Foreign investment in Australia

Graph from  here

Overseas/Foreign investment has been a factor in Australian economic history since white settlement began.  However, foreign investment in Australia is occurring in a different context from very before: globalisation; sovereign wealth funds; burgeoning markets; free trade across the world; transitioning empires on the Pacific Rim; and a high Aussie $.

Graph from here

I intend this post to become a Post of Record.  I am kicking it off with links to comment about foreign investment from China and Spain.  Networkers, if you wish to contribute to this record, please forward information to misseaglesnetwork(at)gmail(dot)com.

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CANADA

Intoll takeover wins FIRB approval

CHINA

China continues strong investment in Australia (Lateline TV Clip)

SPAIN

$600m takeover bid launched for Sunrice (Lateline TV Clip)

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Stock of Foreign Investment in Australia by Country, 2009¹ 

Table (converted to .jpeg) from here.

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Related reading:
Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) website
World Investment Report Division on Investment & Enterprise -
United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) website
Foreign investment in and out of Australia latest data 

Foreign investment in Australia and China - Lowy Institute

Foreign direct investment fact sheet

Foreign investment and the Australia United States Free Trade Agreement

Foreign Investment: Is Australia's Tax Appeal for Private Equity Players Now Under Threat?

Key developments in Australia's foreign investment regulations in 2009 and the outlook for 2010

Changes to Australia's foreign investment policy - the impact on resources plays

Reserve Bank of Australia - Bulletin - 2010 September quarter

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