14 per cent of Australia's farms owned by foreigners

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated September 30 2017 - 5:48pm, first published 5:42pm
Wollogorang cattle station on the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria
Wollogorang cattle station on the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria
Gina Reinhart AMEC Awards Dinner Burswood Photo Bohdan Warchomij
Gina Reinhart AMEC Awards Dinner Burswood Photo Bohdan Warchomij

The amount of Australian farm land owned by Chinese interests has surged tenfold in the past year, climbing above 14 million hectares or 2.5 per cent of all agricultural land.

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