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The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students was formed in 1947 when representatives from ten national student organizations met at Harvard University in the United States. It is governed by a board and a General Committee

The Council of Christians and Jews was first founded in Melbourne in 1985, then in Sydney in 1988. A national body was incorporated in 1991. Its aim is to promote interfaith dialogue between the Christian and Jewish communities in Australia.

The Commonwealth Council of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Australia was formed in 1925 and included representatives from all of the State Auxiliaries. The Council met annually and was chaired by a Commonwealth Secretary, who also represented the BFBS internationally and liaised with the United Bible Societies. In the 1970s the Council was working towards incorporation and the development of a Constitution, which they achieved in 1976 with the formation of the Bible Society in Australia. Notable Secretaries included Canon H.M. Arrowsmith (1903-1982) and Rev J.R. Payne.

The Translation and Text Division managed all Bible translation projects

The United Bible Societies is an international federation of national Bible societies. It was formed in 1946 by delegates from 13 countries, and now has 200 member societies worldwide. http://www.biblesociety.org/
Records of United Bible Societies are included in the Bible Society Australia archives collection because the Commonwealth/Australian Secretary J.R. Payne was a member of the UBS Executive Committee.

"Out of the devastation of World War II sprang the Australian Committee for the World Council of Churches (1946). This developed into the Australian Council of Churches which, in 1994, gave way to the National Council of Churches in Australia.
The movement for Christian unity in this country was, initially, an Anglican and Protestant affair. Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches came in, in strength, during the 1960s and 70s. For Catholics, the 2nd Vatican Council opened up fresh possibilities for relationships with other Churches, and the transition to the National Council of Churches in Australia (1994) saw the Catholic Church become a full participant in Australia’s national ecumenical body." https://www.ncca.org.au/ncca-story/