| ABLIS | Australian Business License Information Service |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACCC | Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACIFTA | Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement |
| ANZCERTA | Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement |
| APRA | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
| AUSFTA | Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Austrade | Australian Trade commission |
| ChAFTA | China-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| CRICOS | Commonwealth Register of Institutions & Courses for Overseas Students |
| DET | Department of Education and Training |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DoHA | Department of Home Affairs |
| EBOPS | Extended Balance of Payments Services |
| ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
| EPCM | Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management |
| FATS | Foreign Affiliate Trade Statistics |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FIRB | Foreign Investment Review Board |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| GATS | General Agreement on Trade and Services |
| HFC | High-Fibre Co-axial (telecommunication technology) |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| ITSS | International Trade in Services Statistics |
| JAEPA | Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| KAFTA | Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| LMT | Labour Market Test |
| MAFTA | Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| Mbps | Megabits per second |
| MCI | Mining Contribution Index |
| METS | Mining, Equipment, Technology and Services |
| MNE | Multinational enterprise |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| NBN | National Broadband Network |
| OECD STRI | OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index |
| OECD-WTO TiVA | OECD-WTO Trade in Value Added |
| PAFTA | Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| RCA | Revealed Comparative Advantage |
| RTO | Registered Training Organisation |
| SAFTA | Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| TAFE | Technical And Further Education |
| TAFTA | Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| TSS | Temporary Skill Shortage |
| TTMRA | Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act |
| VET | Vocational and educational training |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |