Australia

Foreign ownership register on the cards
- Stock & Land
- 25 June 2012
Australia's federal government has set up a working group to assist with the development of a Commonwealth register of foreign owned agricultural land.
Macquarie moves in on agriculture
- FNN
- 25 June 2012
Macquarie Group Limited looks to be moving in on more agricultural investments with the launch of a new fund to target dairy farms in Australia.
Government to consult on foreign ownership register
- ThePigSite
- 20 June 2012
The Gillard Government (Australia) has announced a working group to consult on the development of a Commonwealth foreign ownership register for agricultural land.
Investment fears 'scaremongering', says Emerson
- The Land
- 20 June 2012
Only a fool would believe Australia's agricultural development could be funded without foreign investment from sovereign wealth funds, according to Trade Minister Craig Emerson.
Buy a farm, says investment guru
- Stock & Land
- 10 June 2012
As Europe's debt crisis rattles global equity market confidence farming is being increasingly championed by many as a sound, long-term bet for investors needing a safe haven for their money - particularly superannuation funds.
High-level backing for Chinese investment in the Ord
- ABC
- 08 June 2012
Trading as Kimberley Agricultural Investments, it's understood that a Chinese investment group is interested in developing a major sugar industry in the region, as well as a meatworks capable of processing 500,000 head of cattle a year.
81pc reject foreign farm buyers
- Australian Financial Review
- 05 June 2012
The government's plans to make northern Australia into an Asian food bowl with the help of Chinese investment may run into trouble, after a new poll confirmed opposition to foreigners buying the farm.
Qatar’s farm fund to target grain, wool exports from Australia
- Bloomberg
- 01 June 2012
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, with an estimated $100 billion in assets, expects to start exports of grains and wool from Australia as it nears completion of a $486 million farm investment plan
China eyes wide open spaces
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 31 May 2012
China would invest billions of dollars to transform vast tracts of undeveloped land in northern Australia for farming, under a plan confirmed yesterday by the federal government.
China seeks free path to farmland buy-up
- Weekly Times Now
- 30 May 2012
The Chinese Government is seeking less scrutiny of its Australian farm raids. Sources say the Chinese are pushing the issue as part of a planned free trade agreement with Australia.
PrimeAg lands $37m farm sale
- The Land
- 29 May 2012
The agricultural arm of the $US487 billion Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association has snapped up six farming properties from listed company PrimeAg Australia in a deal worth $36.7 million.
Farmers support foreign investment register
- Farm Weekly
- 11 May 2012
Corporate Agriculture Australia managing director Gordon Verrall believes WA farmers have nothing to worry about in regards to foreign investment.