In 2015 the Australian government Thursday blocked the sale of a large portfolio of farmland to Chinese investors on national interest grounds. Four separate groups linked to Chinese-based investors were denied from bidding on properties that amounted to 2.5% of Australia’s farming land owned by S. Kidman & Co. The proposed sale had become a test case for how the country balances concerns over foreign ownership with the need for foreign investment in an economy that has slowed sharply due to the collapse in commodity prices this year.
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Response rates from 1.1k Western Australia voters.
14% Yes |
86% No |
9% Yes |
75% No |
5% Yes, if they are approved by a review board |
6% No, we should protect the jobs of our farmers |
5% No, only allow leases |
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Unique answers from Western Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, forbid all foreign ownership, we should have collective and nationalised ownership of the means of production by Australians for Australians.
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Yes, so long as they don't affect Australian national security or jeopardise the Australian economy or farming industry in any way.
@9VTCSGP3mos3MO
No company from overseas working in Australia should have more than 50% ownership. We are bleeding money that could be making us rich.
@933R4CC3yrs3Y
We should allow Indigenous custodians to make decisions about their land.
@933P6XW3yrs3Y
No, land and water ought not be bought and sold at all, but managed as part of a commons for the good of all creatures who live here.
@92P5QLH3yrs3Y
If they aren't living here then why should they own the land? The land belongs to the Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders (first nation people).
@92JF9B93yrs3Y
No they should be given back to the Traditional Owners in a Treaty Process
@92J9SVT3yrs3Y
Yes, give water to foreign buyers but keep Australian agricultural lands of the market.
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