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March 14, 2016

Unease over Chinese investors buying farms Down Under
Sydney (AFP) March 13, 2016
With Chinese buyers eyeing farm land in Australia and New Zealand, authorities are coming under growing pressure to balance the need for foreign investment against accusations of "selling out". Currently up for sale is the S. Kidman and Co. Limited cattle empire - a vast Outback estate which covers 1.3 percent of Australia's land mass and has an average herd of 185,000 cattle. Treasurer Scott Morrison blocked its sale to all foreign investors in November, including from China, saying it was con ... read more

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