TO: THE SENATOR WHO TABLES THIS PETITION, AUSTRALIAN SENATE Dear Senator, Your petitioners ask that the Senate will work with the Government to: • Ensure that foreign investors are not permitted to purchase any Australian agricultural land, agribusiness, or any public asset such as seaports, airports, railways, electricity grids and water, or any government department…
Chinese buy Aussie gene mine
A world-leading genetic resource created in Western Australia has been sold to Chinese buyers. The “gene mine” that helps researchers rapidly map and identify genes linked to human diseases has been snapped up by China’s leading animal sciences institute and medical school in a $US2 million ($2.56m) sale. Lead researcher Grant Morahan, of the Harry…
Indonesian Mangoes set to be imported into Australia
Indonesia looks set to begin exporting mangoes to Australia for the first time, after a trade deal was advanced between the two nations in Melbourne last week. According to Indonesian media, the first trays of Indonesian mangoes are due to arrive in October, putting them in direct competition with the Australian harvest. While plenty of…
Chinese developer’s billion-dollar proposal would move Sydney motorway
A wealthy Chinese developer is pushing the New South Wales Government to overhaul its plans for billions of dollars in infrastructure around Badgery’s Creek Airport to make way for a bold development proposal. The 344 hectare parcel of prime land north of Elizabeth Drive at Badgery’s Creek is owned by accused murderer Ron Medich and…
Former treasurer Joe Hockey seeks Chinese buyer for his $8m Hunters Hill mansion
JOE Hockey is trying to flog a Hunters Hill mansion to Chinese buyers in an ironic twist for the federal treasurer who crusaded against foreigners entering our housing market. The Australian ambassador to the US once even referred a neighbour to the Foreign Investment Review Board. Mr Hockey and his investment banker wife Melissa Babbage…
Historic landmark mansion sold $52.5m suspected offshore Chinese buyer
A historic Melbourne mansion that was once Victoria’s Government House and the home to governors has changed hands for $52.5 million, smashing the state’s residential price record. Art dealer Rod Menzies has sold Stonington mansion at 336 Glenferrie Road in the prestigious southeastern suburb of Malvern, public records show. The buyer is listed as the…
Small rural business owners pipeline contractors miss out on pay
SMALL rural business owners, subcontracted to work on the $2 billion Connections project, say a contractual dispute has left them out of pocket to the tune of about $500,000. The businesses are scattered around Cohuna and Swan Hill, where they had been subcontracted by Queensland firm Aqua Infrastructure to supply piping and machinery or carry…
China an ‘extreme’ threat to Australia: ASIO
China is listed as an “extreme” threat on a secret country-by-country counter-intelligence index compiled by Australia’s domestic spy agency. ASIO’s Deputy Director-General Counter-Espionage and Interference Peter Vickery told parliament today the level of espionage and foreign interference in Australia was now worse than at the height of the Cold War. “We do have examples, current…
Hong Kong group pays $40m for Brisbane’s Emporium hotel
.One of Brisbane’s most iconic hotels, the stylish Emporium in Fortitude Valley, has been picked up by Hong Kong’s Ovolo Hotels group in a deal worth about $40 million. Developed 10 years ago by Tony John of the Anthony John Group, the multi-award-winning hotel was sold in an off-market deal by CBRE Hotels national director…
Red alert: Warning as China eyes SA’s Flinders Port deal
A CHINESE corporation Landbridge that sparked a global diplomatic incident expressed interest in securing a stake in SA’s Flinders Ports, which controls a crucial Port Adelaide site near where the $50 billion future submarines will be built. The Advertiser can reveal retiring Trade and Investment Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith and SA Government bureaucrats met senior managers…
Labor plans joint ventures with China in Australia’s north
Labor could enter jointly funded infrastructure ventures with the Chinese government in Australia’s north under Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative, all as part of an escalated embrace of Asia, should it win the next election. Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will today propose coordinating the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund with the Belt and Road…
The true price of accepting Chinese cash – China’s debt-trap diplomacy snares our Asian neighbours
It wasn’t long ago that local entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka’s remote Hambantota district were running “white elephant” tours of the sleepy town’s Chinese-funded, multi-billion-dollar attractions. They would start at the international airport dubbed the “emptiest airport in the world” and move on to the port with no ships, and finally the cricket stadium. In symbolism…
Rise of imported seafood as commercial fishermen squeezed out
THE Central Coast has a wealth of wonderful waterways. And latest catch data shows local fish stocks are on par with a decade ago but most of the seafood on offer is imported. Amid the rush for seafood ahead of Good Friday, a traditional meat-free day, the Express Advocate can reveal the majority of fish…
