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| AAS | Australian Academy of Science |
| ATSE | Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
| ABARE | Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACACA | Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement |
| ACBC | Australia–China Business Council |
| ACC | Australia–China Council |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACCI | Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| ACFTA | Association of South East Asian Nations–China Free Trade Agreement |
| ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ACFTU | All China Federation of Trade Unions |
| ACTU | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| ADS | Approved Destination Status |
| AEF | Asia Education Foundation |
| AFTINET | Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network |
| AiG | Australian Industry Group |
| ALGA | Australian Local Government Association |
| AMF | Australian Multicultural Foundation |
| AMWU | Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union |
| APEC | Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APFN | Asia–Pacific Futures Network |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine Inspection Service |
| AQSIQ | Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine |
| ARC | Australian Research Council |
| ASAA | Asian Studies Association of Australia |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investment Commission |
| ATMA | Australian Tyre Manufacturers' Association |
| AUSFTA | Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| AustCham | Australian Chamber of Commerce |
| AWI | Australian Wool Innovation Ltd |
| BCC | Brisbane City Council |
| CAR | Comalco Alumina Refinery |
| CAS | Chinese Academy of Science |
| CCP | Chinese Communist Party |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CIETAC | China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission |
| CITIC | China International Trust and Investment Corporation |
| CNOOC | China National Offshore Oil Corporation |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CODEX | Codex Alimentarius Commission |
| CRCs | Cooperative Research Centres |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSU | Charles Sturt University |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| DCITA | Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DEH | Department of Environment and Heritage |
| DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIMIA | Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| DITR | Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| EIT | Economy in transition |
| ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
| EOAP | Expanded Overseas Assembly Provisions |
| ETMs | Elaborately transformed manufactures |
| EU | European Union |
| FaCS | Department of Family and Community Services |
| FDC | Federation for a Democratic China |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FECCA | Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia |
| FIRB | Foreign Investment Review Board |
| FTA | Free trade agreement |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GMP | Good manufacturing practice |
| GONGO | Government organised non-government organisation |
| HREOC | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| IBC | Illawarra Business Chamber |
| ICEAPS | International Centre for Excellence in Asia–Pacific Studies |
| ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| IRA | Import risk assessment |
| IRDB | Illawarra Regional Development Board |
| ISL | International Science Linkages Programme |
| IWTO | International Wool Textile Organisation |
| JSTC | Joint Science and Technology Commission |
| LNG | Liquefied natural gas |
| MES | Market economy status |
| MFN | Most favoured nation |
| MOFCOM | Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China |
| MOST | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NALSAS | National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools |
| NDRC | National Development and Reform Commission |
| NFF | National Farmers' Federation |
| NGOs | Non-government organisations |
| NLA | National Library of Australia |
| NPLs | Non-performing loans |
| NTBs | Non-tariff barriers |
| NWS | North West Shelf |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PCIA | Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association |
| PDV | Professional Development Visa |
| PRC | People's Republic of China |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RMB | renminbi |
| RTAs | Regional trade agreements |
| RTIO | Rio Tinto Iron Ore |
| S&T | Science and Technology |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SAWS | State Administration of Work Safety |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SIMITARS | Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station |
| SIP | Strategic Investment Program |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SOEs | State-owned enterprises |
| SPS | Sanitary and phytosanitary |
| SUV | Sports utility vehicle |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TCF | Textiles, clothing and footwear |
| TCFUA | Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia |
| TFIA | Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| TW | Tourism Wollongong |
| UN | United Nations |
| UWA | University of Western Australia |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WASO | West Australian Symphony Orchestra |
| WCC | Wollongong City Council |
| WOFE | Wholly owned foreign enterprise |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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