DiscoverThe FinThe chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months
The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months

The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months

Update: 2025-08-20
Share

Description

This week on The Fin podcast: senior writer Greg Bearup on why the Mormon Church is buying up vast tracts of Australian farmland and whether it’s in the national interest.

This podcast is sponsored by CMC Markets

Further reading: 
Mormon church’s $490m spending spree exposes trade deal blind spot
Farmers fear the American church could change the face of Australian agriculture.
The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months
With its immense resources, the US-based Mormon church is buying up vast tracts of Australian farmland. Is this in our national interest?
Wagyu Rich Listers fatten outback portfolio with Qld deal
Peter and Jane Hughes, already among the world’s biggest producers of wagyu beef, have added a central western Queensland cattle property to their operation.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments 
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months

The chequebook of Mormon: $500m on Australian farms in six months

Australian Financial Review