Australia sells vast quantities of resources (iron ore, coal, natural gas, gold, zirconium), agricultural products (meat, wine, barley, macadamia nuts), and services (education, tourism, finance) to China, with minerals and energy dominating, making China Australia's largest trading partner, though specific goods have faced tariffs.
Trade in goods and services
Resources and energy make up the largest share of Australia's exports to China, with iron ore, natural gas and gold leading the way.
In 2024, China imported 1.34 million tons of beef from Brazil, 594,567 tons from Argentina, 243,662 tons from Uruguay, 216,050 tons from Australia, 150,514 tons from New Zealand, and 138,112 tons from the U.S..
By choosing 100% Australian Owned brands like Norco, SPC, Mayvers, Sunshine Sugar, and Sanitarium, you're keeping the dollars in Australia.
Nestlé Oceania is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss-based global food and beverages company, Nestlé S.A. In 2013, Nestlé Oceania – encompassing Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands – employed 5,578 people and operated 13 factories across the region.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known by its brand name H&M, is a Swedish multinational clothing company headquartered in Stockholm. Built on a fast fashion business model, the retailer sells apparel, accessories, and homeware.
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China is still a major player in the Australian Property Market. Despite Beijing's recent restrictions on offshore company investment China's presence in Australia's property market remains very strong, accounting for a third of national development sites.
That's why we also stock Coles Own Brand free range RSPCA Approved fresh pork, grown on selected farms in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. All Coles Own Brand free range fresh pork is humanely farmed, with animals raised to high standards, assessed under the RSPCA Approved farming scheme.
Legend had it that that the ox (and/or buffalo) was a Buddhist deity who descended from Heaven for the express purpose of pulling the plow. The animal was a god who sacrificed itself for its owner's sake. Eating its flesh was not only thankless, it was blasphemous. Meir Shahar is the Shoul N.
Australia is one of the most popular destinations for overseas higher education and tourism among Chinese people. Australia's Chinese community is also one of the largest in the world, and per capita it is the largest outside Asia, and Mandarin Chinese is the second-most spoken language in Australia.
Thanks to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, even under Beijing's new restrictions, local beef exporters have been given a tariff-free quota of 205,000 tonnes. The latest data suggest that total Australian beef exports to China finished 2025 at around 265,000 tonnes.
Australia's leading export is iron ore, followed by coal, gold, and petroleum. These key commodities generate $48.2 billion, $47 billion, $29.1 billion, and $20.3 billion, respectively.
Australia has taken this action alongside our international partners, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Australia maintains its total ban on imports from Russia of oil and refined petroleum.
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Australia has plentiful supplies of natural resources, including the second largest accessible reserves of iron ore in the world, the fifth largest reserves of coal and significant gas resources. For a long time, commodities have made up a sizeable share of our exports.
"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the "Oggy Oggy Oggy, oi oi oi" chant used by both football and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
David Jones opened in 1838 in Sydney and is not only Australia's oldest department store. It's the oldest department store in the world still operating with the original name. The world! Walking into the store was like walking into a palace or castle.
H&M prices vary by country, with Malaysia being the cheapest.
COS is a fashion brand in the H&M Group, which includes H&M, Other Stories, Monki, and Arket. Its name is an acronym for “Collection Of Style.”