The First Australia Fund, Inc.
For the six month period ended 4/30/00
File number 811-4438
SUB-ITEM 77C
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of The
First Australia Fund, Inc. was held on March 22,
2000. At such meeting the shareholders of the
Fund approved the following proposals:
A. Proposal that David Lindsay Elsum, Laurence
S. Freedman, Michael R. Horsburgh, William
J. Potter and Peter J. O'Connell serve as
Class I Directors of the Fund for a three-
year term expiring in 2003.
In Favor
Withheld
David Lindsay Elsum
12,691,646 363,800
Laurence S. Freedman
12,689,349 366,097
Michael R. Horsburgh
12,691,584 363,862
William J. Potter
12,685,887 369,559
Peter J. O'Connell
12,682,871 372,575
B. Proposal that Peter D. Sacks serve as Class I Director
for a term expiring in 2001.
Votes For
Withheld
12,571,031
484,415
C. Proposal that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
serve as independent public accountants of
the Fund for the fiscal year ending October
31, 2000.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
12,760,036 159,821
135,588
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