Modern Australian

Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companies

  • Written by Clinton Fernandes, Professor, International and Political Studies, UNSW
Worried about agents of foreign influence? Just look at who owns Australia's biggest companiesMost of Australia's biggest companies are majority-owned by US investors.www.shutterstock.com

The attention being given to possible covert influence being exercised by China in Australia shouldn’t distract us from recognising that very overt foreign influence now occurs through investment.


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