2019年3月29日，澳大利亚政府宣布成立"澳中关系国立基金会"，这是一个职权范围更为广阔的高规格平台，它旨在推动澳中关系在各领域的发展。
在未来5年内，基金会将会获得4400万澳元的资金，并将通过借助私营企业、行业组织、非政府组织、文化组织、州和联邦机构以及澳大利亚华人社区的力量，激励澳大利亚政府做出更多的努力，促进澳中关系发展。
在澳中理事会开创性的工作成果之上，基金会将广泛参与，不仅将继续关注澳中理事会一直倡导的教育、文化和艺术领域，还将推广澳大利亚在农业、基础设施、卫生和老龄化、环境和能源等领域做出的非凡成绩。
基金会将于2019年晚些时候正式成立，拨款项目等主要活动将于2020年陆续展开。基金会将在澳大利亚外交贸易部的主持下，向高级代表委员会汇报工作。澳中理事会现任主席史伟立阁下已同意出任基金的首任主席。澳大利亚政府将于适当时候公布董事会成员名单。
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澳大利亚外交贸易部欢迎地方政府、企业、非政府组织和其他个人或团体提交意见书。截止日期为2019年6月30日下午5点（澳大利亚东部标准时间）。意见书可以围绕以下问题展开：
哪些活动将有助于促进澳中两国之间的务实合作？
哪些活动将有助于加强澳中两国领导层之间的交往？
哪些活动将有助于展示澳大利亚最好的一面？
基金会应该如何与澳大利亚华人社区建立密切关系？
意见书将有助于开展广泛的讨论，但基金会不会对每一份意见做出单独的答复。
意见书需控制在三页以内，并以PDF格式发送至邮箱[email protected].
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Request for submissions: Shaping the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
On 29 March 2019, the Government announced the establishment of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations a high profile platform with a broader capacity to promote Australia-China ties.
With $44 million of funding over the next five years, the Foundation will harness efforts of the private sector, peak bodies, NGOs, cultural organisations, state and federal agencies and the Chinese-Australian community to turbo-charge our national effort in engaging China.
The Foundation will build upon the pioneering work of the Australia-China Council (ACC), moving beyond the Council's current focus on education, culture and the arts, to promote Australian excellence in areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, health and ageing and the environment and energy.
The Government will formally establish the Foundation in late 2019, with key activities, including grants programs to commence in 2020. It will report to a high-profile and representative Board, under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The current chair of the ACC, the Hon Warwick Smith AO, has agreed to be the inaugural Chair of the Foundation. The Government will make an announcement about Board members in due course.
Public submissions
DFAT welcomes submissions from local government, business, NGOs and other individuals and groups. The closing date for submissions is 5pm AEST 30 June 2019. Submissions may wish to address the following questions:
What additional activities would aid in promoting practical cooperation with China?
What events would you propose that would enhance leadership exchange?
What activities could help to showcase the best of Australia?
How might the Foundation best engage the Chinese-Australian community?
Whilst submissions will contribute to a broader consultation process, there will not be an individual response to each submission.
Submissions should be no longer than three pages, submitted in PDF format. Submissions should be directed to [email protected].
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