Australia

Indonesian beef plan sparks foreign investment debate
- ABC
- 12 September 2013
A move by the Indonesian government to buy one million hectares of land for beef production in Australia for its own local market has reignited the foreign ownership debate.
Indonesia approves plan to buy 1 million hectares of Australian grazing land
- ABC
- 12 September 2013
Indonesia has moved to solve its beef supply problems by approving a plan to buy one million hectares of Australian farmland, a plot four times the size of the Australian Capital Territory.
Indonesia's ag land plans
- The Land
- 12 September 2013
Indonesia's announcement yesterday that it plans to buy a million hectares of Australian agricultural land to raise beef cattle is the clearest signal yet that it wants to lower its dependence on the current live export system.
Rudd channels Bob Katter in debate over foreign land
- Whitsunday Times
- 29 August 2013
Australia's PM says he favours a joint venture approach to farmland investment, comprising equity from farmers, perhaps through co-operatives, with domestic or some external investment.
Foreign investors key for dairy: MG
- Weekly Times Now
- 26 August 2013
Australia's Murray Goulburn Co-operative says it plans to bypass traditional bank lending by forging alliances with international investors to support dairy farms.
Survey reveals Aussies concerned about selling the farm
- ABC
- 23 August 2013
The ABC's Vote Compass has revealed that three-quarters of Australians want more restrictions on foreign ownership of agricultural land.
Don't sell our farms: Greens
- Farm Weekly
- 17 August 2013
The Australian Greens Greens say the government should be cracking down on foreign investors buying up Australian farms to protect not only the economy but also long-term food security.
Rudd vows to double farm land in north
- West Australian
- 16 August 2013
Kevin Rudd has committed to double the amount of land for farming in northern Australia and simplify investment rules for foreign investors, to take advantage of the boom in Asian demand for produce
Foreign investors grab for SA farmland
- 7News
- 09 August 2013
Middle Eastern investors are trying to buy up prime farming land on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Some farmers who have been offered millions of dollars said they won’t leave at any cost.
Chinese purchase of WA farmland divides opinions
- ABC
- 23 July 2013
China's biggest state-owned agricultural conglomerate has bought farmland and port facilities in Western Australia and the move has sharply divided responses.
Chinese market for beef soaring; companies after overseas farms and processors
- MercoPress
- 17 July 2013
Chinese meat firms are looking abroad to scout for potential acquisition targets among beef farmers and processors.
Next boom cattle: De Lacy
- NQR
- 08 July 2013
FORMER Macarthur Coal chairman Keith De Lacy is backing the potential $100 million float of a beef cattle company, with expectations that offshore investors will support the company's initial public offer.