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The creative arts offer powerful mediums to share and celebrate diverse stories and identities. Australian production company Finucane & Smith’s project Under the Same Sky has developed a suite of projects from Cabaret to children’s theatre that embrace diversity, celebrate individuality and uniquely platform Chinese-Australian stories and artists.

Australia is gearing up to welcome 1.6 million Chinese visitors annually by 2028 – and tourism operators nationwide are stepping up. From coastal wildlife retreats to indigenous-led tours and cultural storytelling, fresh experiences are being tailored to Chinese travellers.

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations is pleased to release its Annual Update 2024-25, with highlights of our grants, activities and events over the previous financial year.

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations is pleased to announce the 2025-26 grants round is now open for applications. Applications close on Monday midday 30 June 2025.

In 1995, a group of Chinese surgeons and health providers travelled to Australia with the support of AusAID funding to learn audiology from Australian experts. 30 years later, this ongoing hearing collaboration has been taken to new heights through Macquarie University’s Australian Newborn Hearing Screening Showcase.

The Foundation’s annual Wang Gungwu lecture celebrates the substantial and longstanding contributions of Australia’s diverse Chinese communities to Australian life. This year’s speaker was Melissa Wu OLY, diving legend and five-time Olympian.

First Nations stargazing, a visit to Parliament House with the Speaker of the House and dinner with a Nobel Laureate. This unique program enables Chinese international students to engage with influential leaders, experience democracy in action and understand us better. Chinese international students are an important part of Australia’s communities, classrooms and campuses.

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations will co-host the eighth Australia-China High Level Dialogue with the Chinese People’s Institute for Foreign Affairs in Adelaide this week.

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations is pleased to announce the 2024-25 grants round is now open for applications. Applications close on Monday midday 9 September 2024.

The National Foundation for Australia-China Relations is pleased to release its Annual Update 2023-24, with highlights of our grants, activities and events over the previous financial year.

Typhoon? Heatwave? Cities are where we often experience the effects of climate change first hand. This puts them at the forefront of dealing with the effects of climate change challenges. The Shared Pathways program by University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Centre for Cities connects city officials from Australia and China to encourage practical exchange on climate action.

Welcome to the June 2024 issue of the Foundation's newsletter, where you can read more about the Foundation's grants, activities and events.