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Foreign investment in Australia booms

BY ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025 12:42PM

Foreign investment in Australia topped $4.9 trillion in 2024, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, but our own investment abroad is catching up.

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