▁in ▁Australia ▁to ▁gain ▁market ▁share . ▁His ▁company ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁example ▁of ▁this , ▁as ▁an ▁increasing ▁number ▁of ▁companies ▁in ▁Australia ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁out ▁to ▁foreign ▁interests , ▁and ▁foreign ▁govern ments ▁subs id ised ▁their ▁produ cers ▁to ▁sell ▁cheap ly ▁into ▁the ▁Australian ▁market ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁Australian - owned ▁companies ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁enjoy ▁that ▁level ▁of ▁government ▁support . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Aus bu y ▁had ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members , ▁producing ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁products ▁across ▁ 1 5 0 ▁categories . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Tr uth ▁in ▁Lab elling ▁Senate ▁In qu iry , ▁Aus bu y ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁large ▁representative ▁organisation ▁that ▁asked ▁for ▁Country ▁of ▁Origin ▁to ▁be ▁required ▁on ▁lab elling ▁used ▁by ▁food ▁produ cers , ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁distrib utors . ▁ ▁Aus bu y ▁presented ▁a ▁pet ition ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 5 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁asking ▁for ▁a ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Australian ▁land ▁and ▁wealth - cre ating ▁assets ▁until ▁the ▁establishment ▁a ▁national ▁interest ▁test . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁decided ▁to ▁undert ake ▁volunt ary ▁w inding ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁factors ▁including ▁changes ▁to ▁country