Abbreviations

AHS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

AIMA

Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs

CES

Commonwealth Employment Service

DEET

Department of Employment Education and Training

DEIR

Department of Employment & Industrial Relations

DSS

Department of Social Security

HSC

Higher School Certificate

LOTE

Language Other than English

MCCV

Maltese Community Council of Victoria

NESH

Non-English speaking background

NSW

New South Wales

OMA

Office of Multicultural Affairs (Canberra)

Qld

Queensland

SA.

South Australia

SBS

Special Broadcasting Service

SES

Socio-economic status

SMR

Standardised Mortality ratio

Tas

Tasmania

VEAC

Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission

Vic

Victoria

W.A.

Western Australia