Merredin aerodrome was leased under a 100-year lease arrangement by China Southern West Australian Flying College (CSWAFC), a Western Australian Joint Venture Company owned by China Southern Airlines (China) and CAE Inc. (Canada) and was used as one of two pilot training facilities until September 2016.
The airport is owned by Sydney Airport Holdings. It is the primary airport serving Sydney and is a primary hub for Qantas, as well as a secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar, and a focus city for Air New Zealand. Situated next to Botany Bay, the airport has three runways.
while Merredin locals love it, others are outraged it's owned by a state-run Chinese company. Merredin is home to China's aviation training industry. It all began in 1995 when China Southern WA Flying College landed 260km east of Perth, buying the local airstrip from the shire.
Currently, 14.1 per cent of Australia's agricultural land is foreign owned, and China is the largest foreign owner (2.3 per cent). China is also the third-largest stakeholder of Australian water behind Canada and the US, owning 604 gigalitres or 1.5 per cent of the total Australian water entitlement.
Chinese property buyers are re-emerging in Sydney after years of COVID-19 restrictions. Households saved money in the pandemic and real estate is a form of revenge spending. Some can pay in cash or with a small loan, buying a Sydney family home for a similar price to a Shanghai apartment.
China's Luye Medical bought hospital operator Healthe Care and now owns 34 hospitals across Australia, making it the third largest operator in the country. It's also one of Australia's largest providers of psychiatric services.
The mining magnate Gina Rinehart is Australia's biggest landholder, controlling more than 9.2m hectares, or 1.2% of the entire landmass of the country, according to data compiled by Guardian Australia.
The United States and United Kingdom are the biggest investors in Australia, followed by Belgium, Japan and Singapore. China is our tenth largest foreign investor, with 1.9 per cent of the total.
According to a government report on foreign ownership of agricultural land, Chinese investors are in fact one of the largest foreign entities with an interest (leasehold and freehold) in Australian farmland.
Each airport is operated by an airport lessee company, in which APAC has a controlling interest: Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd and Australia Pacific Airports (Launceston) Pty Ltd respectively.
Karratha Airport (KTA) is fully owned by the City of Karratha.
In 2021, there were 248 civil airports in mainland China, excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
The figures for land ownership by country were split into leasehold and freehold land for the first time this year, with interests from the Netherlands owning the most freehold land at 1.65 million ha. China topped the leasehold table with 8.31 million ha, pulling ahead of the UK.
Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited is in turn owned by FGP Topco Limited, a consortium owned and led by the infrastructure specialist Ferrovial S.A. (25.00%), Qatar Investment Authority (20.00%), Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) (12.62%), GIC (11.20%), Alinda Capital Partners of the United States (11.18%), ...
BAC purchased Brisbane Airport from the Federal Government in 1997 for $1.4 billion under a 50 year lease with an option to renew a further 49 years. Under this unique leasehold tenure, BAC retains ownership and control of the airport in its entirety for the duration of the lease term up to 2096.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests in land are formally recognised over around 50 per cent of Australia's land mass. Connection to land is of central importance to First Nations Australians.
The merger between QSuper and Sunsuper, which Canstar described as the largest merger in Australian history, produced a combined funds under management (FUM) of $230 billion. Now known as Australian Retirement Trust (ART), the fund has over 2,500 employees and more than two million members.
volumes of foreign-owned water
The top four owners of water entitlements by country are Canada with 2.0 percent of the total Australian water entitlement on issue, the US with 1.6 percent, China with 1.5 percent, and the UK with 1.0 percent.
The valuations of Gina Rinehart ($37.41 billion) and Andrew Forrest ($33.29 billion), the richest and second-richest Australians for the fourth year in a row, surged 10 per cent and 8 per cent respectively as listed-market analysts re-rated their outlook for red Pilbara dirt.
China owns roughly 384,000 acres of U.S. agricultural land, according to a 2021 report from the Department of Agriculture. Of that, 195,000 acres, worth almost $2 billion when purchased, are owned by 85 Chinese investors, which could be individuals, companies or the government.
$130 million – 29 Wentworth Street, Point Piper, NSW 2027
The lavish four-bedroom property was sold Atlassian founder Scott Farquhar and his wife, investment banker Kim Jackson, who already own one of Australia's most expensive houses, Elaine, also in Point Piper (we cover this later).
China company Mengniu Dairy owns the following brands: Dairy Farmers, Pura, Farmers Union, Masters, Moove, Dare, Vitasoy, Yoplait, Fruche, Divine Classic, YoGo, Big M, Berri, Just Juice, Daily Juice, King Island Dairy, South Cape, Tilba, Timboon, Tasmanian Heritage and Clover Creek,” the text above the image reads.
Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate, headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It has interests predominantly in Australia and New Zealand, operating in retail, chemical, fertiliser, industrial and safety products.
Where are the Chinatowns in Australia? There are three major Chinatowns in Australia, located in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, all of which are situated close to or in the city centre.