All organisations
1,409 departments, agencies, authorities, companies, courts and parliamentary departments, each listed under every name it has had.
1,409 shown
| Name | Years | Type | Policy area |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAF CompanyAAF | 1946–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development CorporationCDC | 1990–2001 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CommissionATSIC | 1990–2005 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ServicesATSIS | 2003–2004 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Pty LtdAAC | 1971–1990 | Government company | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Development CommissionADC | 1980–1990 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Hostels LimitedAHL | 1973–present | Government company | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Land Commissioner | 1977–present | Court or tribunal | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Land Fund CommissionALFC | 1974–1980 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Land Rights Commission | 1973–1974 | Royal commission | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginal Loans CommissionALC | 1974–1980 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Aboriginals Department | 1911–1939 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Academic Salaries Tribunal | 1974–1987 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Accounting Standards Review BoardASRB | 1984–1991 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Acoustic Research Laboratory | 1942–1947 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| ACT Health Authority | 1985–1989 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| ACT Schools Authority | 1977–1987 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Administration of Nauru | 1921–1968 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Administration of Papua New Guinea | 1971–1973 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Administration of the Territory of New Guinea | 1921–1942 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Administration of the Territory of Papua | 1906–1942 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea | 1949–1971 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Administrative Appeals TribunalAAT | 1976–2024 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Administrative Review CouncilARC | 1976–2015 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Administrative Review CouncilARC | 2024–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Administrative Review TribunalART | 2024–present | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory | 1912–1917 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Advanced Strategic Capabilities AcceleratorASCA | 2023–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Advisory Council for Inter-government RelationsACIR | 1976–1989 | Agency | Central government |
| Advisory Council of Science and Industry | 1916–1920 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern AustraliaAGGSNA | 1935–1940 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Aeronautical and Maritime Research LaboratoryAMRL | 1994–2002 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Aeronautical Research LaboratoriesARL | 1949–1994 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Aerospace Technologies of Australia Pty LtdASTA | 1987–1995 | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Affirmative Action Agency | 1986–1999 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Aged Care Commissioner | 2007–2016 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Aged Care Complaints Commissioner | 2016–2019 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Aged Care Complaints Commissioner | 2025–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Aged Care Pricing Commissioner | 2013–2022 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety CommissionACQSC | 2019–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency | 1997–2014 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| Air Board | 1920–1976 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Aircraft Noise OmbudsmanANO | 2010–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Airservices Australia | 1995–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Albury-Wodonga Development CorporationAWDC | 1974–2014 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Allied Works CouncilAWC | 1942–1945 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) LimitedAWA | 1922–1952 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Ammunition Factory Footscray | 1927–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Anglo-Australian Telescope Board | 1971–2010 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Anindilyakwa Land Council | 1991–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| ANL LimitedANL | 1989–1998 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Anti-Dumping AuthorityADA | 1988–1998 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Anti-Dumping CommissionADC | 2013–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Anti-Dumping Review PanelADRP | 2013–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Archives Division, Commonwealth National Library | 1952–1961 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Army and Air Force Canteen ServiceAAFCANS | 1979–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication AgencyASSEA | 2023–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Asbestos Safety and Eradication AgencyASEA | 2013–2023 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| ASC Pty LtdASC | 2004–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| ASC Shipbuilding Pty Ltd | 2017–2018 | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| ASEAN-Australia Centre | 2024–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of ExcellenceAPCMCOE | 2008–2012 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Assessment Appeal Tribunals | 1929–1979 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Attorney-General's DepartmentAGD | 1901–present | Department of State | Law, justice & security |
| Audit Office | 1902–1998 | Agency | Central government |
| Auditing and Assurance Standards BoardAUASB | 2004–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| AusInfo | 1997–2004 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Aussat Pty LtdAussat | 1981–1992 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Australia Business Arts FoundationAbaF | 2000–2013 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australia Council | 1973–2023 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australia New Zealand Food AuthorityANZFA | 1996–2002 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australia-ASEAN CouncilAAC | 2016–2024 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-China CouncilACC | 1978–2020 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-India CouncilAIC | 1992–2023 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Indonesia InstituteAII | 1989–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Japan FoundationAJF | 1976–2006 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Japan FoundationAJF | 2006–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Korea FoundationAKF | 1992–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Malaysia InstituteAMI | 2005–2016 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australia-Thailand InstituteATI | 2005–2016 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Accounting Standards BoardAASB | 1991–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Aged Care Quality Agency | 2014–2019 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Agency for International DevelopmentAusAID | 1995–2013 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Airlines Limited | 1988–1992 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Aluminium Production Commission | 1944–1960 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation LimitedAOTC | 1992–1993 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Australian Antarctic DivisionAAD | 1948–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Apple and Pear Board | 1938–1974 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Apple and Pear Corporation | 1974–1988 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Archives | 1974–1998 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Army Canteens ServiceAACS | 1941–1959 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Astronomical ObservatoryAAO | 2010–2018 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Atomic Energy CommissionAAEC | 1953–1987 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Barley Board | 1939–1948 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Bicentennial AuthorityABA | 1980–1989 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Border ForceABF | 2015–present | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Broadcasting AuthorityABA | 1992–2005 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Broadcasting CommissionABC | 1932–1983 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Broadcasting Control BoardABCB | 1949–1977 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Broadcasting CorporationABC | 1983–present | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Broadcasting TribunalABT | 1977–1992 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Building and Construction CommissionABCC | 2005–2012 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Building and Construction CommissionABCC | 2016–2023 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Building Codes BoardABCB | 1994–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsABARE | 1988–2010 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and SciencesABARES | 2010–present | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Bureau of Criminal IntelligenceABCI | 1981–2003 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Bureau of StatisticsABS | 1974–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Canned Fruits Board | 1938–1979 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Canned Fruits Corporation | 1979–1988 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Capital Territory Electricity and Water AuthorityACTEW | 1988–1989 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| Australian Capital Territory Electricity AuthorityACTEA | 1963–1988 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| Australian Capital Territory PoliceACT Police | 1938–1979 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Centre for Disease ControlAustralian CDC | 2026–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Centre for International Agricultural ResearchACIAR | 1982–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Centre for Renewable EnergyACRE | 2009–2012 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Charities and Not-for-profits CommissionACNC | 2012–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Civil Defence School | 1956–1978 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Civil-Military CentreACMC | 2012–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Climate ServiceACS | 2021–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Coastal Shipping CommissionACSC | 1956–1974 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Commission for Law Enforcement IntegrityACLEI | 2006–2023 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Commission on Advanced Education | 1971–1977 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CareACSQHC | 2006–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Commonwealth Naval BoardACNB | 1911–1976 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board | 1921–1933 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Communications and Media AuthorityACMA | 2005–present | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Communications AuthorityACA | 1997–2005 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Competition and Consumer CommissionACCC | 1995–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Competition Tribunal | 1995–present | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission | 1973–1989 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Construction ServicesACS | 1987–1997 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care | 2000–2006 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Council for the Arts | 1968–1973 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Counter Disaster CollegeACDC | 1978–1993 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Crime CommissionACC | 2003–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting AuthorityACARA | 2008–present | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Australian Customs and Border Protection ServiceACBPS | 2009–2015 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Customs ServiceACS | 1985–2009 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Cyber Security CentreACSC | 2014–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Dairy CorporationADC | 1975–2003 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Dairy Produce Board | 1935–1975 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Defence Industries Pty LtdADI | 1989–1999 | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Defence Scientific ServiceADSS | 1949–1974 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Dental Standards Laboratory | 1973–1985 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Development Assistance AgencyADAA | 1974–1976 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Development Assistance BureauADAB | 1976–1987 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Digital Health AgencyADHA | 2016–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Dried Fruits Board | 1991–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Dried Fruits Corporation | 1979–1991 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Egg Board | 1948–1985 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Electoral CommissionAEC | 1984–present | Agency | Central government |
| Australian Electoral OfficeAEO | 1973–1984 | Agency | Central government |
| Australian Emergency Management InstituteAEMI | 1993–2015 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Energy Infrastructure CommissionerAEIC | 2021–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Energy RegulatorAER | 2005–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Ethnic Affairs CouncilAEAC | 1977–1981 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Australian Fair Pay CommissionAFPC | 2006–2009 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat | 2006–2009 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Federal PoliceAFP | 1979–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Film and Television SchoolAFTS | 1973–1986 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Film CommissionAFC | 1975–2008 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Film Development CorporationAFDC | 1970–1975 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Film Finance CorporationFFC | 1988–2008 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Film, Television and Radio SchoolAFTRS | 1986–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Financial Security AuthorityAFSA | 2013–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Fisheries Management AuthorityAFMA | 1992–present | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Fisheries ServiceAFS | 1985–1992 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Forestry SchoolAFS | 1926–1965 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Geological Survey OrganisationAGSO | 1992–2001 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Geospatial-Intelligence OrganisationAGO | 2013–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Government Analytical LaboratoriesAGAL | 1973–2004 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Government Information Management OfficeAGIMO | 2004–2015 | Agency | Central government |
| Australian Government Publishing ServiceAGPS | 1970–1997 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Government Security Vetting AgencyAGSVA | 2010–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Government SolicitorAGS | 1984–2015 | Statutory authority | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Grape and Wine AuthorityAGWA | 2014–2017 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Greenhouse OfficeAGO | 1998–2007 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Hearing Services | 1992–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Heritage CommissionAHC | 1975–2004 | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Australian Heritage Council | 2004–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Hide and Leather Industries Board | 1939–1948 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Honey Board | 1962–1987 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Horticultural CorporationAHC | 1988–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Housing Corporation | 1975–1976 | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Human Rights CommissionAHRC | 2009–present | Statutory authority | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Imagery OrganisationAIO | 1998–2000 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction SchemeAICIS | 2020–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Industrial Court | 1973–1977 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Industrial Property OrganisationAIPO | 1992–1998 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Industrial RegistryAIR | 1989–2010 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Industrial Relations CommissionAIRC | 1989–2010 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Industrial Research and Development Grants Board | 1967–1976 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Industrial Research and Development Incentives BoardAIRDIB | 1976–1986 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Industry Development CorporationAIDC | 1970–1997 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Industry Participation AuthorityAIP Authority | 2013–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Information ServiceAIS | 1973–1986 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership LimitedAITSL | 2010–present | Government company | Education & research |
| Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander StudiesAIATSIS | 1990–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Australian Institute of Aboriginal StudiesAIAS | 1964–1990 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Australian Institute of Anatomy | 1931–1984 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Institute of CriminologyAIC | 1973–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Institute of Family StudiesAIFS | 1980–present | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Australian Institute of HealthAIH | 1984–1992 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Institute of Health and WelfareAIHW | 1992–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Institute of Marine ScienceAIMS | 1972–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Australian Institute of Multicultural AffairsAIMA | 1979–1986 | Statutory authority | Immigration & border |
| Australian Institute of SportAIS | 1981–1989 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Institute of Tropical MedicineAITM | 1910–1930 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian International Development Assistance BureauAIDAB | 1987–1995 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Law Reform CommissionALRC | 1997–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Learning and Teaching Council LtdALTC | 2008–2012 | Government company | Education & research |
| Australian Legal Aid OfficeALAO | 1973–1990 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Maritime CollegeAMC | 1978–2008 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAMSA | 1991–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock CorporationAMLC | 1977–1998 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development CorporationAMLRDC | 1985–1991 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Meat Board | 1936–1977 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Military CourtAMC | 2007–2009 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund | 1947–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Multimedia Enterprise LimitedAME | 1995–1999 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian National Airlines CommissionANAC | 1946–1988 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian National Audit OfficeANAO | 1998–present | Agency | Central government |
| Australian National Botanic GardensANBG | 1984–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian National Film BoardANFB | 1945–1950 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian National GalleryANG | 1975–1992 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian National Maritime MuseumANMM | 1990–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian National Parks and Wildlife ServiceANPWS | 1975–1993 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian National Preventive Health AgencyANPHA | 2011–2026 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian National Railways CommissionAN | 1975–1998 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian National Training AuthorityANTA | 1992–2005 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Australian National UniversityANU | 1946–present | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Australian Nature Conservation AgencyANCA | 1993–1996 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty LtdANI | 2017–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety RegulatorANNPSR | 2025–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian New Guinea Production Control Board | 1942–1946 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Australian News and Information BureauANIB | 1940–1973 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Nuclear Science and Technology OrganisationANSTO | 1987–present | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Office of Financial ManagementAOFM | 1999–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation AuthorityOTA | 2009–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Overseas Projects Corporation | 1978–1986 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines AuthorityAPVMA | 2004–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Plague Locust CommissionAPLC | 1974–present | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Pork Corporation | 1987–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Postal Commission | 1975–1989 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Postal Corporation | 1989–present | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Potato Committee | 1942–1948 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Property GroupAPG | 1988–1997 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Protective ServiceAPS | 1984–2004 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Prudential Regulation AuthorityAPRA | 1998–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Public Service CommissionAPSC | 2002–present | Agency | Central government |
| Australian Quarantine and Inspection ServiceAQIS | 1986–2012 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Radiation LaboratoryARL | 1973–1999 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety AgencyARPANSA | 1999–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Australian Radioactive Waste AgencyARWA | 2020–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Rail Track Corporation LimitedARTC | 1998–present | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Reinsurance Pool CorporationARPC | 2003–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Renewable Energy AgencyARENA | 2012–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Australian Research CouncilARC | 1988–2001 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Research CouncilARC | 2001–present | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Research Grants CommitteeARGC | 1965–1988 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Reward Investment AllianceARIA | 2006–2011 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drugs | 1977–1980 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation OfficeASNO | 1998–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Safeguards OfficeASO | 1974–1998 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Safety and Compensation CouncilASCC | 2005–2009 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Australian School of Pacific AdministrationASOPA | 1947–1973 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Science and Technology CouncilASTEC | 1975–1997 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Science, Technology and Engineering CouncilASTEC | 1997–1998 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Secret Intelligence ServiceASIS | 1952–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Securities and Investments CommissionASIC | 1998–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Securities CommissionASC | 1991–1998 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationASIO | 1949–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Services Canteens OrganisationASCO | 1959–1979 | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Shipbuilding Board | 1941–1957 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Shipping Board | 1946–1956 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Shipping Commission | 1974–1989 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Signals DirectorateASD | 2013–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Skills Quality AuthorityASQA | 2011–present | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise OmbudsmanASBFEO | 2016–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Small Business CommissionerASBC | 2013–2016 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Solar InstituteASI | 2009–2013 | Government company | Environment & water |
| Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund | 1916–1918 | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Space AgencyASA | 2018–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Space OfficeASO | 1987–1996 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Sports Anti-Doping AuthorityASADA | 2006–2020 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Sports CommissionASC | 1985–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Sports Drug AgencyASDA | 1988–2006 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Sports Foundation LimitedASF | 1986–present | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Stevedoring Industry Authority | 1956–1977 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Stevedoring Industry Board | 1949–1956 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Australian Strategic Policy Institute LtdASPI | 2001–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Student Traineeship FoundationASTF | 1994–2001 | Government company | Education & research |
| Australian Submarine AgencyASA | 2023–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Submarine Corporation Pty LtdASC | 1985–2004 | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Australian Survey OfficeASO | 1910–1987 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Surveying and Land Information GroupAUSLIG | 1987–2001 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Australian Taxation OfficeATO | 1973–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian Telecommunications AuthorityAUSTEL | 1989–1997 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Australian Telecommunications CommissionTelecom | 1975–1989 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Telecommunications CorporationTelecom | 1989–1992 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Australian Tertiary Education CommissionATEC | 2026–present | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Tobacco Board | 1965–1995 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Tourist CommissionATC | 1967–2004 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Trade and Investment CommissionAustrade | 2016–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Trade CommissionAustrade | 1986–2016 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Trade Commissioner Service | 1933–1986 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis CentreAUSTRAC | 1992–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Australian Transport Safety BureauATSB | 1999–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Australian Universities CommissionAUC | 1959–1977 | Agency | Education & research |
| Australian Universities Quality AgencyAUQA | 2000–2011 | Government company | Education & research |
| Australian Valuation OfficeAVO | 1988–2014 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Australian War MemorialAWM | 1925–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian War Museum | 1919–1925 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian War Records SectionAWRS | 1917–1919 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Australian Whaling Commission | 1949–1956 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wheat Board | 1915–1921 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wheat BoardAWB | 1939–1999 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wine and Brandy CorporationAWBC | 1981–2010 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wine Board | 1936–1981 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Board | 1936–1945 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Board | 1945–1953 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Board | 1963–1973 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Bureau | 1953–1963 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Commission | 1970–1973 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool CorporationAWC | 1973–1993 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Realisation Commission | 1991–1993 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Realization Commission | 1945–1952 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Research and Promotion OrganisationAWRAP | 1993–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Wool Testing AuthorityAWTA | 1957–1982 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Australian Workforce and Productivity AgencyAWPA | 2012–2014 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Automotive Industry AuthorityAIA | 1984–1994 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Bankstown Airport LimitedBAL | 1998–2003 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Biosecurity Australia | 2000–2009 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Border Protection CommandBPC | 2006–2015 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines LimitedBCPA | 1946–1954 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| British New Guinea Administration | 1902–1906 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| British Phosphate CommissionersBPC | 1920–1981 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Building Industry Taskforce | 2002–2005 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Bundanon Trust | 1993–present | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Bureau of Agricultural EconomicsBAE | 1945–1988 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Bureau of Air Safety InvestigationBASI | 1982–1999 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Bureau of Communications and Arts ResearchBCAR | 2016–2020 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Bureau of Communications ResearchBCR | 2014–2016 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional ResearchBCARR | 2020–present | Agency | Communications & media |
| Bureau of Flora and Fauna | 1978–1988 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Bureau of Immigration and Population ResearchBIPR | 1993–1994 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Bureau of Immigration ResearchBIR | 1989–1993 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population ResearchBIMPR | 1994–1996 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Bureau of Industry EconomicsBIE | 1977–1998 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional EconomicsBITRE | 2008–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Bureau of Labour Market ResearchBLMR | 1980–1986 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Bureau of MeteorologyBoM | 1908–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and GeophysicsBMR | 1946–1992 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Bureau of Resource EconomicsBRE | 1987–1988 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Bureau of Resource SciencesBRS | 1992–1998 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Bureau of Resources and Energy EconomicsBREE | 2011–2015 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Bureau of Rural ResourcesBRR | 1987–1992 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Bureau of Rural SciencesBRS | 1998–2010 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Bureau of Tourism ResearchBTR | 1987–2004 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Bureau of Transport and Communications EconomicsBTCE | 1988–1997 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Bureau of Transport and Regional EconomicsBTRE | 1999–2008 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Bureau of Transport EconomicsBTE | 1970–1988 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Bureau of Transport EconomicsBTE | 1997–1999 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Business Regulation Review UnitBRRU | 1986–1989 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Camden Airport Limited | 1998–2003 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Canberra Botanic Gardens | 1970–1978 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Canberra College of Advanced EducationCCAE | 1967–1990 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Canberra Institute of the Arts | 1988–1992 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Canberra School of Art | 1976–1988 | Agency | Education & research |
| Canberra School of Music | 1965–1988 | Agency | Education & research |
| Canberra Theatre Trust | 1965–1989 | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Canberra University CollegeCUC | 1929–1960 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Cancer Australia | 2006–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Canned Fruits Control Board | 1926–1938 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Capital Territory Health CommissionCTHC | 1975–1985 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education LtdCarrick Institute | 2004–2008 | Government company | Education & research |
| Cash Transaction Reports AgencyCTRA | 1989–1992 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| CEA Technologies Pty LimitedCEA | 2025–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Central Industrial Authority | 1944–1947 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Central Land CouncilCLC | 1977–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Central Wool Committee | 1916–1921 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Central Wool Committee | 1939–1945 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Centre for Australia-India Relations | 2023–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Centrelink | 2005–2011 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| CERT Australia | 2010–2018 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Chemical Weapons Convention OfficeCWCO | 1994–1998 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Chief Electoral Office | 1902–1973 | Agency | Central government |
| Child Support AgencyCSA | 1988–2011 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Children's eSafety Commissioner | 2015–2017 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Christmas Island Administration | 1958–present | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Christmas Island Phosphate Commission | 1949–1981 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Christmas Island Services Corporation | 1985–1992 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| Cinema and Photographic Branch | 1913–1940 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Cities Commission | 1973–1975 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Civil Aviation AuthorityCAA | 1988–1995 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Civil Aviation Board | 1936–1938 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Civil Aviation Branch | 1921–1936 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Civil Aviation Safety AuthorityCASA | 1995–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Classification Board | 1996–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Classification Review Board | 1996–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Clean Energy Finance CorporationCEFC | 2012–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Clean Energy RegulatorCER | 2012–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Climate Change AuthorityCCA | 2012–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Climate Commission | 2011–2013 | Agency | Environment & water |
| COAG Reform CouncilCRC | 2006–2014 | Agency | Central government |
| Coal Industry Tribunal | 1947–1995 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation | 1992–present | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Coastwatch | 1988–2005 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration | 1955–present | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Comcare | 1992–present | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Commission for the Future | 1985–1998 | Government company | Industry, science & resources |
| Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees | 1988–1992 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Commission of Inquiry into Compensation Arising from Social Security Conspiracy Prosecutions | 1984–1986 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenures | 1973–1976 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Australian Post Office | 1973–1974 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Australian Secret Intelligence Service | 1994–1995 | Royal commission | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Efficiency and Administration of Hospitals | 1979–1981 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Maritime Industry | 1973–1976 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Relations between the CAA and Seaview Air | 1994–1996 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commission of Inquiry into the Viability of the Christmas Island Phosphate Industry | 1979–1980 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania | 1974–1976 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commissioner for Complaints | 2000–2007 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commissioner of Trade Practices | 1967–1974 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Accommodation and Catering Services LimitedCACS | 1978–1988 | Government company | Immigration & border |
| Commonwealth Acoustic LaboratoriesCAL | 1947–1973 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education | 1965–1971 | Agency | Education & research |
| Commonwealth Archives Office | 1961–1974 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Commonwealth Art Advisory BoardCAAB | 1912–1973 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1911–1960 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaCBA | 1984–1996 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Banking Corporation | 1960–1984 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Board of Censors | 1917–1928 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Bureau of Census and StatisticsCBCS | 1905–1974 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards | 1947–1973 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Bureau of RoadsCBR | 1965–1977 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth Coal Commission | 1942–1944 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Coal Commissioner | 1941–1942 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Coal Commissioner | 1944–1949 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission | 1956–1973 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration | 1904–1956 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Commonwealth Crown Solicitor's Office | 1903–1984 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia | 1960–1991 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Disposals Commission | 1944–1949 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth Employment ServiceCES | 1946–1998 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Commonwealth Environment Protection Agency | 1992–1996 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Commonwealth Environmental Water HolderCEWH | 2008–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Commonwealth Experimental Building StationCEBS | 1944–1982 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth Film Censorship Board | 1928–1996 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Film UnitCFU | 1956–1973 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Commonwealth Food Control | 1943–1946 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Commonwealth Forestry Bureau | 1925–1946 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Commonwealth Funds Management LimitedCFM | 1991–1996 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory | 1912–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers | 1916–1921 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth Government Printing Office | 1927–1970 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Commonwealth Grants CommissionCGC | 1933–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Harness, Saddlery and Leather Accoutrements Factory | 1911–1929 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth Hostels LimitedCHL | 1951–1978 | Government company | Immigration & border |
| Commonwealth Housing Commission | 1943–1944 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Commonwealth Industrial Court | 1956–1973 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Commonwealth Institute of Health | 1980–1984 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry | 1920–1926 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Investigation Branch | 1919–1946 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Investigation ServiceCIS | 1946–1960 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Land Transport Board | 1942–1946 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board | 1940–1950 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Literary FundCLF | 1908–1973 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board | 1942–1946 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth National Library | 1923–1961 | Parliamentary department | Arts, sport & collections |
| Commonwealth Naval Dockyard | 1913–1921 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth Observatory | 1945–1957 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Office of Education | 1945–1966 | Agency | Education & research |
| Commonwealth Oil Refineries LimitedCOR | 1920–1952 | Government company | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Police Force | 1917–1919 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Police ForceCOMPOL | 1960–1979 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Prices Adjustment Board | 1916 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Prices Advisory Board | 1918–1920 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Prices Board | 1916–1918 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Prices Branch | 1939–1948 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board | 1920–1939 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Commonwealth Quarantine Service | 1909–1921 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory | 1972–1973 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Radium Laboratory | 1929–1935 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth RailwaysCR | 1917–1975 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Commonwealth Rehabilitation ServiceCRS | 1948–2015 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Commonwealth Salvage Commission | 1943–1950 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia | 1928–1993 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Schools Commission | 1981–1988 | Agency | Education & research |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCSIRO | 1949–present | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Security ServiceCSS | 1941–1946 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Commonwealth Serum LaboratoriesCSL | 1916–1961 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Serum Laboratories CommissionCSL | 1961–1991 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency | 1997–2005 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Commonwealth Small Arms FactorySAF | 1912–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth Solar Observatory | 1924–1945 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Commonwealth Superannuation Board | 1922–1976 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Superannuation CorporationCSC | 2011–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Tertiary Education CommissionCTEC | 1981–1988 | Agency | Education & research |
| Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia | 1953–1984 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Commonwealth Vaccine Depot | 1911–1916 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth Woollen Mills | 1915–1923 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory | 1935–1972 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Commonwealth-New Guinea Timbers Limited | 1952–1972 | Government company | Territories & national capital |
| Companies and Securities Advisory CommitteeCASAC | 1991–2002 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary BoardCALDB | 1991–2017 | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Companies Auditors Disciplinary BoardCADB | 2017–present | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| ComSuper | 1976–2015 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services | 2009–2014 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Copyright Tribunal of Australia | 1969–present | Court or tribunal | Industry, science & resources |
| Corporations and Markets Advisory CommitteeCAMAC | 2002–2018 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Corporations and Securities Panel | 1991–2000 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Cotton Research and Development CorporationCRDC | 1990–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Council for Aboriginal AffairsCAA | 1967–1976 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Council for Aboriginal ReconciliationCAR | 1991–2001 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Council for Australian-Arab RelationsCAAR | 2003–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchCSIR | 1926–1949 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Council on Australia Latin America RelationsCOALAR | 2001–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Counter Espionage Bureau | 1916–1917 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Courts-Martial Appeal Tribunal | 1957–1985 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Creative Australia | 2023–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Creative Partnerships Australia | 2013–2023 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| CrimTrac AgencyCrimTrac | 2000–2016 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| CSL LimitedCSL | 1991–1994 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| CSS Board | 1990–2006 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Curriculum Development CentreCDC | 1973–1981 | Statutory authority | Education & research |
| Dairy Adjustment AuthorityDAA | 2000–2008 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Dairy Produce Control Board | 1925–1935 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Dairy Research and Development CorporationDRDC | 1986–2003 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Darwin Reconstruction Commission | 1975–1978 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Decimal Currency Board | 1963–1969 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Defence Abuse Response TaskforceDART | 2012–2016 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Acquisition OrganisationDAO | 1997–2000 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence and Veterans' Service CommissionDVSC | 2025–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Force Discipline Appeal TribunalDFDAT | 1985–present | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Force Remuneration TribunalDFRT | 1984–present | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits AuthorityDFRDB Authority | 1972–2011 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Defence Forces Retirement Benefits BoardDFRB Board | 1948–1972 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Defence Honours and Awards Appeals TribunalDHAAT | 2011–present | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Honours and Awards Tribunal | 2008–2011 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Housing AustraliaDHA | 2006–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Housing AuthorityDHA | 1988–2006 | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Imagery and Geospatial OrganisationDIGO | 2000–2013 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Intelligence OrganisationDIO | 1990–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Materiel OrganisationDMO | 2000–2015 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Research Centre SalisburyDRCS | 1978–1987 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Research LaboratoriesDRL | 1948–1953 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Science and Technology GroupDST Group | 2015–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Science and Technology OrganisationDSTO | 1974–2015 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Service Homes Corporation | 1976–1988 | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Signals BranchDSB | 1949–1964 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Signals BureauDSB | 1947–1949 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Signals DirectorateDSD | 1978–2013 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Signals DivisionDSD | 1964–1978 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Defence Standards LaboratoriesDSL | 1953–1974 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Aboriginal AffairsDAA | 1972–1990 | Department of State | Indigenous affairs |
| Department of Administrative ServicesDAS | 1975 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Administrative ServicesDAS | 1975–1984 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Administrative ServicesDAS | 1987–1993 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Administrative ServicesDAS | 1994–1997 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Agriculture | 1974–1975 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture | 2013–2015 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture | 2019–2020 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | 2015–2019 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryDAFF | 1998–2013 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryDAFF | 2022–present | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Agriculture, Water and the EnvironmentDAWE | 2020–2022 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Air | 1939–1973 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Aircraft Production | 1941–1946 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Arts, Heritage and Environment | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Aviation | 1982–1987 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital EconomyDBCDE | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Business and Consumer Affairs | 1975–1982 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Civil AviationDCA | 1938–1973 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Climate ChangeDCC | 2007–2010 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Climate Change and Energy EfficiencyDCCEE | 2010–2013 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterDCCEEW | 2022–present | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Commerce | 1932–1942 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Commerce and Agriculture | 1942–1956 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Communications | 1980–1987 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Communications | 1993–1994 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Communications | 2013–2015 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Communications and the Arts | 1994–1998 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Communications and the Arts | 2015–2020 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Communications, Information Technology and the ArtsDCITA | 1998–2007 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Community Services | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Community Services and HealthDCSH | 1987–1991 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Construction | 1975–1978 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Customs and Excise | 1956–1975 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Defence | 1901–1921 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Defence | 1921–1939 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Defence | 1942–present | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Defence Co-ordination | 1939–1942 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Defence Production | 1951–1958 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Defence Support | 1982–1984 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Education | 1972–1983 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education | 2013–2014 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education | 2019–2020 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education | 2022–present | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education and Science | 1966–1972 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education and Training | 2014–2019 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education and Youth Affairs | 1983–1984 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace RelationsDEEWR | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education, Science and TrainingDEST | 2001–2007 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education, Skills and EmploymentDESE | 2020–2022 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Education, Training and Youth AffairsDETYA | 1998–2001 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Employment | 2013–2017 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment and Industrial RelationsDEIR | 1975–1978 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment and Industrial RelationsDEIR | 1982–1987 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsDEWR | 2001–2007 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsDEWR | 2022–present | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment and Youth Affairs | 1978–1982 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment, Education and TrainingDEET | 1987–1996 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth AffairsDEETYA | 1996–1998 | Department of State | Education & research |
| Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business | 2019–2020 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small BusinessDEWRSB | 1998–2001 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Environment, Housing and Community Development | 1975–1978 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of External Affairs | 1901–1916 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of External Affairs | 1921–1970 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of External Territories | 1941–1951 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of External Territories | 1968–1973 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous AffairsFaCSIA | 2006–2007 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous AffairsFaHCSIA | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Family and Community ServicesFaCS | 1998–2006 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Finance | 1976–1997 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Finance | 2013–present | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Finance and AdministrationDoFA | 1997–2007 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Finance and Deregulation | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Foreign Affairs | 1970–1987 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeDFAT | 1987–present | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Fuel, Shipping and Transport | 1950–1951 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Health | 1921–1987 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health | 2013–2022 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health and Aged CareDHAC | 1998–2001 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health and Aged CareDoHAC | 2022–2025 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health and AgeingDoHA | 2001–2013 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health and Family Services | 1996–1998 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health, Disability and AgeingDHDA | 2025–present | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health, Housing and Community Services | 1991–1993 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 1993 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Home Affairs | 1901–1916 | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of Home Affairs | 1928–1932 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Home Affairs | 1977–1980 | Department of State | Arts, sport & collections |
| Department of Home Affairs | 2017–present | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Home Affairs and Environment | 1980–1984 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Home and Territories | 1916–1928 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Home Security | 1941–1946 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Housing | 1963–1973 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Housing and Construction | 1973–1975 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Housing and Construction | 1978–1982 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Housing and Construction | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Housing and Regional Development | 1994–1996 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Human ServicesDHS | 2004–2019 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Human Services and Health | 1993–1996 | Department of State | Health, ageing & disability |
| Department of Immigration | 1945–1974 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Border ProtectionDIBP | 2013–2017 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and CitizenshipDIAC | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Ethnic AffairsDIEA | 1975–1987 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Ethnic AffairsDIEA | 1993–1996 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Multicultural AffairsDIMA | 1996–2001 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Multicultural AffairsDIMA | 2006–2007 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous AffairsDIMIA | 2001–2006 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic AffairsDILGEA | 1987–1993 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Industrial Relations | 1978–1982 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Industrial RelationsDIR | 1987–1997 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Industry | 1928–1940 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Industry | 2013–2014 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry and Commerce | 1975–1982 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry and Commerce | 1982–1984 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry and Science | 2014–2015 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Innovation and Science | 2015–2020 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary EducationDIICCSRTE | 2013 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary EducationDIISRTE | 2011–2013 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesDISR | 1998–2001 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesDISR | 2022–present | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Science and TechnologyDIST | 1994–1996 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Science and TourismDIST | 1996–1998 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Science, Energy and ResourcesDISER | 2020–2022 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Technology and CommerceDITAC | 1984–1993 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Technology and Regional Development | 1993–1994 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Industry, Tourism and ResourcesDITR | 2001–2007 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Information | 1939–1950 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of Infrastructure and Regional DevelopmentDIRD | 2013–2017 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure and TransportDIT | 2010–2013 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | 2017–2019 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional DevelopmentDITCRD | 2019–2020 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and CommunicationsDITRDC | 2020–2022 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local GovernmentDITRDLG | 2007–2010 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the ArtsDITRDCA | 2022–2025 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the ArtsDITRDCSA | 2025–present | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and ResearchDIISR | 2007–2011 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Jobs and Small Business | 2017–2019 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Labor and Immigration | 1974–1975 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Labour | 1972–1974 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Labour and National Service | 1940–1972 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Local Government and Administrative Services | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Manufacturing Industry | 1974–1975 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Markets | 1928 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Markets | 1930–1932 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Markets and Migration | 1925–1928 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Markets and Transport | 1928–1930 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Minerals and Energy | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Munitions | 1940–1948 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of National Development | 1950–1972 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of National Development | 1977–1979 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of National Development and Energy | 1979–1983 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of National Resources | 1975–1977 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Northern Australia | 1975 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Northern Development | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Overseas Trade | 1972–1977 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Parliamentary ServicesDPS | 2004–present | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Department of Police and Customs | 1975 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Post-War Reconstruction | 1942–1950 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Primary Industries and EnergyDPIE | 1987–1998 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Primary Industry | 1956–1974 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Primary IndustryDPI | 1975–1987 | Department of State | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Department of Productivity | 1976–1980 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AffairsDRATSIA | 2001 | Department of State | Indigenous affairs |
| Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and SportDRALGAS | 2011–2013 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local GovernmentDRARDLG | 2010–2011 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Repatriation | 1975–1976 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Repatriation and Compensation | 1974–1975 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Resources and Energy | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Resources, Energy and TourismDRET | 2007–2013 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science | 1975–1978 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science and Consumer Affairs | 1975 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science and Technology | 1980–1984 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Science and the Environment | 1978–1980 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Secondary Industry | 1972–1974 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Services and Property | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of Shipping and Fuel | 1948–1950 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Shipping and Transport | 1951–1972 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Social SecurityDSS | 1972–1998 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Social Services | 1939–1972 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Social ServicesDSS | 2013–present | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Department of Special Trade Representations | 1977–1980 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Arts, sport & collections |
| Department of Supply | 1950–1974 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Supply and Development | 1939–1942 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Supply and Development | 1948–1950 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Supply and Shipping | 1942–1948 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and CommunitiesSEWPaC | 2010–2013 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of Territories | 1951–1968 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Territories | 1984–1987 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of Territories and Local Government | 1983–1984 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Army | 1939–1973 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of the Arts and Administrative Services | 1993–1994 | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and TerritoriesDASET | 1991–1993 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and TerritoriesDASETT | 1987–1991 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Cabinet Office | 1968–1971 | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of the Capital Territory | 1972–1983 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Environment | 1975 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment | 1997–1998 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment | 2013–2016 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment and Conservation | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment and Energy | 2016–2020 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment and HeritageDEH | 1998–2007 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment and Water ResourcesDEW | 2007 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | 1971–1972 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment, Sport and TerritoriesDEST | 1993–1997 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the ArtsDEWHA | 2007–2010 | Department of State | Environment & water |
| Department of the House of Representatives | 1901–present | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Department of the Interior | 1932–1939 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Interior | 1939–1972 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Media | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Department of the Navy | 1915–1921 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of the Navy | 1939–1973 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of the Northern Territory | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Northern Territory | 1975–1978 | Department of State | Territories & national capital |
| Department of the Parliamentary Library | 1901–2004 | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Department of the Parliamentary Reporting Staff | 1901–2004 | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetPM&C | 1971–present | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of the Senate | 1901–present | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Department of the Special Minister of State | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of the Special Minister of State | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of the TreasuryTreasury | 1901–present | Department of State | Treasury & finance |
| Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council | 1971 | Department of State | Central government |
| Department of Tourism | 1991–1996 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Tourism and Recreation | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Arts, sport & collections |
| Department of Trade | 1956–1963 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Trade | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Trade and Customs | 1901–1956 | Department of State | Immigration & border |
| Department of Trade and Industry | 1963–1972 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Trade and Resources | 1977–1983 | Department of State | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Department of Transport | 1930–1932 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport | 1941–1950 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport | 1972–1982 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport | 1983–1987 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport | 1993–1996 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport and Communications | 1987–1993 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport and Construction | 1982–1983 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport and Regional Development | 1996–1998 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Transport and Regional ServicesDOTARS | 1998–2007 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Urban and Regional DevelopmentDURD | 1972–1975 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Veterans' AffairsDVA | 1976–present | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Department of War Organisation of Industry | 1941–1945 | Department of State | Industry, science & resources |
| Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business | 1997–1998 | Department of State | Employment & workplace |
| Department of Works | 1938–1939 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Works | 1945 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Works | 1952–1973 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Works and Housing | 1945–1952 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Department of Works and Railways | 1916–1932 | Department of State | Transport & infrastructure |
| Designs Office | 1907–1933 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Development and Migration Commission | 1926–1930 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Digital Transformation AgencyDTA | 2016–present | Agency | Central government |
| Digital Transformation OfficeDTO | 2015–2016 | Agency | Central government |
| Director of National Parks | 2000–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Director of National Parks and Wildlife | 1975–2000 | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Directorate of Civil Defence | 1955–1974 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Division of National Mapping | 1947–1987 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission | 2022–present | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Dried Fruits Control Board | 1924–1979 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Economic Planning Advisory CouncilEPAC | 1983–1998 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Education Research and Development CommitteeERDC | 1970–1981 | Agency | Education & research |
| Emergency Management AustraliaEMA | 1993–2022 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Employment Assistance AustraliaEAA | 1995–1998 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Employment National LimitedEmployment National | 1998–2003 | Government company | Employment & workplace |
| Employment Services Regulatory AuthorityESRA | 1995–1998 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Energy Research and Development CorporationERDC | 1990–1998 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Enterprise and Career Education FoundationECEF | 2001–2004 | Government company | Education & research |
| Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace AgencyEOWA | 1999–2012 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Equine Influenza Inquiry | 2007–2008 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| eSafety CommissionereSafety | 2017–present | Agency | Communications & media |
| Executive Director of Township LeasingEDTL | 2007–present | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Explosives Factory MaribyrnongEFM | 1910–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Explosives Factory Mulwala | 1943–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Export Development Grants Board | 1974–1986 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Export Finance and Insurance CorporationEFIC | 1975–1986 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Export Finance and Insurance CorporationEFIC | 1991–present | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Export Payments Insurance CorporationEPIC | 1957–1975 | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Expropriation Board | 1920–1927 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Fair Work AustraliaFWA | 2009–2013 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Fair Work CommissionFWC | 2013–present | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Family Court of AustraliaFCoA | 1976–2021 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Airports CorporationFAC | 1988–1998 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Federal Capital Advisory Committee | 1921–1925 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Federal Capital CommissionFCC | 1925–1930 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction | 1913–1920 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Federal Capital Territory Police | 1927–1938 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Circuit and Family Court of AustraliaFCFCOA | 2021–present | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Circuit Court of AustraliaFCC | 2013–2021 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Court of AustraliaFCA | 1977–present | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Court of Bankruptcy | 1930–1977 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Health Council | 1926–1936 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Federal Land Tax Office | 1910–1914 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Federal Magistrates CourtFMC | 1999–2013 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Office of Road SafetyFORS | 1974–1999 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Federal Police Disciplinary Tribunal | 1982–2006 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Federal Taxation Board of Appeal | 1922–1925 | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Federal Taxation Office | 1914–1973 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Film Australia | 1973–1988 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Film Australia Limited | 1988–2008 | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| Films Board of Review | 1970–1996 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Financial Regulator Assessment AuthorityFRAA | 2021–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Financial Reporting CouncilFRC | 2000–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Fisheries Research and Development CorporationFRDC | 1991–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Flight Crew Officers' Industrial Tribunal | 1967–1989 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Food Standards Australia New ZealandFSANZ | 2002–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Forest and Wood Products Research and Development CorporationFWPRDC | 1994–2007 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Forestry and Timber Bureau | 1946–1975 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Future Fund Board of Guardians | 2006–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Future Fund Management Agency | 2006–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| General Practice Education and TrainingGPET | 2001–2015 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| Geoscience AustraliaGA | 2001–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Government Aircraft FactoriesGAF | 1946–1987 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Government Resident of Central Australia | 1927–1931 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Government Resident of North Australia | 1927–1931 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Governor-General's Office | 1901–1984 | Agency | Central government |
| Grains Research and Development CorporationGRDC | 1990–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Grape and Wine Research and Development CorporationGWRDC | 1991–2014 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Great Barrier Reef Marine Park AuthorityGBRMPA | 1975–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Greenhouse and Energy Data OfficerGEDO | 2008–2012 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Health Insurance CommissionHIC | 1974–2005 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Health Services AustraliaHSA | 1997–2009 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| Health Workforce AustraliaHWA | 2010–2014 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| High Court of AustraliaHCA | 1903–present | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| High Speed Rail AuthorityHSRA | 2023–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Horticultural Research and Development CorporationHRDC | 1988–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Hospitals and Health Services CommissionHHSC | 1973–1978 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Housing Australia | 2023–present | Statutory authority | Social services & housing |
| Housing Loans Insurance CorporationHLIC | 1965–1997 | Statutory authority | Social services & housing |
| Hoxton Park Airport Limited | 1998–2003 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Human Rights and Equal Opportunity CommissionHREOC | 1986–2009 | Statutory authority | Law, justice & security |
| Human Rights CommissionHRC | 1981–1986 | Statutory authority | Law, justice & security |
| Immigration Assessment AuthorityIAA | 2015–2024 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Immigration Review TribunalIRT | 1989–1999 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Independent Air Fares CommitteeIAFC | 1981–1990 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing AuthorityIHACPA | 2022–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Independent Hospital Pricing AuthorityIHPA | 2011–2022 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Independent Inquiry into Frequency Modulation Broadcasting | 1973–1974 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Independent National Security Legislation MonitorINSLM | 2011–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Independent Parliamentary Expenses AuthorityIPEA | 2017–present | Agency | Parliament |
| Independent Parliamentary Standards CommissionIPSC | 2025–present | Agency | Parliament |
| Indigenous Business AustraliaIBA | 2001–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Indigenous Land and Sea CorporationILSC | 2019–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Indigenous Land CorporationILC | 1995–2019 | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Industrial Relations BureauIRB | 1977–1983 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Industrial Relations Court of AustraliaIRCA | 1994–1997 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Industries Assistance CommissionIAC | 1974–1990 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Industry Commission | 1990–1998 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Industry Innovation and Science AustraliaIISA | 2021–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Industry Research and Development BoardIR&D Board | 1986–2007 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Infrastructure and Project Financing AgencyIPFA | 2017–2021 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Infrastructure AustraliaIA | 2008–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Innovation and Science AustraliaISA | 2016–2021 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Innovation Australia | 2007–2016 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Inquiry into certain Australian companies in relation to the UN Oil-for-Food Programme | 2005–2006 | Royal commission | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Insolvency and Trustee Service AustraliaITSA | 1996–2013 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal ExportsIGAWLAE | 2023–present | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Inspector-General of BiosecurityIGB | 2016–present | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Inspector-General of Live Animal ExportsIGLAE | 2019–2023 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Inspector-General of TaxationIGT | 2003–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Inspector-General of the Australian Defence ForceIGADF | 2003–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Inspector-General of Water ComplianceIGWC | 2021–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Insurance and Superannuation CommissionISC | 1987–1998 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Insurance Commissioner | 1973–1987 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Inter-State Commission | 1913–1920 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Inter-State Commission | 1983–1990 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Interim Australian Centre for Disease Controlinterim CDC | 2024–2026 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission | 2025–2026 | Agency | Education & research |
| Interim Council of the Australian National Gallery | 1968–1975 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Interim Inspector-General of Aged Care | 2023 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Interim Inspector-General of BiosecurityIIGB | 2009–2016 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Interim Inspector-General of Horse Importation | 2008–2009 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Interim Inspector-General of Murray-Darling Basin Water Resources | 2019–2021 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Interim Office of the Gene Technology RegulatorIOGTR | 1999–2001 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| International Air Services CommissionIASC | 1992–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| International Training InstituteITI | 1973–1997 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Invalid and Old-Age Pensions Office | 1909–1941 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Invest Australia | 1997–2008 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Ionospheric Prediction ServiceIPS | 1947–2007 | Agency | Environment & water |
| IP Australia | 1998–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Jobs and Skills AustraliaJSA | 2022–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Joint Coal BoardJCB | 1947–2002 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Joint House Department | 1901–2004 | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Joint Intelligence BureauJIB | 1947–1969 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Joint Intelligence OrganisationJIO | 1969–1990 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Joint Offshore Protection CommandJOPC | 2005–2006 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Land and Water Resources Research and Development CorporationLWRRDC | 1990–2009 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Law Reform CommissionALRC | 1975–1997 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Life Insurance Commissioner | 1946–1987 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Long Range Weapons EstablishmentLRWE | 1947–1955 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Low Carbon Australia LimitedLCAL | 2010–2013 | Government company | Environment & water |
| Management and Investment Companies Licensing Board | 1984–1992 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Manpower Directorate | 1942–1946 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Marine Incident Investigation UnitMIIU | 1990–1999 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Maritime Border CommandMBC | 2015–present | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Maritime Industry Finance Company LimitedMIFCo | 1998–2006 | Government company | Employment & workplace |
| Materials Research LaboratoriesMRL | 1974–1994 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Meat Research CorporationMRC | 1991–1998 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Medibank Private Limited | 1998–2014 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| Medicare Australia | 2005–2011 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Merit Protection and Review AgencyMPRA | 1984–1999 | Agency | Central government |
| Merit Protection Commissioner | 1999–present | Agency | Central government |
| Metric Conversion Board | 1970–1981 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Migration Internal Review OfficeMIRO | 1989–1999 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Migration Review TribunalMRT | 1999–2015 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Military Board | 1905–1976 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Military Rehabilitation and Compensation CommissionMRCC | 2004–2026 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees No. 1MSB Board | 1991–2011 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Mineral Resources Survey | 1941–1946 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Moorebank Intermodal Company LimitedMIC | 2012–2022 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Munitions Filling Factory St Marys | 1942–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Munitions Supply BoardMSB | 1921–1940 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Munitions Supply LaboratoriesMSL | 1922–1948 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Murray-Darling Basin AuthorityMDBA | 2008–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Murray-Darling Basin CommissionMDBC | 1988–2008 | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Narcotics Bureau | 1969–1979 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National Aboriginal ConferenceNAC | 1977–1985 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| National Aboriginal Consultative CommitteeNACC | 1973–1977 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| National Accreditation Authority for Translators and InterpretersNAATI | 1977–1983 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National Acoustic LaboratoriesNAL | 1973–1992 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Anti-Corruption CommissionNACC | 2023–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| National Archives of AustraliaNAA | 1998–present | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Australia Day Committee | 1979–1984 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Australia Day CouncilNADC | 1984–1990 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Australia Day Council LimitedNADC | 1990–present | Government company | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Biological Standards LaboratoryNBSL | 1958–1989 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Blood AuthorityNBA | 2003–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Board of Employment, Education and TrainingNBEET | 1988–2000 | Agency | Education & research |
| National Botanic Gardens | 1978–1984 | Agency | Environment & water |
| National Breast and Ovarian Cancer CentreNBOCC | 2008–2011 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Breast Cancer CentreNBCC | 1995–2008 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Building Technology CentreNBTC | 1982–1988 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Bushfire Recovery AgencyNBRA | 2020–2021 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National Capital AuthorityNCA | 1996–present | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| National Capital Development CommissionNCDC | 1958–1989 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| National Capital Planning and Development CommitteeNCPDC | 1938–1958 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| National Capital Planning AuthorityNCPA | 1989–1996 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| National Childcare Accreditation CouncilNCAC | 1993–2012 | Government company | Social services & housing |
| National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People | 2025–present | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| National Companies and Securities CommissionNCSC | 1980–1991 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| National Competition CouncilNCC | 1995–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| National Crime AuthorityNCA | 1984–2003 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| National Curriculum Board | 2008–2009 | Agency | Education & research |
| National Debt Commission | 1923–1994 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| National Disability Insurance AgencyNDIA | 2022–present | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition AgencyNDIA | 2013–2022 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency | 2019–2021 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National E-Health Transition AuthorityNEHTA | 2005–2016 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Emergency Management AgencyNEMA | 2022–present | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National Energy Research, Development and Demonstration CouncilNERDDC | 1978–1990 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| National Environment Protection Council Service CorporationNEPC Service Corporation | 1995–2014 | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| National Environmental Protection AgencyNEPA | 2026–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| National Faster Rail AgencyNFRA | 2019–2023 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Film and Sound ArchiveNFSA | 1984–1999 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaNFSA | 2008–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Food AuthorityNFA | 1991–1996 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Foundation for Australia-China Relations | 2020–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| National Gallery of AustraliaNGA | 1992–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Health and Medical Research CouncilNHMRC | 1936–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Health Funding BodyNHFB | 2012–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Health Performance AuthorityNHPA | 2011–2016 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Housing Finance and Investment CorporationNHFIC | 2018–2023 | Statutory authority | Social services & housing |
| National Indigenous Australians AgencyNIAA | 2019–present | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment SchemeNICNAS | 1990–2020 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Institute for Quality Teaching and School LeadershipNIQTSL | 2004–2005 | Agency | Education & research |
| National Institute of Clinical StudiesNICS | 2000–2007 | Government company | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Insurance Commission | 1938–1939 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| National Integrity of Sport UnitNISU | 2012–2020 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Intermodal Corporation Limited | 2022–present | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Library of AustraliaNLA | 1961–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Measurement InstituteNMI | 2004–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| National Measurement Laboratory | 1938–2004 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| National Mental Health CommissionNMHC | 2012–2024 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Museum of AustraliaNMA | 1980–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Museum of Australian Zoology | 1924–1931 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Native Title TribunalNNTT | 1994–present | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| National Occupational Health and Safety CommissionNOHSC | 1985–2006 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| National Oceans Office | 1999–2005 | Agency | Environment & water |
| National Office for Child Safety | 2018–present | Agency | Social services & housing |
| National Office for the Information EconomyNOIE | 1997–2004 | Agency | Central government |
| National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management AuthorityNOPSEMA | 2012–present | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| National Offshore Petroleum Safety AuthorityNOPSA | 2005–2012 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| National Offshore Petroleum Titles AdministratorNOPTA | 2012–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| National Portrait GalleryNPG | 1998–2013 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Portrait Gallery of AustraliaNPGA | 2013–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Rail Corporation LimitedNRC | 1991–2002 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Reconstruction Fund CorporationNRFC | 2023–present | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| National Recovery and Resilience AgencyNRRA | 2021–2022 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary ChemicalsNRA | 1993–2004 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| National Road Transport CommissionNRTC | 1991–2004 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Rural Health Commissioner | 2017–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| National Skills CommissionNSC | 2020–2022 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| National Sports TribunalNST | 2020–present | Court or tribunal | Arts, sport & collections |
| National Standards CommissionNSC | 1950–2004 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| National Transmission AgencyNTA | 1992–1999 | Agency | Communications & media |
| National Transport CommissionNTC | 2004–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Urban and Regional Development AuthorityNURDA | 1972–1973 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| National Water CommissionNWC | 2004–2015 | Agency | Environment & water |
| National Water Grid AuthorityNWGA | 2019–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| National Wind Farm Commissioner | 2015–2021 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Native Affairs Branch | 1939–1954 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Natural Disasters OrganisationNDO | 1974–1993 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Naval Board | 1905–1911 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| NBN Co LimitedNBN Co | 2009–present | Government company | Communications & media |
| NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionNDIS Commission | 2018–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Net Zero Economy Agency | 2023–2024 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Net Zero Economy AuthorityNZEA | 2024–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| NetAlert LimitedNetAlert | 1999–2006 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Norfolk Island Administration | 1914–1979 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| North Australia Commission | 1927–1930 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery AgencyNQLIRA | 2019 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Northern Australia Infrastructure FacilityNAIF | 2016–present | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Northern Land CouncilNLC | 1977–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Northern Territory Aboriginal Investment CorporationNTAIC | 2022–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Northern Territory Administration | 1911–1927 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Northern Territory Administration | 1931–1978 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Northern Territory Housing Commission | 1959–1978 | Statutory authority | Social services & housing |
| Northern Territory Police Force | 1911–1978 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Note Printing Australia LimitedNPA | 1998–present | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Note Printing Branch | 1913–1998 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Notes Board | 1920–1924 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Nuclear Safety BureauNSB | 1992–1999 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Nuclear-Powered Submarine Taskforce | 2021–2023 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HealthOATSIH | 1995–2014 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office for Government OnlineOGO | 1997–2000 | Agency | Central government |
| Office for Learning and TeachingOLT | 2012–2016 | Agency | Education & research |
| Office for Women | 2004–present | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Office of Aboriginal AffairsOAA | 1967–1972 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander AffairsOATSIA | 2001–2004 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of Asset SalesOAS | 1996–1997 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Office of Asset Sales and Information Technology OutsourcingOASITO | 1997–2001 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Office of Australian War GravesOAWG | 1975–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Office of Best Practice RegulationOBPR | 2006–2023 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Office of Defence ProductionODP | 1984–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Office of Evaluation and AuditOEA | 1990–2005 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of Evaluation and Audit (Indigenous Programs)OEA(IP) | 2005–2009 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of Film and Literature ClassificationOFLC | 1988–2006 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of Government Information TechnologyOGIT | 1995–1997 | Agency | Central government |
| Office of Impact AnalysisOIA | 2023–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Office of Indigenous Policy CoordinationOIPC | 2004–2008 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of Multicultural AffairsOMA | 1987–1996 | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Office of National AssessmentsONA | 1978–2018 | Agency | Central government |
| Office of National IntelligenceONI | 2018–present | Agency | Central government |
| Office of National TourismONT | 1996–1998 | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Office of Parliamentary CounselOPC | 1970–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of Road Safety | 2019–present | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Office of Strategic Crime AssessmentsOSCA | 1994–2003 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Australian Information CommissionerOAIC | 2010–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Chief Scientist | 1989–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Office of the Commissioner for Community Relations | 1975–1986 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation | 1971–1988 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman | 1977–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Director of Military ProsecutionsODMP | 2006–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionsCDPP | 1984–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Employment AdvocateOEA | 1997–2007 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Office of the Fair Work Building Industry InspectorateFWBC | 2012–2016 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Office of the Fair Work OmbudsmanFWO | 2009–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Office of the Federal Safety CommissionerOFSC | 2005–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Office of the Gene Technology RegulatorOGTR | 2001–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Office of the Inspector-General of Aged CareIGAC | 2023–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and SecurityIGIS | 1987–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Migration Agents Registration AuthorityOMARA | 2009–present | Agency | Immigration & border |
| Office of the National Data CommissionerONDC | 2018–present | Agency | Central government |
| Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General | 1984–present | Agency | Central government |
| Office of the Privacy CommissionerOPC | 2000–2010 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Public Service Commissioner | 1902–1923 | Agency | Central government |
| Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal CorporationsORAC | 1978–2007 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of the Registrar of Indigenous CorporationsORIC | 2007–present | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Office of the Renewable Energy RegulatorORER | 2001–2012 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Office of the Special InvestigatorOSI | 2021–present | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Office of the Status of WomenOSW | 1983–2004 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Office of Women's Affairs | 1977–1983 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Office of Workplace ServicesOWS | 2006–2007 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Old Parliament HouseOPH | 2008–2016 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Old Parliament HouseOPH | 2016–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| Ordnance Factory Bendigo | 1942–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Ordnance Factory MaribyrnongOFM | 1924–1989 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| OTC LimitedOTC | 1989–1992 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Outback Stores Pty Ltd | 2006–present | Government company | Indigenous affairs |
| Overseas Telecommunications Commission (Australia)OTC | 1946–1989 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Papua-New Guinea Provisional Administration | 1945–1949 | Agency | Territories & national capital |
| Parliament House Construction AuthorityPHCA | 1979–1989 | Statutory authority | Parliament |
| Parliamentary Budget OfficePBO | 2012–present | Parliamentary department | Parliament |
| Parliamentary Workplace Support ServicePWSS | 2023–present | Agency | Parliament |
| Patent OfficeAPO | 1904–1992 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Peace Officer GuardPOG | 1942–1960 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Petroleum and Minerals AuthorityPMA | 1974–1975 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Petroleum Products Pricing AuthorityPPPA | 1981–1984 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas IslandPMCI | 1981–1987 | Government company | Industry, science & resources |
| Pig Research and Development CorporationPRDC | 1990–2001 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Pipeline Authority | 1973–1994 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Pooled Development Funds Registration Board | 1992–2002 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Postal and Telecommunications Department | 1975–1980 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Postmaster-General's DepartmentPMG | 1901–1975 | Department of State | Communications & media |
| Prices Justification Tribunal | 1973–1981 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Prices Surveillance AuthorityPSA | 1984–1995 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Primary Industry Bank of Australia LimitedPIBA | 1978–1994 | Government company | Treasury & finance |
| Prime Minister's Department | 1911–1971 | Department of State | Central government |
| Private Health Insurance Administration CouncilPHIAC | 1989–2015 | Statutory authority | Health, ageing & disability |
| Private Health Insurance Complaints Commissioner | 1995–1998 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Private Health Insurance OmbudsmanPHIO | 1998–2015 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Productivity CommissionPC | 1998–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Professional Services ReviewPSR | 1994–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks AttorneysPSB | 1998–2017 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| PSS Board | 1990–2006 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| PSSap Board | 2005–2006 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Public Service and Merit Protection CommissionPSMPC | 1995–2002 | Agency | Central government |
| Public Service Arbitrator | 1921–1984 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Public Service BoardPSB | 1923–1987 | Agency | Central government |
| Public Service Commission | 1987–1995 | Agency | Central government |
| Purchasing Australia | 1990–1997 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Qantas Airways LimitedQantas | 1967–1995 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Qantas Empire Airways LimitedQEA | 1947–1967 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Questacon – National Science and Technology Centre | 1988–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| RAAF Welfare Recreational Company | 1969–present | Government company | Defence & veterans |
| Rationing Commission | 1942–1950 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Refugee Review TribunalRRT | 1993–2015 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Regional Investment CorporationRIC | 2018–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Registered Organisations CommissionROC | 2017–2023 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Remuneration Tribunal | 1973–present | Court or tribunal | Central government |
| Repatriation Commission | 1918–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Repatriation Department | 1918–1974 | Department of State | Defence & veterans |
| Repatriation Medical AuthorityRMA | 1994–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Repatriation Review TribunalRRT | 1979–1985 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| Reserve Bank of AustraliaRBA | 1960–present | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Resource Assessment CommissionRAC | 1989–1993 | Agency | Environment & water |
| River Murray Commission | 1917–1988 | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Road Safety and Standards Authority | 1975–1976 | Statutory authority | Transport & infrastructure |
| Road Safety Remuneration TribunalRSRT | 2012–2016 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Australian Air Force Veterans' Residences Trust Fund | 1953–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund | 1947–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Australian MintRAM | 1965–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens BoardRANCCB | 1943–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust FundRANRTF | 1947–present | Statutory authority | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Allegations Affecting Members of the Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts in Connexion with Claims Made by Broadcasting Companies against the Commonwealth Government | 1930 | Royal commission | Parliament |
| Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into and Report upon the Circumstances Associated with the Retirement of Lieutenant-Commander Alan Dermot Casey from the Royal Australian Navy | 1934 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Certain Charges against Mr. Henry Chinn | 1913 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Certain Transactions in Relation to Timber Rights in the Territory of Papua-New Guinea | 1949 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into Statements in the Press in Regard to Offers Alleged to Have Been Made to Members to Resign Seats in the Federal Parliament | 1928 | Royal commission | Parliament |
| Royal Commission in connection with Joinery Supplied to the War Service Homes Commissioner in March, 1920 | 1923 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission in connection with Sugar Purchases by the Commonwealth through Mr. W. E. Davies in September and October, 1920 | 1923 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission in the Matter of an Inquiry into a Statement that There Was a Document Missing from the Official Files in Relation to "The Brisbane Line" | 1943 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in CustodyRCIADIC | 1987–1991 | Royal commission | Indigenous affairs |
| Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety | 2018–2021 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission into British Nuclear Tests in Australia | 1984–1985 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide | 2021–2024 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission into Exploratory and Production Drilling for Petroleum in the Area of the Great Barrier Reef | 1970–1974 | Royal commission | Environment & water |
| Royal Commission into Grain Storage, Handling and Transport | 1986–1988 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission into HIH Insurance | 2001–2003 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | 2013–2017 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission into Matters Relating to Norfolk Island | 1975–1976 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry | 2017–2019 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements | 2020 | Royal commission | Immigration & border |
| Royal Commission into the Activities of the Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation | 1981–1982 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission into the Australian Meat Industry | 1981–1982 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry | 2001–2003 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission into the Child Protection and Youth Detention Systems of the Government of the Northern Territory | 2016–2017 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program | 2013–2014 | Royal commission | Environment & water |
| Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme | 2022–2023 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption | 2014–2015 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability | 2019–2023 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into Alleged Telephone Interceptions | 1985–1986 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into Chamberlain Convictions | 1986–1987 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking | 1981–1983 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into Fatalities at Bundaberg | 1928 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into Matters in Relation to Electoral Redistribution, Queensland, 1977 | 1978 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Activities of the Nugan Hand Group | 1983–1985 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Leasing by the Commonwealth of Accommodation in Centenary House | 1994 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Present Conditions, Including the Method of Government, of the Territory of Papua, and the Best Means of Their Improvement | 1906–1907 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on alleged improper practices and improper refusal to co-operate with the Victoria Police Force on the part of persons employed in the Postmaster-General's Department in Victoria in relation to illegal gambling | 1962–1963 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Royal Commission on Alleged Payments to Maritime Unions | 1974–1976 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion | 2026–present | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on Australia's Security and Intelligence AgenciesRCASIA | 1983–1985 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on Australian Government AdministrationRCAGA | 1974–1976 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission on Certain Matters in connexion with the British Phosphate Commission | 1926 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Child Endowment or Family Allowances | 1927–1929 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission on Cockatoo Island Dockyard | 1921 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on Customs and Excise Tariffs | 1904–1907 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on Doctors' Remuneration for National Insurance Service and Other Contract Practice | 1938 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission on Espionage | 1954–1955 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on Federal Capital Administration | 1916–1917 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on Food Supplies and Trade and Industry during the War | 1914 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Health | 1925 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission on Human Relationships | 1974–1978 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission on Industrial Troubles on Melbourne Wharfs | 1919–1920 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission on Insurance | 1908–1910 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on Intelligence and SecurityRCIS | 1974–1977 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on Jacob Johnson | 1931 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on Java and the East Indies, Singapore and the Straits Settlements | 1917–1918 | Royal commission | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Royal Commission on Late German New Guinea | 1919–1920 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on Liverpool Military Camp, New South Wales | 1915 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on Mail Services and Trade Development between Australia and the New Hebrides | 1915 | Royal commission | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Royal Commission on Mineral Oils and Petrol and Other Products of Mineral Oils | 1933–1935 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Monetary and Banking Systems | 1935–1937 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on National Insurance | 1923–1927 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission on Navy and Defence Administration | 1917–1919 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on Norfolk Island Affairs | 1926 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on Northern Territory Administration | 1919–1920 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on Northern Territory Railways and Ports | 1913–1914 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on Ocean Shipping Service | 1906 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on Old-Age Pensions | 1905–1906 | Royal commission | Social services & housing |
| Royal Commission on Performing Rights | 1932–1933 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Petroleum | 1973–1976 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Pillaging of Ships' Cargoes | 1921 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on Postal Services | 1908–1910 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Royal Commission on Powellised Timber | 1913–1914 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on Public Service Administration | 1918–1920 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission on Secret Drugs, Cures, and Foods | 1906–1907 | Royal commission | Health, ageing & disability |
| Royal Commission on Sites for the Seat of Government of the Commonwealth | 1903 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on Stripper Harvesters and Drills | 1908–1909 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on Tasmanian Customs Leakage | 1910–1911 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on Taxation | 1920–1923 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on Taxation | 1932–1934 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on Television | 1953–1954 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Royal Commission on the Activities of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union | 1980–1984 | Royal commission | Law, justice & security |
| Royal Commission on the Affray at Goaribari Island, British New Guinea, on the 6th of March, 1904 | 1904 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on the Arrangements Made for the Transport of Troops Returning from Service in South Africa in the S.S. Drayton Grange | 1902 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the Assessment of War Service Disabilities | 1924 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the Basic Wage | 1919–1920 | Royal commission | Employment & workplace |
| Royal Commission on the Bonuses for Manufactures Bill | 1903–1904 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on the Butter Industry | 1904–1905 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Charges made by D. L. Gilchrist concerning the Construction of the Western Section of the Kalgoorlie to Port Augusta Railway | 1916 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Circumstances Attending the Supposed Loss at Sea of the Steamship "Sumatra" | 1923 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Coal Industry | 1929 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on the Constitution | 1927–1929 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission on the Edie Creek (New Guinea) Leases | 1927 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission on the Finances of South Australia, as Affected by Federation | 1928–1929 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on the Finances of Western Australia, as Affected by Federation | 1924–1925 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on the Fruit Industry | 1912–1914 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Increase of the Selling Price of Coal | 1920 | Royal commission | Industry, science & resources |
| Royal Commission on the Loss of HMAS Voyager | 1964 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the Matter of Uniform Railway Gauge | 1921 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Meat Export Trade | 1914 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Method for Determining the Unimproved Value of Land Held under Crown Leases | 1924–1925 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on the Moving Picture Industry in Australia | 1927–1928 | Royal commission | Arts, sport & collections |
| Royal Commission on the Navigation Act | 1923–1925 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Navigation Bill | 1904–1906 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Pearl-Shelling Industry | 1912–1916 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Port Augusta to Alice Springs Railway | 1950–1952 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission on the Statement of Lieutenant Commander Cabban and Matters Incidental Thereto | 1967–1968 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the Sugar Industry | 1911–1912 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Sugar Industry | 1919–1920 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on the Taxation of Leasehold Estates in Crown Lands | 1918–1919 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on the Tobacco Monopoly | 1905–1906 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission on the Use and Effects of Chemical Agents on Australian Personnel in Vietnam | 1983–1985 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the War—Australian Imperial Force | 1918 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission on the Wheat, Flour and Bread Industries | 1934–1936 | Royal commission | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Royal Commission on Wireless | 1927 | Royal commission | Communications & media |
| Royal Commission Regarding the Contract for the Erection of Additions to the General Post Office, Sydney | 1939 | Royal commission | Transport & infrastructure |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon Certain Charges against the Administrator and Other Officers of the Northern Territory Administration | 1916 | Royal commission | Territories & national capital |
| Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon certain incidents in which Aborigines were involved in the Laverton area | 1975–1976 | Royal commission | Indigenous affairs |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon Certain Transactions of the Sydney Land Sales Control Office, and the Canberra Land Sales Control Office of the Treasury | 1947 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon the Contract or Contracts with Abbco Bread Co. Pty. Limited for the Supply of Bread to the Department of the Army, and Other Matters | 1941 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into Circumstances under Which Certain Public Monies Were Used and to Whom, and for What Purposes Such Moneys Were Paid | 1941 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into Complaints by the Munition Worker Passengers to Australia by the Transport Bahia Castillo | 1919 | Royal commission | Defence & veterans |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into Extracts from the Reports in Parliamentary Debates of Speeches made by Mr. Scullin in the House of Representatives on 7th and 19th August, 1924, in relation to Land Tax Matters | 1924–1925 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission to Inquire into the Centenary House Lease | 2004 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Royal Commission upon the Commonwealth Electoral Law and Administration | 1914–1915 | Royal commission | Central government |
| Royal Commission upon the Loyalty to the British Crown of German Nationals Resident in Australia whose Property is Liable to a Charge Created by the Treaty of Peace Regulations made under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919–1920 | 1921 | Royal commission | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Royal Commission upon the Public Expenditure of the Commonwealth of Australia with a View to Effecting Economies | 1918–1921 | Royal commission | Treasury & finance |
| Rural Industries Research and Development CorporationRIRDC | 1990–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Safe Work AustraliaSWA | 2009–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation CommissionSRCC | 1992–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine | 1930–1980 | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Schools Commission | 1973–1981 | Agency | Education & research |
| Screen Australia | 2008–present | Statutory authority | Arts, sport & collections |
| ScreenSound Australia | 1999–2003 | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation AuthoritySeacare Authority | 1993–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Security Appeals TribunalSAT | 1980–1995 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Services Australia | 2019–2020 | Department of State | Social services & housing |
| Services Australia | 2020–present | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Shipping Control Board | 1940–1947 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Shipping Industry Reform AuthoritySIRA | 1989–1995 | Agency | Transport & infrastructure |
| Skills Australia | 2008–2012 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Snowy Hydro Limited | 2002–present | Government company | Industry, science & resources |
| Snowy Mountains Engineering CorporationSMEC | 1970–1989 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation LimitedSMEC | 1989–1993 | Government company | Industry, science & resources |
| Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric AuthoritySMHEA | 1949–2002 | Statutory authority | Industry, science & resources |
| Social Security Appeals TribunalSSAT | 1975–2015 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Social Welfare Commission | 1973–1976 | Agency | Social services & housing |
| Special Advisory AuthoritySAA | 1962–1974 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Special Broadcasting ServiceSBS | 1978–1991 | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Special Broadcasting Service CorporationSBS | 1991–present | Statutory authority | Communications & media |
| Special Intelligence BureauSIB | 1917–1919 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Special Prosecutor | 1982–1984 | Agency | Law, justice & security |
| Specialist Medical Review CouncilSMRC | 1994–present | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Spectrum Management AgencySMA | 1993–1997 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Sport Integrity AustraliaSIA | 2020–present | Agency | Arts, sport & collections |
| Steel Industry Authority | 1983–1988 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Stevedoring Industry Commission | 1942–1949 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Stevedoring Industry Finance CommitteeSIFC | 1977–1994 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Sugar Research and Development CorporationSRDC | 1990–2013 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Superannuation Complaints TribunalSCT | 1994–2020 | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Superannuation Fund Investment TrustSFIT | 1976–1990 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Supervising Scientist | 1994–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region | 1978–1994 | Agency | Environment & water |
| Supreme Court of Central Australia | 1927–1931 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Supreme Court of North Australia | 1927–1931 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory | 1934–1992 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory | 1911–1927 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Supreme Court of the Northern Territory | 1931–1979 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Supreme Court of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea | 1949–1975 | Court or tribunal | Law, justice & security |
| Sydney Airports Corporation LimitedSACL | 1998–2002 | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |
| Sydney Harbour Federation Trust | 2001–present | Statutory authority | Environment & water |
| Takeovers Panel | 2000–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Tariff Board | 1921–1974 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Tax Agents' Boards | 1943–2010 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Tax Practitioners BoardTPB | 2010–present | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Taxation Boards of Review | 1925–1986 | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Teaching Australia – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership LimitedTeaching Australia | 2005–2010 | Government company | Education & research |
| Technical and Further Education CommissionTAFEC | 1975–1977 | Agency | Education & research |
| Telecommunications Universal Service Management AgencyTUSMA | 2012–2015 | Agency | Communications & media |
| Telstra Corporation LimitedTelstra | 1993–2006 | Government company | Communications & media |
| Temporary Assistance AuthorityTAA | 1974–1990 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| Tertiary Education CommissionTEC | 1977–1981 | Agency | Education & research |
| Tertiary Education Quality and Standards AgencyTEQSA | 2011–present | Agency | Education & research |
| Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Development AuthorityTCFDA | 1988–1999 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Therapeutic Goods AdministrationTGA | 1989–present | Agency | Health, ageing & disability |
| Threatened Species Commissioner | 2014–present | Agency | Environment & water |
| Tiwi Land Council | 1978–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Torres Strait Regional AuthorityTSRA | 1994–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| Totalizator Agency Board of the Australian Capital TerritoryACTTAB | 1964–1989 | Statutory authority | Territories & national capital |
| Tourism Australia | 2004–present | Statutory authority | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Tourism Research AustraliaTRA | 2004–present | Agency | Foreign affairs & trade |
| Trade Marks Office | 1906–1933 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Trade Measures Review OfficerTMRO | 1998–2013 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Trade Practices CommissionTPC | 1974–1995 | Statutory authority | Treasury & finance |
| Trade Practices Tribunal | 1967–1995 | Court or tribunal | Treasury & finance |
| Trade Union Training AuthorityTUTA | 1975–1996 | Statutory authority | Employment & workplace |
| Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys BoardTTIPAB | 2017–present | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Universities Commission | 1943–1959 | Agency | Education & research |
| Venture Capital Registration Board | 2002–2007 | Agency | Industry, science & resources |
| Veterans' Review BoardVRB | 1985–present | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| War Damage Commission | 1942–1948 | Agency | Treasury & finance |
| War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal | 1929–1979 | Court or tribunal | Defence & veterans |
| War Service Homes Commission | 1919–1947 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Waterfront Industry Reform AuthorityWIRA | 1989–1992 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Weapons Research EstablishmentWRE | 1955–1978 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Welfare Branch | 1954–1973 | Agency | Indigenous affairs |
| Wheat Export AuthorityWEA | 1999–2008 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Wheat Exports AustraliaWEA | 2008–2012 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Wheat Industry Stabilization Board | 1941–1948 | Agency | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Williamstown Naval Dockyard | 1942–1988 | Agency | Defence & veterans |
| Wine Australia | 2017–present | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Wine Australia Corporation | 2010–2014 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Wine Overseas Marketing Board | 1929–1936 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Women's Employment BoardWEB | 1942–1944 | Court or tribunal | Employment & workplace |
| Wool International | 1993–1999 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Wool Research and Development CorporationWRDC | 1991–1993 | Statutory authority | Agriculture, fisheries & forestry |
| Workplace Authority | 2007–2010 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Workplace Gender Equality AgencyWGEA | 2012–present | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Workplace Ombudsman | 2007–2009 | Agency | Employment & workplace |
| Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community CouncilWBACC | 1987–present | Statutory authority | Indigenous affairs |
| WSA Co Limited | 2017–present | Government company | Transport & infrastructure |