| ABAC | APEC Business Advisory Council |
| ABCAP | ABC Asia Pacific (television service) |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACC | Australia–China Council |
| ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AFC | Australian Film Commission |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AIC | Australia–India Council |
| AICC | Australia International Cultural Council |
| AII | Australia–Indonesia Institute |
| AIMF | Australia–Indonesia Ministerial Forum |
| AIPRD | Australia–Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development |
| AJF | Australia–Japan Foundation |
| AKF | Australia–Korea Foundation |
| ALABC | Australia–Latin America Business Council |
| AMI | Australia–Malaysia Institute |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| ANZCERTA | Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (forum) |
| APIS | Australian Passport Information Service |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ARF | ASEAN Regional Forum |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASNO | Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office |
| ATI | Australia–Thailand Institute |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| AUSFTA | Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| AUSMIN | Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations |
| Austrade | Australian Trade Commission |
| AWA | Australian Workplace Agreement |
| BWC | Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention |
| CAAR | Council for Australian–Arab Relations |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy (European Union) |
| CAS | Cultural Awards Scheme |
| CDS | Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
| CHR | UN Commission on Human Rights |
| CMIS | Consular Management Information System |
| COALAR | Council on Australia Latin America Relations |
| CT | Counter-terrorism |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| DAP | Direct Aid Program |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIMA | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| DPRK | Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) |
| ECP | Enhanced Cooperation Program |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EFIC | Export Finance and Insurance Corporation |
| EMS | Environmental Management System |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team |
| ESD | Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| EU | European Union |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| FOI | freedom of information |
| FTA | free trade agreement |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| IDETF | Inter-Departmental Emergency Task Force |
| IMV | International Media Visits |
| IOTWS | Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| JCLEC | Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation |
| JCPAA | (Parliamentary) Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit |
| JMC | Joint Ministerial Commission |
| JSCFADT | (Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
| JSCOT | (Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
| LES | locally engaged staff |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas |
| MANPADS | Man-Portable Air Defence Systems |
| MFN | Most-Favoured Nation |
| MOU | memorandum of understanding |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NGO | non-government organisation |
| NIA | National Interest Account |
| NPT | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| NSG | Nuclear Suppliers Group |
| NTAC | National Threat Assessment Centre |
| ODIN | Official Diplomatic Information Network |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OH&S | occupational health and safety |
| OPO | Overseas Property Office |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| PSI | Proliferation Security Initiative |
| RAMSI | Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
| ROK | Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) |
| ROOS | rules of origin |
| SAFTA | Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| SATIN | Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| STARS | Statistical Trade Analysis and Retrieval System |
| STOG | Senior Trade Officials' Group |
| SVP | Special Visits Program |
| TAFTA | Thailand–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| TEF | Trade and Economic Framework |
| TPAC | Trade Policy Advisory Council |
| TSD | Trilateral Strategic Dialogue |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| US | United States of America |
| WDP | Workplace Diversity Program |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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