ACOSS | Australian Council of Social Service |
ADF | Australian Defence Force |
ADRF | Australian Disaster Response Force |
AFAC | Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council |
AGCMF | Australian Government Crisis Management Framework |
ALGA | Australian Local Government Association |
ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
APS | Australian Public Service |
BCA | Business Council of Australia |
The Bureau | Bureau of Meteorology |
CAT | Community Action Team |
CDEM | Civil Defence Emergency Management |
CFA | Country Fire Authority |
CFS | Country Fire Services |
COMDISPLAN | Australian Government Disaster Response Plan |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
DACC | Defence Assistance to the Civil Community |
DCC | Deployable Coordination Centre |
DEMA | Danish Emergency Management Agency |
DFES | Department of Fire and Emergency Services |
DRA | Disaster Relief Australia |
DRF | Disaster Ready Fund |
DRFA | Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements |
DSR | Defence Strategic Review 2023 |
Duke of Ed | Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Australia |
FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FENZ | Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
FRRR | Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal |
GNS Science | Geological and Nuclear Science |
HECS | Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
ICNZ | Insurance Council of New Zealand |
KPMG | Company; global network of professionals |
LGA | local government areas |
LGAQ | Local Government Association of Queensland |
MET | Meteorological Service |
NDRRF | National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework |
NEMA | National Emergency Management Agency |
NEMS | National Emergency Management Stockpile |
NGOs | Non-government organisations |
NIBA | National Insurance Brokers Association |
NIDR | National Indigenous Disaster Resilience |
NIWA | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research |
NRMA | National Roadside and Motorists Association Limited |
NZ | New Zealand |
NZ EMAT | New Zealand Emergency Management Assistance Team |
NZ NEMA | New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency |
NZDF | New Zealand Defence Force |
PTSD | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
QFES | Queensland Fire and Emergency Services |
RFS | Rural Fire Service |
RMIT | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology |
SCF | Surge Capacity Force |
SES | State and Territory Emergency Service |
SVA | Student Volunteer Army |
TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
UN | United Nations |
WILPF | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom |