The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile called on the Australian government to lobby for full Tibetan autonomy in China.

Dr Lobsang Sangay is set to make a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday on the back of a Sydney Opera House talk on Saturday.

Tibetan president Lobsang Sangay in Sydney on Saturday. Credit:Brook Mitchell

Speaking to Fairfax Media, Mr Sangay called for the Chinese government to embrace the 'Middle Way' approach, allowing Tibetan people to vote for their representatives in China.

"If the Chinese government ends the oppression and gives genuine autonomy as per Chinese laws, then we will not seek separation from China," Mr Sangay said.