Pursuant to the Committee’s resolution of appointment, the Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth resolved to inquire into the 2018-19 annual reports of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). DFAT’s and Austrade’s annual reports stand referred to the Committee under the Schedule presented by the Speaker. The focus of the Committee’s inquiry will be to understand whether there is a need for Australia to diversify its trade markets and foreign investment profile including:
The advantages and disadvantages, including in relation to the national interest and national economic risk, to an over reliance on any one market;
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;