| AB |
Australian Business
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| AC |
Australian Companion
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| ACER |
Australian Council for Educational Research
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| ACP |
Australian Consolidated Press
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| ACS |
Australian Computer Society
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| ACT |
Australian Capital Territory
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| ACTU |
Australian Council of Trade Unions
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| AD |
Dame of the Order of Australia
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| ADB |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
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| AFI |
Australian Film Institute
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| AFL |
Australian Football League
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| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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| AIF |
Australian Imperial Force
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| AJC |
Australian Jockey Club
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| AK |
Knight of the Order of Australia
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| AL |
Australia Long
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| ALP |
Australian Labor Party
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| AM |
Member of the Order of Australia
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| AMEB |
Australian Music Examinations Board
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| AMOS |
Australian Music Overseas Scholarship
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| AMP |
Australian Mutual Provident Society
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| ANA |
Australian National Airlines
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| ANU |
Australian National University
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| ANZ |
Australia and New Zealand (Bank)
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| ANZASS |
Australia & New Zealand Assoc for the Advancement of Science
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| ANZUS |
Australia, New Zealand and the United States
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| AO |
Officer of the Order of Australia
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| ASIO |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
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| AUSAID |
Australian Government Overseas Aid Program
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| AusTrade |
Australian Government Trade Commission for Australian Exporters
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| BA |
Bachelor of Arts
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| BArch |
Bachelor of Architecture
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| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation
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| BCom |
Bachelor of Commerce
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| BComp |
Bachelor of Computing
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| BEc |
Bachelor of Economics
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| BEM |
British Empire Medal
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| BHP |
Broken Hill Proprietary Company
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| BSc |
Bachelor of Science
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| CAE |
Council of Adult Education
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| CB |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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| CBE |
Companion of the Order of the British Empire
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| CH |
Companion of Honour
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| CM |
Master of Surgery
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| CMG |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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| CommBank |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
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| CPA |
Communist Party of Australia
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| CRA |
Conzinc Riotinto of Australia
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| CSIR |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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| CSL |
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories
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| CSR |
Colonial Sugar Refining Company
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| CStJ |
Commander of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
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| CVO |
Companion of the Royal Victorian Order
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| CWA |
Country Women's Association
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| DBE |
Dame of the British Empire
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| DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross
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| DIMIA |
Australian Department of Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
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| DipEd |
Diploma of Education
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| DipL |
Diploma of Law
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| DLitt |
Doctor of Letters/Literature
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| DLP |
Democratic Labor Party
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| DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid
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| DPhil |
Doctor of Philosophy
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| DSc |
Doctor of Science
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| DSO |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
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| GBE |
Dame/Knight Grand Cross Order of the British Empire
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| GCB |
Dame (or Knight) Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
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| GCMG |
Dame/Knight Grand Cross Order of St Michael & St George
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| GP |
general practitioner
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| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme
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| HTML |
Hyper Text Markup Language
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| HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
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| ISO |
Companion of the Imperial Service Order
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| KBE |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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| KC |
King's Counsel
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| KCB |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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| KCSG |
Knight of the Order of St Gregory (Papal honour)
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| KCVO |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
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| KG |
Knight of the Order of the Garter
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| Kt |
Knight Bachelor
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| LLB |
Bachelor of Laws
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| LLD |
Doctor of Laws
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| LLM |
Master of Laws
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| MA |
Master of Arts
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| MACS |
member of the australian computer society
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| MArch |
Master of Architecture
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| MB BS |
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
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| MBA |
Master of Business Administration
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| MBE |
Member of the British Empire
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| MC |
Military Cross
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| MCh |
Master of Surgery
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| MCom |
Master of Commerce
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| MD |
Doctor of Medicine
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| MHA |
Member of the House of Assembly
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| MHR |
Member of the House of Representatives
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| MIS |
Management Information Systems
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| MIT |
Monash Institute of Technology
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| MLA |
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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| MLC |
Member of the Legislative Council
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| MP |
Member of Parliament
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| MSc |
Master of Science
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| MZZZ |
Mazda's Zoom Zoom Zoom
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| NBC |
National Broadcasting Corporation
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| NBC |
National Book Council
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| NBL |
National Basketball League
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| NIDA |
National Institute of Dramatic Art
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| NSW |
New South Wales
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| NT |
Northern Territory
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| OAM |
Medal of the Order of Australia
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| OBE |
Officer of the British Empire
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| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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| OM |
Order of Merit
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| PAYE |
Pay As You Earn (taxation)
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| PC |
Privy Councillor
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| PGA |
Professional Golfers' Association
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| PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy
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| PMG |
Postmaster-General
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| PNG |
Papua New Guinea
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| POW |
Prisoner of War
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| QC |
Queen's Counsel
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| RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force
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| RACS |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
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| RAF |
Royal Air Force
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| RAN |
Royal Australian Navy
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| RMIT |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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| RSPCA |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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| SA |
South Australia
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| SCSSE |
School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
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| TAA |
Trans Australian Airlines
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| TAFE |
Technical and Further Education
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| TNT |
Thomas Nationwide Transport Limited
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| UAP |
United Australia Party
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| UK |
United Kingdomza
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| UN |
United Nations
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| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organisation
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| UNICEF |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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| USA |
United States of America
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| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| VC |
Victoria Cross
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| VFL |
Victorian Football League
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| VIC |
Victoria
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| VIP |
very important person
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| WA |
Western Australia
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| WAAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
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| WEA |
Workers’ Educational Association
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| WWI |
World War I
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| WWII |
World War II
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| WWIII |
world war iii
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| WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get
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| YWCA |
Young Women's Christian Association
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