date:Jun 26, 2013
ry to the national interest, Hockey told business leaders in a speech on Tuesday.
Current data shows concerns in Australia over Chinese investment are largely misplaced, with FIRB approving just A$27 million of investments from China in the year to June 30, 2012.
That compares to traditional farm investor countries Canada (A$1.42 billion), the United Kingdom (A$550 million) and the United States (A$500 million). Australia's Graincorp is still awaiting shareholder and regulator approval for its