Date
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ACTU | The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
| AOFM | Australian Office of Financial Management |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APMAIF | Advisory Panel for Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| APS | Australian Public Service |
| ARPC | Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation |
| ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| AWAs | Australian Workplace Agreements |
| BBA | Budget Balancing Assistance |
| CAMAC | Companies and Markets Advisory Committee |
| CCAAC | Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council |
| CLERP | Corporate Law Economic Reform Program |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EL1 | Executive Level 1 |
| EL2 | Executive Level 2 |
| FBT | Fringe Benefits Tax |
| FEMM | Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting |
| FMA | Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 |
| FMD | Farm Management Deposits |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| FSAC | Financial Sector Advisory Council |
| FSR | Financial Services Reform |
| G-20 | Group of Twenty |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HIPC | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
| HLIC | Housing Loans Insurance Corporation |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| IDA13 | International Development Association |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IT | Information Technology |
| MCCA | Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| NCC | National Competition Council |
| NCP | National Competition Policy |
| NSCA | National Safety Council of Australia |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety |
| OPA | Official Public Account |
| PATTS | Papua New Guinea Australia Twinning Scheme |
| PBS | Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| PRRT | Petroleum Resource Rent Tax |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| SARS | Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SATO | Senior Australians Tax Offset |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| SEB | Senior Executive Band |
| SES | Senior Executive Service |
| SPPs | Special Purpose Payments |
| UMP/AMIL | United Medical Protection and Australasian Medical Indemnity Insurance Limited |
| UNCITRAL | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
| US | United States |