| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory |
| AHURI |
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute |
| AICCA |
Aboriginal and Islander Child Care Agencies |
| AIFS |
Australian Institute of Family Studies |
| AIHW |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| ARHP |
Aboriginal Rental Housing Program |
| ARIA |
Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
| ART |
Administrative Review Tribunal |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
| ATSIC |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
| AWT |
Australians Working Together |
| BAF |
Business Assurance Framework |
| BAP |
Business Allocation Process |
| BARAC |
Business Planning and Resource Allocation Committee |
| BPA |
Business Partnership Agreement |
| CCS |
Childrens Contact Services |
| CDS |
Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
| CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
| COP |
Contact Orders Program |
| CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
| CRF |
Consolidated Revenue Fund |
| CRV |
Collaborative Research Venture |
| CSA |
Child Support Agency |
| CSHA |
Commonwealth State Housing Agreement |
| CSHC |
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card |
| CSMAC |
Community Services Ministerial Advisory Committee |
| CTC |
Competitive tendering and contracting |
| DEST |
Department of Education Science and Training |
| DEWR |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DHA |
Department of Health and Ageing |
| DIMIA |
Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| DSP |
Disability Support Pension |
| DVA |
Department of Veterans' Affairs |
| FAB |
First Australians Business |
| FaCS |
Department of Family and Community Services |
| FAO |
Family Assistance Office |
| FCNI |
Family and Community Network Initiative |
| FHBH |
Fixing Housing for Better Health |
| FIS |
Financial Information Service |
| FLW |
Family Liaison Worker |
| FOI |
Freedom of Information |
| FRE |
Family Relationships Education |
| FRSP |
Family Relationships Services Program |
| HIC |
Health Insurance Commission |
| HILDA |
Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey |
| ICYS |
Innovative and Collaborative Youth Servicing |
| ISO |
International Organisation for Standardisation |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| JET |
Jobs, Education and Training |
| JPET |
Job Placement, Employment and Training Program |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| LDS |
Longitudinal Data Set |
| MAA |
Mature Age Allowance |
| MTAWE |
Male Total Average Weekly Earnings |
| NICRI |
National Information Centre on Retirement Investments Inc |
| NIDS |
National Illicit Drugs Strategy |
| NMG |
Network Management Group |
| NSA |
Newstart Allowance |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OSHCQA |
Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance |
| PA |
Partner Allowance |
| PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statements |
| PER |
Pensioner Entitlement Review |
| PMCBP |
Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership |
| PPP |
Parenting Payment Partnered |
| PPS |
Parenting Payment Single |
| PSP |
Personal Support Programme |
| RA |
Rent Assistance |
| RFT |
Request for Tender |
| SA |
South Australia |
| SAAP |
Supported Accommodation Assistance Program |
| SES |
Senior Executive Service |
| SFLEX |
Stronger Families Learning Exchange |
| SpB |
Special Benefit |
| SSAT |
Social Security Appeals Tribunal |
| STO |
State and Territory Office |
| TBL |
Triple Bottom Line |
| TILA |
Transition to Independent Living Allowance |
| US |
United States |
| WA |
Widow Allowance |
| YA |
Youth Allowance |
| YAS |
Youth Activity Service |
| YOPP |
Youth Offenders Pilot Program |
