| ACC |
Australian Civilian Corps |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ACFID |
Australian Council for International Development |
| ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (portfolio agency) |
| AG |
Australia Group – an informal forum of countries which, through the harmonisation of export controls, seeks to ensure that exports do not contribute to the development of chemical or biological weapons. |
| AICC |
Australia International Cultural Council |
| AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIPRD |
Australia–Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANCP |
Australian NGO Cooperation Program |
| ANSTO |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
| APEC |
Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (forum) |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| APSC |
Australian Public Service Commission |
| APTC |
Australia–Pacific Technical College |
| ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
| ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASNO |
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (portfolio agency) |
| ATT |
Arms Trade Treaty |
| AUKMIN |
Australia – United Kingdom Ministerial dialogue |
| AUSFTA |
Australia – United States Free Trade Agreement |
| AUSMAT |
Australian Medical Assistance Team |
| AUSMIN |
Australia – United States Ministerial Consultations |
| Austrade |
Australian Trade Commission (portfolio agency) |
| AVID |
Australian Volunteers for International Development |
| CHOGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
| COALAR |
Council on Australia Latin America Relations |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee |
| DAP |
Direct Aid Program |
| DIICCSRTE |
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education |
| DRET |
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism |
| EAS |
East Asia Summit |
| EFIC |
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (portfolio agency) |
| ERT |
emergency response team |
| EU |
European Union |
| FOI |
freedom of information |
| FTA |
free trade agreement |
| GDP |
gross domestic product |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GCTF |
Global Counterterrorism Forum |
| GST |
goods and services tax |
| G20 |
Group of Twenty (19 member countries and the European Union) – forum for international economic cooperation |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| HRC |
Human Rights Council |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICC |
International Criminal Court |
| ICN |
international communications network |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICT |
information and communications technology |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IORA |
Indian Ocean Rim Association |
| ITA |
Information Technology Agreement |
| JAEPA |
Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement |
| JSCOT |
(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
| KAFTA |
Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| LES |
locally engaged staff |
| MC9 |
WTO 9th Ministerial Conference |
| MIKTA |
Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia |
| MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCD |
non-communicable disease |
| NCP |
New Colombo Plan |
| NGO |
non-government organisation |
| NPDI |
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative |
| NPT |
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
| ODA |
official development assistance |
| ODE |
Office of Development Effectiveness |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OER |
office evaluation review |
| OPCW |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
| OPO |
Overseas Property Office |
| P5+1 |
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States + Germany |
| PACER |
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
| PGPA |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Act) |
| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
| PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
| PPP |
purchasing power parity |
| PRP |
Passport Redevelopment Program |
| R2P Focal Point |
Government-appointed senior level official responsible for the promotion of R2P at the national level and supporting international cooperation by participating in a global network |
| RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
| RCEP |
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership |
| ROK |
Republic of Korea |
| SALW |
small arms and light weapons |
| SATIN |
Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network |
| SES |
senior executive service |
| SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
| STOs |
state and territory offices |
| SWP |
seasonal worker program |
| TIPAC |
Trade and Investment Policy Advisory Council |
| TiSA |
Trade in Services Agreement |
| TPP |
Trans-Pacific Partnership (agreement) |
| TSD |
trilateral strategic dialogue |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNSC |
United Nations Security Council |
| UN Women |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMD |
weapons of mass destruction |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
| 2+2 |
Meeting of foreign and defence ministers from two countries |
