Professional Associations, Societies, Institutes and Unions are membership based organisations that represent their members in a particular industry or industries. They offer a collective presence for professionals working in a particular industry and a community for professionals in that industry.

They may also offer other benefits such as industry contacts and news, government contacts and lobbying, legal advice, ongoing career development resources and job listings, information on conferences, industry journals and networking opportunities.

The UNSW Library holds a hard copy and an online version of the:

•  Directory of Australian Associations

Relevant associations are also grouped under the following:

• Arts and Social Science
• Australian School of Business
• Built Environment
• College of Fine Arts
• Engineering
• Law
• Medicine
• Science
• Australian Taxation Studies Program (ATAX)

Suggestions and additions are welcome. Please contact us with any additions.

• Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW

• Australian Education Union
• Independent Education Union of Australia
• NSW Teachers Federation

• <none>

• Australian Council of Professional Historians Associations Inc
• The Australian Historical Association

• Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
• The History of Science Society

• MediaStudies.com

• The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd

• The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME)

• Australasian Association of Philosophy

• Australasian International Studies Association
• Political Science in Australia

• The Social Science Hub

• Australian Association of Social Work and Welfare Education
• Australian Association of Social Workers
• Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
• The Social Science Hub

• The Australian Sociological Association
• The Social Science Hub

• Australian Dance Council
• Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA)
• Drama Australia
• Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
• Theatre Australia

• Building Designers Association
• The Royal Australian Institute of Architects

• <none>

• The Australian Institute of Building
• The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
• National Association of Women in Construction

• Geography Teachers Association NSW
• The Institute of Australian Geographers

• Design Institute of Australia
• Master Painters Association

• Design Institute of Australia
• Ergonomics Society of Australia

• Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
• Landscape Contractors Association of NSW

• Urban Developers Institute Australia

• Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW

• Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
• National Association of Visual Arts

• <none>

• <none>

• The Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA)
• Design Institute of Australia

• <none>

• The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
• Logistics Association of Australia

• Associations of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Certified Practicing Accountant Australia
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Taxation Institute Australia (TIA)
• National Institute of Accountants (NIA)

• Institute of Actuaries of Australia

• Australian Institute of Banking + Finance (AIBF)
• Financial Executives International of Australia
• Financial Planning Association of Australia Limited
• Taxation Institute Australia (TIA)

• <none>

• Economics Society of Australia
• Law and Economics Assoc of Australia and NZ

• Australian Human Resource Institute

• Australian Computer Society
• Internet Industry Association
• The System Administrators Guild of Australia

• <none>

• The Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand

• Ecotourism Australia
• Australian Hotels Association

• Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA)
• Institute of Engineers Australia
• Institute of Industrial Engineers

• AusBioTech
• The Australian Society for Medical Research
• Institute of Industrial Engineers

• <none>

• Environmental Engineering Society
• Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia

• Australian Computer Society
• Internet Industry Association
• The System Administrators Guild of Australia

• <none>

• <none>

• The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• Minerals Council of Australia

• <none>

• Sustainable Energy Industry Association

• Consulting Surveyors NSW
• Institution of Surveyors Australia

• The Law Society of New South Wales

• Australian Dental Association (ADA)
• Australian Medical Association (AMA)
• Australian Medical Student Association (AMSA)
• Australian Osteopathic Association
• The Australian Society for Medical Research
• Post-Graduate Medical Council

• <none>

• Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
• Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society

• <none>

• Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers (APESMA)
• Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST)

• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Regional Aviation Association of Australia
• The Royal Aeronautical Society (Australian Division)

• The Australian Institute of Biology
• The Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)
• Geological Society of Australia

• The Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• The Australian Society for Microbiology
• The Biotechnology Association

• The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc

• <none>

• Australian Mathematical Society

• Optometrists Association Australia

• The Astronomical Society of Australia
• The Australian Institute of Physics

• The Australian Psychological Society Ltd (APS)

• <none>

• Certified Practicing Accountant Australia
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Taxation Institute Australia (TIA)

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