| AANZFTA | ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand FTA |
| ACAP | Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels |
| ACBC | Australia–China Business Council |
| ACC | Australia–China Council |
| ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ACI–FTA | Australia–Chile Free Trade Agreement |
| ACTA | Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement |
| ADF | Australian Defence Force |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| AIC | Australia–India Council |
| AICC | Australia International Cultural Council |
| AII | Australia–Indonesia Institute |
| AIMF | Australia–Indonesia Ministerial Forum |
| AIP | Australia–Indonesia Partnership |
| 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 |
| APc | Asia Pacific community |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (forum) |
| APIS | Australian Passport Information Service |
| APO | Australian Passport Office |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| AQIS | Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
| ARF | ASEAN Regional Forum |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASEM | Asia–Europe Meeting |
| ASNO | Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office |
| ATI | Australia–Thailand Institute |
| ATWS | Australian Tsunami Warning System |
| AUKMIN | Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Dialogue |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| AUSFTA | Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| AUSMIN | Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations |
| Austrade | Australian Trade Commission |
| CAAR | Council for Australian–Arab Relations |
| CAIS | Consular Assistance and Information System |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy (European Union) |
| CCAMLR | Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CESCR | (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| CHOGM | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| COALAR | Council on Australia Latin America Relations |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
| DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| DAP | Direct Aid Program |
| DEWHA | Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DPRK | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) |
| EABC | European Australian Business Council |
| EAS | East Asia Summit |
| EC | European Commission |
| EFIC | Export Finance and Insurance Corporation |
| ERT | Emergency Response Team |
| EU | European Union |
| FMCT | Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| FOI | freedom of information |
| FRSC | (Pacific Islands) Forum Regional Security Committee |
| FTA | free trade agreement |
| FTAAP | Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GCCSI | Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute |
| G8 | Group of Eight (member countries Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICNND | International Commission for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| IMV | International Media Visits |
| IOR–ARC | Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation |
| IP | Intellectual Property |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
| ISAF | International Security Assistance Force |
| IWC | International Whaling Commission |
| JAUSMIN | Australia–Japan ‘2+2’ Joint Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations |
| JCLEC | Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation |
| JCPAA | (Parliamentary) Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit |
| 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 |
| MAFTA | Malaysia–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| MOU | memorandum of understanding |
| MTCR | Missile Technology Control Regime |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| NGO | non-government organisation |
| NPT | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| ODIN | Official Diplomatic Information Network |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OHS | occupational health and safety |
| OPO | Overseas Property Office |
| OSCE | Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| PACER | Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| PPD | Pacific Partnerships for Development |
| PSI | Proliferation Security Initiative |
| PSWPS | Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme |
| RAMSI | Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
| ROK | Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) |
| R2P | Responsibility to Protect principle |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SAFTA | Singapore–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| SATIN | Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SGP | Strongim Gavman Program (PNG) |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| STARS | Statistical Trade Analysis and Retrieval System |
| SVP | Special Visits Program |
| TAFTA | Thailand–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| TPP | Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement |
| TSD | Trilateral Strategic Dialogue |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNGA | United Nations General Assembly |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNSC | United Nations Security Council |
| US | United States of America |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMD | Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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