AAESDA Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draftsmen of Australia
ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACOA Administrative and Clerical Officers Association
ACSPA Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations
ACT Australian Capital Territory
ACTU Australian Council of Trade Unions
ADSTE Association of Draughting Supervisory and Technical Employees
AEU Amalgamated Engineering Union
AIF Australian Imperial Force
AIRC Australian Industrial Relations Commission
ALP Australian Labor Party
AMA Australian Medical Association
AMIEU Australasian Meat Industry Employee’s Union
AMWU Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
(prev Amalgamated Metal Workers Union)
ANU Australian National University
APEA Association of Professional Engineers Australia
APESMA Association of Professional Engineers Scientists and Managers Australia
ASC&J Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASU Australian Services Union
ATAEA Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association
AWA Australian Workplace Agreement
AWU Australian Workers Union
BLF Builders Labourers Federation
BWIU Building Workers Industrial Union
CAGEO Council of Australian Government Employee Organisations
CFMEU Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union
CLP Country Liberal Party
CPA Communist Party of Australia
CPAML Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist)
CPI consumer price index
CPSU Community and Public Sector Union
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DAS Department of Administrative Services
DEETYA Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
EASED = AAESDA (see above)
EFA = IFA individual flexibility arrangements
ETU Electrical Trades Union
FCU Federated Clerks Union
FEDFA Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association
FIME=FIMEE Federation of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Employees
FMWU Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union
FSTW Federation of Scientific and Technical Workers
HEF Health Employees Federation
HREA Health and Research Employees Association
HSUA Health Services Union of Australia
IRC Industrial Relations Commission (=AIRC)
LHMU Australian Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
LTU Liquor Trades Union (Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Union)
MBA Master Builders Association
MEAA Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
MEWU Metals and Engineering Workers Union
MHR Member of the House of Representatives
MUA Maritime Union of Australia
MWU Miscellaneous Workers Union (Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union)
NCA/MWU =AMWU
NRMA National Roads and Motorists Association
NTEU National Tertiary Education Industry Union
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
Painters Operative Painters and Decorators Union
Plasterers Operative Plasterers and Plaster Workers Federation
PMG Postmaster-General’s Department
POA Professional Officers Association
PSU Public Sector/Service Union (=CPSU)
PTTA Postal Telecommunications Technicians Association
SDA Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association
SMA Snowy Mountains Authority
TLC Trades and Labour Council
TUTA Trade Union Training Authority
TWU Transport Workers Union
UCATT Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (Scotland)