| 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 |