Abbreviations
| Term | Description | 
|---|---|
| AAOs | Administrative Arrangement Orders | 
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics | 
| ACMA | Australian Communications and Media Authority | 
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory | 
| ADF | Australian Defence Force | 
| AHRI | Australian Human Resources Institute | 
| ANAO | Australian National Audit Office | 
| APS | Australian Public Service | 
| APSC | Australian Public Service Commission | 
| APSED | Australian Public Service Employment Database | 
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office | 
| BOM | Bureau of Meteorology | 
| CALD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse | 
| COO | Chief Operating Officer | 
| COO Committee | Chief Operating Officers' Committee | 
| COVID | Coronavirus disease | 
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease | 
| DAWE | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | 
| DESE | Department of Education, Skills and Employment | 
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 
| DPS | Department of Parliamentary Services | 
| DTA | Digital Transformation Agency | 
| EL | Executive Level | 
| GDP | Gross domestic product | 
| GLAM | Galleries, libraries, archives and museums | 
| HR | Human Resources | 
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology | 
| IT | Information Technology | 
| LGBTIQ+ | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning/Queer + | 
| MBS | Medical Benefits Schedule | 
| NBRA | National Bushfire Recovery Agency | 
| NCM | National Coordination Mechanism | 
| NESB | Non-English Speaking Background | 
| NSW | New South Wales | 
| NT | Northern Territory | 
| NZ | New Zealand | 
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development | 
| PDMS | Parliamentary Document Management System | 
| PM&C | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 
| QLD | Queensland | 
| SA | South Australia | 
| SES | Senior Executive Service | 
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics | 
| TAS | Tasmania | 
| UK | United Kingdom | 
| UN | United Nations | 
| U.S. | United States | 
| WA | Western Australia | 
| VIC | Victoria | 
 
                           
                     
                              