Australia has been exposed as having one of the world’s most restrictive foreign investment regimes for the fifth straight year, as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls out the Albanese government’s new public service procurement rules that favour Australian businesses.
Australia ranks as the most restrictive for foreign investment among advanced economies and 16th-worst among 106 countries, according to the OECD annual index published this month. It was the only advanced economy to score worse in 2025 than in 2024.
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