SYDNEY: Contrary to perceptions, British investors own far more agricultural land in Australia than Chinese nationals, an inaugural foreign land register showed on Wednesday as the government warned against the rise of protectionist sentiment.

The sale of valuable farmland to foreigners, particularly through Australia’s biggest trading partner China, has been a sensitive issue in recent years.

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