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Erin Smith

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Adjunct Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast

The Australian Tax Office has found that nearly 14% of Australian farmland is held by foreign investors. AAP Image/Dan Peled

September 21, 2016

FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign‑owned?

Erin Smith, University of the Sunshine Coast and Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney

Katter’s Australian Party federal MP Bob Katter said 30% of the Northern Territory’s farmland and 22% of Tasmania’s farmland is foreign-owned. Is that true?

Water is just as critical as land for farms like Cubbie Station. Cubbie/AAP

February 12, 2015

Land ownership just the start in foreign investment debate

Erin Smith, University of the Sunshine Coast

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced long-promised changes to the rules for foreign land purchases and ownership in Australia. There are two key changes. First, the Foreign Investment Review Board…

Australian farmland is changing hands more often, but data on who is buying and selling is inadequate. Erin Smith

March 13, 2014

Lost in the paddock: Australia flying blind on farm ownership

Erin Smith, University of Sydney and Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney

The debate about who owns Australia’s farmland is often expressed in crude and narrow ways, and not just on talkback radio. Take last year’s leaders debate at Rooty Hill during the final week of the election…

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