Acronyms and abbreviations
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AANZFTA |
ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement |
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ACFID |
Australian Council for International Development |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
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AFP |
Australian Federal Police |
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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 |
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AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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AIIB |
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank |
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AIPRD |
Australia–Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development |
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ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
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ANCP |
Australian NGO Cooperation Program |
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ANU |
Australian National University |
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APEC |
Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (forum) |
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APO |
Australian Passport Office |
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APS |
Australian Public Service |
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ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
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ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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ASEM |
Asia–Europe Meeting |
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ATF |
Agreement on Trade Facilitation (WTO) |
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ATT |
Arms Trade Treaty |
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AUKMIN |
Australia–United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations |
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AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
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AUSFTA |
Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
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AUSMAT |
Australian Medical Assistance Team |
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AUSMIN |
Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations |
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Austrade |
Australian Trade Commission (portfolio agency) |
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AVID |
Australian Volunteers for International Development |
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B20 |
The Business 20—forum through which the private sector produces policy recommendations for the annual G20 meeting |
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CEC |
Consular Emergency Centre |
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CECA |
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Australia–India) |
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ChAFTA |
China–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
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CHOGM |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting |
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COALAR |
Council on Australia Latin America Relations |
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CRT |
Crisis Response Team |
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CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation |
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CT |
counter-terrorism |
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DAP |
Direct Aid Program |
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DDI |
Demand Driver Infrastructure (Tourism program) |
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DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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DFID |
Department for International Development (UK) |
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EAS |
East Asia Summit |
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EDRMS |
electronic document and record management system |
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EFIC |
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation |
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EGA |
Environmental Goods Agreement |
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EL |
executive level |
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EU |
European Union |
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FOI |
freedom of information |
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FTA |
free trade agreement |
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FTAAP |
Free Trade Area of Asia–Pacific |
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FTF |
foreign terrorist fighter |
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GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
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GDP |
gross domestic product |
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GPA |
Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO) |
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GST |
goods and services tax |
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G20 |
Group of Twenty (19 member countries and the European Union) – forum for international economic cooperation |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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HR |
human resources |
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HRC |
Human Rights Council |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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ICN |
international communications network |
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ICRC |
International Committee for the Red Cross |
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ICT |
information and communications technology |
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IORA |
Indian Ocean Rim Association |
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IP |
intellectual property |
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ITA |
Information Technology Agreement |
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JAEPA |
Japan–Australia Economic Partnership Agreement |
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JSCOT |
(Parliamentary) Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
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KAFTA |
Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement |
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LES |
locally engaged staff |
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MC10 |
WTO 10th Ministerial Conference |
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MIKTA |
Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia |
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MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
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NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NCP |
New Colombo Plan |
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NGO |
non-government organisation |
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NPT |
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
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ODA |
official development assistance |
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ODE |
Office of Development Effectiveness |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OPO |
Overseas Property Office |
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P5+1 |
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States + Germany |
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PACER |
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
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PGPA |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Act) |
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PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
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PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
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PPP |
public private partnership |
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PSPF |
Protective Security Policy Framework |
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RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
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RCEP |
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership |
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ROK |
Republic of Korea |
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SATIN |
Secure Australian Telecommunications and Information Network |
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SES |
senior executive service |
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SLA |
Service Level Agreement |
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SME |
small to medium enterprise |
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SWP |
Seasonal Worker Program |
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TIRF |
Tourism Industry Regional Development Fund |
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TiSA |
Trade in Services Agreement |
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TPP |
Trans-Pacific Partnership (agreement) |
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UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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UNSC |
United Nations Security Council |
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UN Women |
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
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UPR |
Universal Periodic Review (HRC) |
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US |
United States of America |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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WBG |
World Bank Group |
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WHC |
World Heritage Committee |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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WMD |
weapons of mass destruction |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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‘2+2’ |
Meeting of foreign and defence ministers from two countries |