Cubbie owner sees more foreign interest THE new Australian co-owner of cotton irrigator Cubbie Station predicts that more overseas interests will invest in the property as Australian investors see agribusiness as too long term a proposition without short-term predictable returns. Lempriere Capital Partners managing director Tony McKenna told a Brisbane business lunch yesterday that the debate in Australia over foreign ownership had made his Chinese partners, Shandong Ruyi, very nervous about proceeding with the purchase.