Applying China visa from Australia

1) you need a business visa to China to attend an academic conference.
2) You can apply for a China visa in Australia because you hold an Australian long-stay business visa.
Non-Australian passport holdersshould provide valid Australian visa as well as entry record, both the original and the copy.

If you have been granted Chinese visa(s) before, should provide copies of recent Chinese visa with entry record. In case they are not on the current passport, copies of the previous passport with the above data are required.