Australia

Banks face land grab claims in developing world
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 28 April 2014
Australia’s major banks are funding large-scale illegal “land grabs” in the developing world and enabling illegal logging, child labour or other human rights abuses.
'Incredibly high' NZ land prices divert Aquila to Australia
- Agrimoney
- 17 April 2014
The "incredibly high" prices of New Zealand dairy farms have prompted Aquila Capital to switch its investment drive to Australia.
Rules for foreign investment in farmland 'won't change' despite free trade talks with China
- ABC
- 12 April 2014
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has assured his Coalition colleagues there will be no changes to foreign investment rules on farmland as part of a trade deal with China.
Twynam's Gundaline sold to Southern Ag
- Financial Review
- 31 Mar 2014
Southern Agricultural Resources Limited – a fund backed by overseas investors – has purchased Twynam Group's Gundaline Station in Australia's NSW Riverina for about $25 million.
Foreign investment in agriculture
- ABC
- 27 Mar 2014
Should foreign investment in Australian agricultural land and infrastructure be strictly limited? An Intelligence Squared debate presented by the St James Ethics Centre at Sydney's City Recital Hall.
Asian investors 'face more scrutiny' on farm deals, says Fitzgibbon
- The Australian
- 27 Mar 2014
Trade deal with South Korea cuts the value of Australian farmland purchases that attract scrutiny from the Foreign Investment Review Board from $53 million to $15m.
Macquarie adds to its holdings in WA farmland
- Central Advocate
- 27 Mar 2014
Investment bank Macquarie Group is buying two farms in Australia's "wheatbelt" bringing its total holdings in Western Australia to 45,000 ha.
Asian investors want $1bn farm deals but sector not ready
- The Australian
- 26 Mar 2014
Foreign companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds are ready and willing to invest in the Australian farm sector, but many parts of the industry are still not investment-ready.
Vietnamese company after NT land for dragon fruit megafarm
- ABC
- 13 Mar 2014
The CT Group has revealed plans to grow up to 10,000 hectares of dragon fruit in Australia's Northern Territory.
The gritty side of farmland investing
- Wall Street Journal
- 03 Mar 2014
Worldwide, farmland is a hot investment area, but it’s also controversial, opaque, illiquid and sometimes relies on local operation that presents a risk of fraud.
China investors eye Undabri
- The Land
- 17 February 2014
Chinese buyers are in negotiations to buy another well-known south-west Queensland cropping property of 11,935 ha for more than $36 million.
Olam's $211m almond deal
- The Land
- 13 February 2014
Olam international has concluded a $211 million sale for its vast Victorian almond orchards on the Murray River at Mildura and Robinvale as part of a minimum 18-year lease-back deal.