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Current Cultural Events:
"Imagine Australia", the Year of Australian Culture in China, has launched!
Visit the website
The Australian Expo Pavilion in Shanghai will also be host to a number of Imagine Australia events in 2010.
See the Australian Pavilion here
Recent Speeches:
China Update 2010
Speech by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 July 2010)
Australia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum
Speech by Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs (21 June 2010)
Australia and China: Expanding Our Horizons
Speech by Simon Crean MP, Minister for Trade (21 June 2010)
Australia and China: Business Dynamics and Strategies
Ambassador Dr Geoff Raby's Speech to the Australia-China Business Council Dinner (26 May 2010)
The Rise and Rise and Rise of China: Implications for Australia
Ambassador Dr Geoff Raby's Keynote Address to the Future Summit (24 May 2010)
Further information about the recent changes to the General Skilled Migration Program
Changes to Business Skills visas effective 19 April 2010
Australian Pavilion - Shanghai World Expo 2010
Australia's friendly and bilingual guides will welcome our guests from China and the world to our visually stunning pavilion when our doors open on 1 May 2010.
Australia's National Day at Expo will be 8 June 2010. On the day we will showcase Australia's cultural exports, food and beverages.
For contact details and all enquiries
Subscribe to our Expo 2010 e-newsletter
Consular Advice for Australian Citizens: Asian Games 2010
Guangzhou will host the Asian Games in November 2010, with some events to be hosted in Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei. In the lead-up to and during the Games, relevant authorities will be enforcing strict security measures.
You should carry evidence of your identity at all times and present it upon demand to police authorities. Your passport or a Chinese residence card is an acceptable form of identity. Failure to carry ID or comply with the registration requirement could result in fines and detention.
Please also note that all foreigners including long-term residents are required to register their place of residence with the local Public Security Bureau within 24 hours of arrival. Chinese authorities have recently become more rigorous in their enforcement of existing legislation covering this requirement. Foreigners with residence permits are now required to register after each re-entry. Foreigners staying with family or friends in a private home must comply with this requirement. Failure to do so could result in fines and detention.
For further information regarding identification and registration requirements, please contact your local PSB office.
Australian Government travel advice for China can be found here
Consular - Notarial Acts - Working Hours
Clients seeking notarial acts (witnessing of documents, swearing of affidavits, authentications, legal documents etc) should visit the Australian Consulate-General between 3.00 and 4.00 Monday to Friday to have their documents processed. Those documents which do not need to be personally witnessed may be left for collection the following working day between 3.00 and 4.00.
Australian Passport - Counter Working Hours
Passports applications may be lodged between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
On-line registration for Australians overseas
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