The Albanese Government is opening consultation on reforms to make our investment framework work better for investors, our economy, and our national interest.
Our goal is a foreign investment regime that is much stronger where risks are high and much faster where risks are low.
These reforms are all about unlocking more investment that's in Australia's national interest and subjecting higher risk proposals to more rigorous scrutiny.
We're continuing to strengthen and streamline our system to ensure Australia remains an attractive destination for investment in an environment where competition for global capital is becoming more intense.
We're also ensuring our framework evolves to manage new and emerging risks to the national interest amidst an increasingly challenging international security environment.
This consultation is in addition to the important progress we have made implementing our 2024 reforms.
Complicated cases are being scrutinised appropriately and robustly, while those which are clearly in the national interest are being approved quickly.
We are publishing a consultation paper seeking feedback on:
- an automatic approval pathway so low‑risk actions from trusted investors would require notification but not sign‑off, while retaining the power to review cases where required
- ways to reduce reporting and approval requirements, better manage approved investments, and provide more certainty on timely decisions
- strengthened conditions and enforceable undertakings to ensure investments are in the national interest
The Government is also seeking feedback on whether the ability to share information for limited purposes should be strengthened, and the effectiveness of current penalties and deterrence mechanisms.
Foreign investment is crucial to Australia's prosperity and we are committed to ensuring it is in Australia's national interest as well.
We are strengthening and streamlining Australia's foreign investment system to attract investment that drives economic growth, creates skilled jobs, and lifts competition and innovation.
This will make the foreign investment regime stronger and faster.
The discussion paper is available on the Treasury consultation hub. Submissions can made submitted until 12 December 2025.
