🇦🇺 Australia · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
Inward investment is promoted by Austrade / Invest Australia; significant foreign investments are reviewed by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and approved by the Treasurer.
- Invest Australia (Austrade) provides support to international investors.
- Foreign investments above the relevant thresholds require FIRB approval.
- Sensitive sectors and government-related investors face lower or zero thresholds.
Official authorities
- Invest Australia (Austrade)
National investment-promotion agency.
- Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
Reviews foreign investment proposals.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Australian Government — Australian Government's official entry point — quick access to all department services
- Dept of Home Affairs — Student/work visas, skilled migration (189/190/491 subclasses), and citizenship applications
- Australian Tax Office (ATO) — TFN application, tax refunds, GST, superannuation, and personal income tax lodgment