Though we try our best to provide at least one long-form example of any abbreviations we use on Getting Down Under. The following symbols and abbreviations may be used on our website.
If you are wondering what the abbreviation means, you’ll find more information below.
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ATO | Australian Tax Office |
| ANZSCO | Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations First Edition |
| ANZSCO Revision 1 | Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations First Edition Revision 1 |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| CEDA | Committee for Economic Development of Australia |
| GDU | Getting Down Under :) |
| Aus GIS | Australia geographic information system |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| nec | not elsewhere classified |
| nfd | not further defined |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| NZ Register | New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications |
| NZSCO | New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations |
| Statistics NZ | Statistics New Zealand |
| TFN | Tax File Number |
| VAC | Visa Application Charge |