foreign investment smacks of populism
Recent decisions and policy changes to foreign investment rules suggest the Coalition government thinks that more regulation must be good for the economy. But it would be better if the government...
View ArticleForeign bidders for lucrative Australian asset receive regulator approval
SYDNEY, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- All four shortlisted bidders for a prized Australian power grid have been cleared by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), in a partial privatization that is...
View ArticleJoyce welcomes Act to ensure closer scrutiny of foreign investment...
(Source: Department of Agriculture - Australian Government) 24 November 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, today welcomed the passage of legislation strengthening...
View ArticleJoyce welcomes Act to ensure closer scrutiny of foreign investment...
(Source: Australian Government) 24 November 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce, today welcomed the passage of legislation strengthening scrutiny and transparency of...
View ArticleForeign Bids for Australian Power Grid Test Government Resolve
Foreign investors are in three of the four groups bidding for a A$9 billion ($6.5 billion) electricity network in Australia’s biggest state economy, underscoring the balancing act facing governments...
View ArticleForeign ownership of water licences faces scrutiny as Coalition agrees to set...
Deal with Greens guarantees passage of legislation to lower screening thresholds for foreign investments in farmland and agricultural businesses...
View ArticleAustralia bars foreigners from buying world's largest ranch
The Australian government announced on Thursday it had barred foreigners from buying a company that owns the world's largest cattle ranch and other Australian farmland greater in area than South Korea....
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