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● Consider if Australia is too reliant on any one market for exports.
If so, what factors are contributing to this dominance; ○ We should not be reliant on any one network for exports or imports, we should be maintaining quality products from our farmers to enhance quality over quantity ● The advantages and disadvantages, including in relation to the national interest and national economic risk, to an over reliance on any one market; ○ We are seeing more and more properties, farms, agriculture, sold to outside investors who have limited interest in Australia.
Let us thrive in the country we love, not fill the pockets of someone filling their wallet.

● Consider if Australia is too reliant on foreign investment.

If so, what factors are contributing to this dominance; ○ Not understanding the tourism industry needs to thrive on agriculture and more action towards climate change.

If we don’t have the beautiful land we don’t have our selling point of tourism.

Australians need to own this land.
● The advantages and disadvantages, including in relation to the national interest and national economic risk, to an over reliance on foreign investment, especially foreign investment by state-owned enterprises; ○ Advantage - quick money ○ Disadvantage - quick money, reliance on foriegn entities, lack of respect from the Australian people, good farming land being built on, produce losing quality through foreign investors using their own methodologies and sources ● The impact of global crises including trade disputes and political disputes on Australia’s relationship with countries we are reliant upon for trade and investment purposes; ○ One of the first things my partner said when coming to Australia was “It’s so clean”, other countries dont have the bountiful and beautiful land we do, building more and ruining our prosperous land will open up these disputes Inquiry into Diversifying Australia's Trade and Investment ProfileSubmission 28​ ​ further.
The more this happens the more the public distrusts politicians and their national interest.

● The impact of bilateral trade agreements on Australia’s exports and whether they contribute to concentrated export markets; ○ Our produce needs to be sought after, not making cheap shortcuts to trade more quantity instead of quality.

I will happily pay more for a product locally and Australian owned than a cheap alternative.
● The impact of bilateral trade agreements on Australia’s domestic market and whether they contribute to an over reliance on foreign investment; ○ In the supermarket yesterday, there were numerous products I could not easily find an Australian made version of.
Whilst there are products that are dominated internationally, we need to emphasise Australian made products more clearly for those not looking and stop relying on exports only for products by enriching our farm land for more produce and support to our land.
● Analysis of industry and government preparations to diversify its trading partners and secure new markets for Australia’s exports, including through further free trade agreements; and ○ Whilst it would be convenient to have a FTA with the UK alike with NZ, I think this will open up to unmanageable levels of tourism and lack of care for Australia.
We need to enforce a cap to a point and restrictions before people are lost from the system living a life of cheap backpacking, hiding, and trying to secure residency illegally amongst other issues.

● Analysis of industry and government preparations to ensure the Australian economy is not overly reliant on foreign investment.

○ SA Tourism has been a fantastic avenue alongside iChooseSA to find locally sourced produce, and the community want to help.
When we see people who have emigrated to Australia ignoring our rules, churning fish illegally on boats and caring for the bottom dollar instead of our land, culture, and future, it loses trust for the community in the authorities.
By enforcing more Australian Inquiry into Diversifying Australia's Trade and Investment ProfileSubmission 28 owned businesses to maintain quality standards of our country and internationally, people will understand how serious we are about protecting our land instead of selling off elsewhere because we’re desperate for some cash.

Inquiry into Diversifying Australia's Trade and Investment ProfileSubmission 28 Our country needs to be self-sufficient.
I am so irritated at hearing of trying to invest overseas and then the Government promoting our land, food, wildlife; yet comprising all of this with new buildings owned by other countries.

Australians want to see our country strive, not turn into another one.

Please listen to the public.

Inquiry into Diversifying Australia's Trade and Investment ProfileSubmission 28