Australian superannuation funds are joining the trend to invest in infrastructure because it’s safer for industry members.
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It’s no surprise that China represents a cyber threat to Australia. But the government has been reluctant to state this fact and needs to respond more decisively.
Scott Morrison has formally ruled out Chinese companies obtaining a 50.4% share of Ausgrid.
Energy markets are increasingly global, with growing security issues. Disengaging is not the answer.
There is a real threat from Chinese ownership of electricity networks such as Ausgrid. The Treasurer needs to be more frank about these threats.
Poor Scott Morrison. Public policy storms don’t get more perfect than this. Nor are they generally quite as revealing of the increasingly complex environment in which policies are made these days. The…
The Chinese government is changing its role in state-owned enterprises and there’s less cause for concern about the investment bids of these firms in Australia.
Scott Morrison has rejected Chinese bids for the 99-year lease of 50.4% of Ausgrid, the NSW electricity distribution system, for security reasons.
Australia has a long history of assests owned by Chinese companies like State Grid, which is in the running for Ausgrid, so there’s no cause for security concerns.
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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