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Political affiliations ABR Republican Party of Australia/Australian Bill of Rights Group A-C Anti-Communist
ACH CTA Child Protection Party (Call to Australia)
ACS Abolish Child Support/Family Court Party
AD Australian Democrats
AG Australian Greens
ALP Australian Labor Party
ALP (A-C) Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) ANTI-SOC Anti-Socialist Party AP Australia Party
ARP Australian Reform Party
A-S Anti-Socialist Party
ASP Australian Shooters Party
AUST CP Australian Country Party
AWP Australian Women’s Party
CAP The Confederate Action Party of Australia
CDP Christian Democratic Party
CEC Citizens Electoral Councils of Australia Group
CLP Country Liberal Party (Northern Territory)
CP Australian Country Party
C PROG Country Progress Party
CTA Call to Australia (Fred Nile) Group
DLP Democratic Labor Party of Australia
DSL Democratic Socialist League
EFF Independent EFF (Enterprise, Freedom and Family) FCP Federal Country Party
FLP Federal Labor Party
FLR Family Law Reform Party
FST Australia First Party
FSU Farmers and Settlers Union
FT Free Trade
FU Farmers Union
GRN Australian Greens
GSA The Green Party South Australia
GWA The Greens (WA) Inc
HAR Senator Harradine Group
IND Independent
IND LAB Independent Labor
IND LIB Independent Liberal
IND NAT Independent National(ist) IND PROT Independent Protectionist IND UAP Independent United Australia Party LANG LAB Lang Labor Party
LCL Liberal Country League
LCP Liberal and Country Party
LIB Liberal Party of Australia
LM Liberal Movement
NAN No Aircraft Noise
NAT Nationalist Party
NAT & FARMERS Nationalist and Farmers NAT LIB National Liberal Party
NCP National Country Party
NDP Nuclear Disarmament Party
NLP Natural Law Party
NPA National Party of Australia
OAP One Australia Party
PHON Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
PLP Progressive Labor Party
PP Progress Party
PROG LAB Progressive Labor
PROT Protectionist Party
QF Queensland First
QLP Queensland Labor Party
RAR Reclaim Australia: Reduce Immigration
REV TAR Revenue Tariff
RPA Republican Party of Australia
SEP Socialist Equity Party
ST CP State Country Party
TFP Tasmania First Party
TPS Taxi Operators Political Service
UAP United Australia Party
UCP United Country Party
UNI Unity - Say No to Hanson
UNITE AP Unite Australia Party (John Siddons Group) VFU Victorian Farmers Union
WAP Western Australia Party
Qualifications etc AAUQ Associate in Accountancy, University of Queensland AMusA Associate of Music, Australia
ASIA Associate, Security Institute of Australia
BA Bachelor of Arts
BBus Bachelor of Business
BBus (Mkt) Bachelor of Business (Marketing) BCL Bachelor of Civic Law
BComm Bachelor of Commerce
BE Bachelor of Engineering
BEc Bachelor of Economics
BEd Bachelor of Education
BEE Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
BJuris Bachelor of Jurisprudence
BLitt Bachelor of Letters
BOCP Broadcast Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency BS Bachelor of Surgery
BSc Bachelor of Science
BSc (ME) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering BSurv Bachelor of Surveying
BTh Bachelor of Theology
CPA Certified Practising Accountant
DSc Doctor of Science
DipCivE Diploma in Civil Engineering
DipCommHealthNsg Diploma in Community Health Nursing DipContEd Diploma in Continuing Education DipEd Diploma in Education
DipIntAffs Diploma in International Affairs (London) DipL Diploma in Law
DipMR Diploma of Market Research
DipPE Diploma in Physical Education
DipSpEd Diploma in Special Education
DipT Diploma in Teaching
DipTech(PubAdmin) Diploma in Technology (Public Administration) DRACOG Diploma of the Royal Australian College of Obstetr icians and Gynaecologists
FAHA Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
FAIM Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management FAMA Fellow of the Australian Medical Association FASSA Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia FCA Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
FCIS Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries
FCPA Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants FLAA Fellow of the Library Association of Australia FNZLA Fellow of the New Zealand Library Association FRACGP Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners FRACP Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians FRACS Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons FRCS Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
FRCSE Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh FTIA Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia
GradDip Graduate Diploma
GradDipEd Graduate Diploma in Education GradDipHealthEd Graduate Diploma in Health Education LLB Bachelor of Laws
LLM Master of Laws
LRCP Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians LTh Licentiate in Theology
MA Master of Arts
MAPsS Member of the Australian Psychological Society MBA Master of Business Administration
MBBS Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery
MBPsS Member of the British Psychological Society MComm Master of Commerce
MEc Master of Economics
MEd Master of Education
MLitt Master of Letters
MLS Master of Library Science
MPhil Master of Philosophy
MRACGP Member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners MRCS Member of the Royal College of Surgeons MSc Master of Science
MTCP Master of Town and Country Planning
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
TSTC Trained Secondary Teachers Certificate TVOCP Television Operator’s Certificate of Proficiency
Honours, orders and decorations AC Companion of the Order of Australia
AFC Air Force Cross
AK Knight of the Order of Australia
AM Member of the Order of Australia
AO Officer of the Order of Australia
CB Companion of the Order of the Bath
CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire
CH Companion of Honour
CMG Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George DBE Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross
DSC Distinguished Service Cross
DSO Distinguished Service Order
ED Efficiency Decoration
GBE Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
GCB Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
GCIE Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire GCMG Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCVO Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order ISO Imperial Service Order
KBE Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KC King’s Counsel
KCB Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
KCMG Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KG Knight of the Garter
KP Knight of the Order of St Patrick
KT Knight of the Order of the Thistle
MC Military Cross
MM Military Medal
MVO Member of the Victorian Order
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire
PC Privy Councillor
PSM Public Service Medal
QC Queen’s Counsel
RFD Reserve Forces Decoration
VC Victoria Cross
VD Victorian Decoration
VRD Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (Naval)
Others ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation
ACTU Australian Council of Trade Unions
AIPO ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation AMWSU Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights’ Union ANU Australian National University
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations ATSIC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission BHP Broken Hill Proprietary Limited
CAFHS Child and Family Health Services
Cantab Cambridge University
CMF Citizen Military Forces
CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation EEC European Economic Community
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific FEC Federal Electoral Council
FIME Federation of Industrial Manufacturing and Engineering Employees H of R House of Representatives
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ILO International Labour Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union
LSE London School of Economics
Melb University of Melbourne
MHA Member of the House of Assembly
MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly
MLC Member of the Legislative Council
Ncle University of Newcastle
nei Not elsewhere included
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Oxon Oxford University
RAAF Royal Australian Air Force
RAInf Royal Australian Infantry
RAN Royal Australian Navy
RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology SAIT South Australian Institute of Technology
SEC State Electoral Council
Syd University of Sydney
TAFE Technical and Further Education
TCAE Tasmanian College of Advanced Education UN United Nations
UNE University of New England
UNSW University of New South Wales
USL Uniform Shipping Law
UTS University of Technology, Sydney
UWA University of Western Australia
WACAE Western Australian College of Advanced Education WAIT Western Australian Institute of Technology