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 |