澳大利亚提出快速追赶美国和加拿大等信任国的农田交易, Australia proposes fast-tracking farmland deals from trusted nations like the U.S. and Canada, amid rising foreign ownership and calls for new safeguards.

澳大利亚建议自动批准美国和加拿大等“受信任”国家的大型外国农田投资, 绕过外国投资审查委员会, Australia is proposing to automatically approve large foreign farmland investments from "trusted" nations like the US and Canada, bypassing the Foreign Investment Review Board, to boost national interest-aligned capital. 这一举动是在外国所有权增加——占农田的13%,加拿大现在是五百万公顷以上的最高买主——以及对农村资产集中的担忧之后采取的。 The move follows rising foreign ownership—13% of farmland, with Canada now the top buyer at over five million hectares—and concerns over rural asset concentration. 政府寻求公众就新的保障措施提供投入,包括土地交易中的碳信用额度规则,并在2024年12月12日之前提供反馈。 The government seeks public input on new safeguards, including rules for carbon credits in land deals, with feedback open until December 12, 2024.