ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
'000 | thousand |
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
AEC | Australian Electoral Commission |
CO\sub 2 | carbon dioxide |
CO\sub 2\nosupersub -e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
CPI | consumer price index |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
GDP | gross domestic product |
ha | hectare |
km | kilometre |
km\super 2 | square kilometre |
MAP | Measures of Australia's Progress |
Mt | megatonne |
NEPM | National Environment Protection Measure |
NLWRA | National Land and Water Resources Audit |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PM\sub 10 | particulate matter less than 10 micrometres in diameter |
PM\sub 2.5 | particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter |