Foreign Investment in Australia

China’s carbon emissions trading scheme: Smoke and mirrors

Lauri Myllyvirta , Fergus Green

China has adopted a scheme to reduce carbon intensity, but that is not the most effective way to reduce CO2 emissions.

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What’s so strategic about baby-food?

The discussion about China’s bid for baby-formula supplier Bellamy’s Organic shows the usual confusion about just what should guide decisions on foreign investment in Australia. Of course there will be some proposals that are defence-strategic. But baby formula is not one of them. Nor is

By Stephen Grenville

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No urgency in cutting Australian corporate tax

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull returned from Washington last month even more convinced of the need for deep cuts in Australia’s 30% corporate tax rate, which is well above that in the US. Given the numbers in the Australian Senate, however, it is unlikely the proposed tax cut will pass. How

By John Edwards

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International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities

On Friday, news broke that the Chinese Embassy had issued a statement in Mandarin on its website urging all Chinese students in Australia to protect their safety. This was reported to have alarmed the university sector, which interpreted the statement as a veiled threat in retaliation for

By Melissa Conley Tyler

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It’s time to clear the clutter on foreign investment policy

Originally published in The Australian

By Peter Cai

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How to improve the FIRB process

Originally published in The Australian Financial Review

By Stephen Grenville

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What’s so strategic about baby-food?

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International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities

It’s time to clear the clutter on foreign investment policy

How to improve the FIRB process

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