| AEC | Australian Electoral Commission |
| AECG | Aboriginal Education Consultative Group |
| AEDP | Aboriginal Economic Development Program |
| AMS | Aboriginal Medical Service |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| CEIS | Community Employment Incentive Scheme |
| CES | Commonwealth Employment Service |
| CHIP | Community Housing and Infrastructure Program |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Project |
| CYS | Community and Youth Support |
| DAA | Department of Aboriginal Affairs |
| EEA | Enterprise Employment Assistance |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| HACC | Home and Community Care |
| LALC | Local Aboriginal Land Council |
| NAHS | National Aboriginal Health Strategy |
| NAIDOC | National Aboriginal and Islanders' Day Observance Committee |
| NARLA | National Aboriginal Rugby League Association |
| NEIRC | North Eastern Indigenous Regional Council |
| RCIADIC | Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody |
| RCSU | Regional Council Support Unit |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TRlPP | Tripartite NSW Land Council, ATSIC & Dept. Of Aboriginal Affairs |