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Most fruit and vegetables are grown for the domestic market, rather than export.

Australia produces plenty of food, but these threats could still lead to shortages

Threats to Australia’s food supply include climate change, loss of agricultural land, worker shortages, a looming fertiliser shortage, and global shocks such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Foreign home buyers are expected to return to cities like Melbourne later this year.

Property sales to foreigners down as new type of buyer emerges

New figures have revealed foreign home buyer numbers are down, but those who were buying were most likely to stay in Australia.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Billionaire Kuizhang 'Sam' Guo's Hunters Hill property.

‘Chinese Gatsby’ set to follow through on FIRB condition of seven years ago

Billionaire Sam Kuizhang Guo finally looks set to build a second residence on the historic Windermere estate in Hunters Hill after buying the property in 2014 for $11.45 million.

  • Lucy Macken
Julia Szlakowski and AMP Capital's Boe Pahari.

Please Explain podcast: 'How not to respond', the lessons in AMP's sexual harassment response

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by business columnist Elizabeth Knight to discuss the lessons businesses can learn from AMP's egregious sexual harassment problem. 

  • Tory Maguire
While China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has overseen an expansion of Chinese diplomatic posts, Australia is treading water under Foreign Minister Marise Payne, according to the Lowy Institute

Please Explain podcast: Canberra to review states' overseas agreements

In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by national affairs editor Rob Harris to analyse why the federal government is pushing for new powers to cancel agreements that states, territories, local governments, and universities enter into with overseas governments if they contradict Australia's national interest.   

  • Tory Maguire
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

Foreign deals set to face tougher security checks

A new security test would be imposed on all foreign investments that threaten the national interest in a federal government plan to fix legal gaps that leave critical assets exposed to overseas control.

  • David Crowe
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Josh Frydenberg says Shandong Ruyi has advised him that the company is "currently in advanced negotiations to sell down its interest in Cubbie".

Josh Frydenberg gives Cubbie Station's Chinese owners more time to wrap up sale

It has been four years since the company was first required to reduce its stake in the sprawling Queensland property.

  • Kylar Loussikian and Chris O'Keefe
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen questions Brookfield's acquisition of Healthscope

Bowen is using the nasty smell attached to tax havens to great effect

Policy or politicking - why Chris Bowen doesn't like the Canadians buying Australian hospitals.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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