Australia

Chinese firm's farmland purchase sparks fears
- ABC
- 08 November 2012
An Australian farmer has voiced concerns about a Chinese company's $29 million purchase of 23,000 ha of prime, grain-growing land in Western Australia's south.
Foreign ownership register consultations begin
- The Land
- 06 November 2012
A consultation paper on Australia's foreign ownership register for agricultural land is now available for public comment.
Chinese group vying for Australian farm project
- Wall Street Journal
- 02 November 2012
A Chinese conglomerate and Australia’s largest beef producer are amongst contenders vying for rights to farm an agricultural area equal in size to 21,000 soccer pitches in Western Australia.
What's eating Australia? Foreign buyers at the farm gate
- Reuters
- 28 October 2012
Australia risks losing an opportunity to become a farmyard for Asia, as growing unease over foreigners buying rural land threatens to provoke protectionist policies.
Australia to track foreign farm investments
- Reuters
- 23 October 2012
Australia will set up a foreign-ownership register for farm lands, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday, as the government moves to ease public concern over foreign buyers in the agriculture sector.
Austrália registra estrangeiros donos de terras agrícolas
- Terra
- 23 October 2012
A Austrália decidiu criar um registro nacional para os estrangeiros proprietários de terras agrícolas, anunciou a primeira-ministra Julia Gillard, no momento em que parte do setor rural manifesta preocupação com a venda de propriedades, em particular aos chineses.
Australie: registre national des terres détenues par des étrangers
- belga.be
- 23 October 2012
L'Australie va créer un registre national répertoriant les détenteurs étrangers de terre agricole australienne, a annoncé mardi la chef du gouvernement, alors qu'une partie du monde rural s'inquiète de la vente de terres, à des Chinois notamment.
Farmers' new tack: restrict land sales
- The Australian
- 16 October 2012
The New South Wales Farmers Association, in Australia, has switched policies to back much tighter restrictions on foreign companies and investment funds buying Australian farmland.
World land grab 'well-advanced as supply runs short'
- The Australian
- 11 October 2012
Derek Byerlee, co-author of a recent World Bank report The Rising Global Interest in Farmland, says world is running out of productive land and foreign investor and corporate land sales are on the rise across the globe.
Chinese near Moraitis deal
- AFR
- 11 October 2012
Hong Kong-listed Chevalier Group is set to emerge as a major supplier of fresh produce to Woolworths and Coles by acquiring a significant share of a leading Australian fruit and vegetable wholesaler and grower.
Foreign land grab fears
- Fraser Coast Chronicle
- 08 October 2012
Former World Bank rural advisor Derek Byerlee to tell conference that fears of a foreign farm land grab in Australia are unfounded.
A quoi joue le Qatar ?
- France2
- 01 October 2012
Richissime, le pays investit à tout-va à l’étranger : acquisition de terres agricoles en Australie pour s’assurer à terme une auto-suffisance alimentaire, construction de la plus haute tour de l’Union européenne à Londres, rachat du PSG…