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Read moreArticle – Western Australia seeks Singapore tie-up on LNG
12 April 2015 Jonathan Pearlman The Straits Times Western Australia wants to expand ties with Singapore by using it as a trading hub for the state’s massive supply of liquefied natural gas […]
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1 March 2015 Liz Wells BBC News Foreign investment in Australia is rarely far from the headlines with claims offshore buyers are inflating house prices and controlling too much of the country’s […]
Read moreArticle – Chinese undeterred by new investment rules
4 March 2015 Tim Binsted The Australian Financial Review Geoff Raby, Australia’s former ambassador to Beijing, says Chinese interest in Australian farms and processing assets is surging, despite the Abbott government’s crackdown […]
Read moreArticle – Cows v sugar in WA grazing lease talks
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Read moreArticle – Foreign investment and thirst for capital drives growth in 'sale and leaseback' property deals
3 February 2015 Clint Jasper ABC Rural As foreign money chases prime agricultural assets in Australia, and local agribusinesses seek out capital, ‘sale and leaseback’ agreements are increasingly becoming a tool to […]
Read moreArticle – Australia under pressure to offer incentives to Chinese investors
6 January 2015 Qin Dexing ECNS Federal and State governments in Australia are coming under increasing pressure to offer incentives for Chinese companies to invest throughout the country, particularly in northern Australia. […]
Read moreArticle – Winning Over the Xi Dynasty
21 November 2014 Laura Tingle Australian Financial Review In the midst of a budget crisis and after several years of tense relations, a transition in the Chinese leadership was the catalyst for […]
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