ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
$'000 | thousand dollars |
$m | million dollars |
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
Aust. | Australia |
GDP | gross domestic product |
GOVERD | government expenditure on R&D |
GSP | gross state product |
NPIs | non-profit institutions |
NSW | New South Wales |
NT | Northern Territory |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PNP | private non-profit |
PNPERD | private non-profit expenditure on R&D |
PYE | person years of effort |
Qld | Queensland |
R&D | research and experimental development |
RFCD | research fields, courses and disciplines |
SA | South Australia |
SEO | socio-economic objective |
Tas. | Tasmania |
Vic. | Victoria |
WA | Western Australia |