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national regional reporter Eliza Borrello

Australians support further restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, Vote Compass data shows

Australians overwhelmingly want tougher resrictions on foreign ownership of local farmland. (ABC News: Matthew Abbott)

Like all real estate, the price of agricultural land has gone through the roof lately and new data shows many Australians would prefer if it were harder for foreigners to buy it.

When the ABC's Vote Compass asked whether the federal government should further restrict foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land, 88 per cent of voters said they "somewhat" or "strongly" agreed that it should.

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