From 0:00 on July 1st , 2024 to 24:00 on December 31st , 2025 Beijing time, citizens holding ordinary passports of Australia traveling to China for business, tourism, family visit or transit purposes with the duration not exceeding 15 days, are eligible for visa-free entry from open sea, land, air ports of China. Individuals who do not meet the visa-free conditions mentioned above or diplomatic, official passport holders still need to apply for a visa before entering China.

Short term visa applications accepted before 0:00 a.m. on July 1st 2024 will still follow the current regulations. 

Ordinary Passport Holders of New Zealand and Poland will also be applied to visa-free policies mentioned above.

http://au.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/tzgg/202406/t20240626_11441689.htm

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on Visa-free Policy to Ordinary Passport Holders of Australia:

http://au.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw_12/notice/202406/t20240626_11441699.htm