All these payments have a common theme in that they are usually made at the start of a tenant but they all have different meanings.
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The Bond is a security deposit that is collected upon signing of the lease and lodged with the official bond authority of your state. It protects the landlord during the lease in the instance of property damage or breach of the lease agreement.
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An Early First Payment refers to a sum of money that is taken at the start of the lease that gets put towards the first rental payment. It is usually based on the first rental payment period.
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A Holding Deposit is a payment that is made prior to start of a tenancy to take it off the market whilst the details of the lease agreement are sorted.
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