Selling Off Australia: Where Food Security Hits the Hotplate

Foreign investors' interests in Australia's arable land and water resources are making many nervous. Certainly, Australia needs capital investment but with food security growing as a major global issue, is it wise for a nation to be selling up its productive, wide-open spaces? Expert opinions are polarised. Some are calling for emergency action to address food security concerns now, including a register of resources, while others expect market forces will take care of the problem. By welcoming foreign investors, Australia is simply actively participating in the global economy, they say. Who's right and who's wrong? On this big issue, can Australia afford to wait to find out?