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Australia
Australia
Aboriginal
Country ProfileCapital City: Canberra (pop. 311 500)
Other Cities:
Adelaide, Brisbane (1.6 million) Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne (3.5
million), Sydney (4.0 million), Perth (1.3 million)
Local Time: UTC +10h
Geography
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean.
Geographically close to
Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste
Area: 7.7 million sq. km. (3 million sq. mi.); about the size of the 48
contiguous United States.
Terrain: Varied, but generally low-lying.
Australian Maps:
Australia's National Mapping Agency
Online resource for Australia related facts and maps.
Australia Map
Political Map of Australia.
Climate:
Relatively dry, ranging from temperate in the south to tropical in the
north.
Government: Democratic, federal-state system recognizing British monarch as
sovereign.
Constitution: 9 July, 1900.
Independence (federation): 1 January, 1901.
People:
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Australian(s).
Population: 20 million.
GNI per capita PPP: $ 31 020 (year)
Ethnic groups: European 92%, Asian 6%, Aboriginal 2%.
Religions: Anglican 20%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 21%, other
non-Christian 5%, no religion 15%.
Languages: English, native languages.
Literacy: 85%.
Business
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Natural resources:
Bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel,
tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum.
Agriculture products:
Wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry.
Industries:
Mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing,
chemicals, steel.
Exports partners:
Japan 13,9%, USA 6,7%, China 6.4%, New Zealand 5,7%, South Korea
5,7%, UK 5.2%, Taiwan 2.6% (2003)
Imports partners:
USA 15.8%, Japan 12.5%, China 11%, Germany 6.1%, UK 4.2% (2003)
Internet LinksOfficial Sites of Australia
Australian
Parliament
The Australian Parliament online.
The Prime Minister of
Australia
John Howard's office.
Australian
Government Directory
Government Online Directory - Structure, organisations and key people.
Australian
Commonwealth Government Entry Point
An index and guide to the Australian Commonwealth Government.
Australian
Government Information Management Office
AGIMO fosters the efficient and effective use of ICT by Australian
Government departments and agencies.
Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Trade performance and global cooperation.
Diplomatic Missions
Permanent Mission
of Australia to the United Nations
Australia's representation to the UN.
Embassy of Australia
Washington D.C. - USA
Australian Missions Abroad
List of Australia's Diplomatic Missions Abroad.
Diplomatic Representation by foreign governments in Canberra
List of Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Australia.
Australia Visa
Visas for visitors to Australia.
Statistics
Australian Bureau of
Statistics
Australia in Figures.
Weather
Australian Bureau of
Meteorology
Weather Down Under.
Australian Territories and States
Australian Capital
Territory
The Canberra Region on the web.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory Government online - Northern Territory
information.
New South Wales
The NSW Government Home Page with comprehensive information on NSW.
Queensland
Internet resources provided by the Queensland Government.
Victoria
Victoria's Government Information on Victoria.
South Australia
South Australia Central - Meet South Australia On Line!
Western Australia
The Government of Western Australia.
Tasmania
A comprehensive index to Tasmania and the official entry point for the
State Government of Tasmania.
Parliament of Tasmania
Australia News
AAP
Australia's National Newsagency.
The Age
Melbourne's daily newspaper.
Australian Financial
Review
Business and finances.
Australian News
Network
Australian and international news contributed by several Australian
newspapers.
Canberra
Times
Canberras Newspaper.
The Illawarra
Mercury
National and international news.
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydneys Newspaper.
Radio/TV
ABC Online
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Arts & Culture
Australia's
Cultural Network
Gateway to Australian cultural organisations, websites, resources,
events and news.
Aboriginal
Art Online
Information and shop site for contemporary Aboriginal art.
Art Gallery
NSW
Site of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Didgeridoo Cultural
Hub | iDIDJ Australia
Aims to increase public awareness of the rich cultural traditions and
significant heritage values of the didgeridoo.
Flanagan, Richard
Tasmanian Autor of "Death of a River Guide" and "Gould's Book of Fish" -
Books from Richard Flanagan
National Gallery of
Australia
The art of indigenous Australia as well as Australian and international
art.
Sydney
Festival 2004
One of Australia's biggest and brightest annual cultural event.
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House online.
Yothu Yindi
Australian Ethno Pop culture:
Music of Yothu Yindi (by Amazon)
Museums
The Australian
Museum
Australia's oldest museum, a museum of natural history and anthropology.
National Museum of
Australia
Telling the stories of our land, our people and our nation, Canberra.
Museum Victoria
Cultures, histories, nature, science, technology and medicine.
The Powerhouse Museum
Largest museum in Australia - science, technology, decorative arts,
design and Australian social history.
AMOL - Australian
Museums and Galleries OnLine
A guide to Australia's Museums and galleries. Business & Economy
The Australian Stock
Exchange
National Australia
Bank
RBA - Reserve Bank of
Australia
Australia's Central Bank.
Australian Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
Australian Trade
Commission (AUSTRADE)
The federal government's export and investment facilitation agency.
Department of
Industry, Science & Resources
Information on Australian industry policies and programs, science and
innovation, and resources.
Invest
Australia
Invest Australia has a National Investment Response Centre to help you
find out more about Australia.
Yellowpages.com.au
__Products
Australian Made
Campaign
Authorises companies to use the green and gold kangaroo logo -
Australia's best known symbol for what's Australian made.
__Transportation
Airline
Qantas Airways
Australian's Airline.
Ferry
Spirit of
Tasmania
Ferry service between Devonport and Melbourne.
Railroad
Great South Pacific
Express
Australias Luxury Train.
Great Southern Railway
Indian Pacific, The Ghan, The Overland.
West Coast Railway
Melbourne-Geelong-Warrnambool Rail Passenger Service.
Destination Australia
- Travel and Tour Guides
Discover Down Under: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland,
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Broome.
Accommodation, attractions, festivals and events, and tours.
Australia.com
Country, travel and tourism information on Australia by the
Australian Tourist
Commission.
New South Wales
Sydney & New South
Wales Tourism
The official New South Wales website covers Sydney accommodation,
regional accommodation, things to see and do and places to go.
Northern Territory
Central Australian Tourism
Travel and tourism guide to Alice Springs, Uluru, Macdonnells Ranges.
Northern Territory
Travel
Travel guide to Aboriginal culture and nature in Australia's Outback.
Northern Territory
Tourist Commission NTTC
Official NTTC site.
Queensland
Queensland Tourism
The official Queensland Holidays website.
South Australia
South Australia
South Australian holidays, travel and tourism.
Dive South
Australia
Cave diving, shark diving, shipwrecks.
Murraylands
Holidays and vacation in Murraylands.
Tasmania
Discover
Tasmania
Discover Tasmania and Hobart Australia Official Travel Guide.
Victoria
Visit Victoria
The official travel and accommodation site for Melbourne Victoria
Australia.
Western Australia
Tourism
Western Australia
Australia's wild west.
Online WA
A gateway to WA's Information & Services.
Broome
Travel and tourism information on Broome one of the last
great-unexplored wilderness areas Australia's.
City Guides
Canberra
National Capital Authority.
Adelaide
Official website of the capital city of South Australia.
Alice
Springs
Community Portal site.
Brisbane
Capital of Queensland.
Darwin
Darwin City, capital of Northern Territory.
Hobart
Hobart City, Capital of Tasmania.
Melbourne
The City of Melbourne, Capital of Victoria.
Melbourne
City guide to Australia’s second-largest city.
Perth
Capital of Western Australia.
Sydney
The City of Sydney and the greater Sydney area, offers also a Visitors'
Guide.
Sydney
Sydney visitors guide.
The Australian Tourism
Net
More Australian travel and tourism information.
Guide to
Australia
Links library by the Charles Sturt University.
Destination
Australia
Lonely Planet's Australia Guide.
Education
Australian National
University
Canberra
Charles Sturt
University
EdNA Online
Promotes the benefits of learning, education and training in Australia.
Macquarie University
Australia's Innovative University, Sydney.
University of
Adeliade
University of South
Australia
University of Tasmania
One of Australia's leading universities.
University of the
Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs near Brisbane, Queensland.
The University of
Western Australia
National Library of
Australia
Australian
Libraries Gateway Site
Information about more than 5,400 Australian libraries.
Science & Research
Australian Institute
of Marine Science
Waterworld
The
Nanoworld
Atomic, molecular, cellular and macromolecular scales.
Environment
Department
for Environment and Heritage, South Australia
South Australia's environmental assets and issues.
Botanic Gardens and
Parks Authority
With a guide to Western Australia's Gardens and Parks.
Dragon Search
Information about sightings of the unique southern Australian fish - the
seadragon.
Ecosustainable Hub
Resources and tools on ecology, environment and sustainability.
Facilitating cooperation, networking and ethical developments.
Great
Barrier Reef
One of the wonders of the natural world.
Save The Murray
Protect the health of the Murray-Darling Basin.
Tasmania Parks
A guide to Australian World Heritage Areas, National Parks and Reserves.
History
Ancient heritage, modern society
Australia's history.
Australian History on the Internet
A useful guide by the National Library of Australia.
Directory of Archives in Australia
Maintained by the Australian Society of Archivists.
Documenting a
Democracy - Australia's story
The (hi)story of Australia's Democracy.
The National Archives of
Australia
We care for valuable Commonwealth government records and make them
available for present and future generations to use.
Royal Australian
Historical Society
Founded in 1901 to encourage Australians to understand more about their
history.
Society of Australian
Genealogists
Native
Australias First Nations
Koori, which means 'person' or 'people'
Aboriginal
Art & Culture Centre
Site by the Southern Arrernte Aboriginal tribal group.
Aboriginal Australia
History, culture and spirituality of Aboriginal people throughout
Australia.
AIATSIS
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
ATSIC - Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Information on Indigenous programs, activities and issues.
Bush Food and Bush Medicine
Some of the plants used for bush tucker and for bush medicine.
Corringie Settlement
Geodesic domes for the Corringie Community.
Dreamtime Legends
Get in contact with the Aboriginals world view.
Many
Nations, One People
An introduction to Aboriginal culture and society.
National
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website
Explore the culture, issues and education of native peoples.
Stories of the
Dreaming
Collected stories from the cultures of Indigenous Australians.
Search
aussie.com.au
A Business Directory.
WebSearch.COM.AU
Australian/New Zealand Search Engine.
Web Wombat
Australian Search Engine.
Newsgroup of Australia
soc.culture.australian
Sport
Australian Rugby
Union
News, fixtures results and articles.
General Resources
Australian White Pages
Residential phone listings, searchable by name, state, region, and
street address; Australian postal codes; and an online calculator for local
times around the world and international area codes.
Australian Yellow Pages
Business phone listings, searchable by name of business, state, region, or
type of business.
Ausflag
Website for a voluntary, apolitical organization promoting a redesign of the
Australian national flag. Includes a
history of the current
national flag, information about
other Australian statutory
national flags, and
state and territory flags. Includes GIF images and bibliographic notes.
Australian
National Anthem
A brief history, with words and score, of "Advance Australia Fair," the official
national anthem. From the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade website.
Australian
National Flag Association
Website for a voluntary, apolitical organization promoting the current
Australian national flag. Includes a
brief history,
protocol for flag
display, and other information.
Background Notes (US
Department of State)
Brief overview of the country and its relations with the US.
Country
Profile: Australia
Brief overview of history, geography, economics, politics, and society from the
Federal Research Division of the
Library of Congress. Country Profiles are in PDF format and can be viewed in the
free
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Beyond...the Black Stump Home Page
Eclectic site directory maintained by an Australian, including a
Frames-based list of
Australiana websites.
OzSearch
Australia-based site directory, from OzNetwork (online information and
entertainment network).
Web Wombat
Australian site directory and search engine, organized by broad subject
category with an emphasis on popular subjects (e.g. sport, travel, job hunting).
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian government's main statistical agency offers a range of
fee-based services, but many of its publications are available for free on the
Internet, e.g. a statistical overview of the country, key economic indicators,
community profiles from the latest census
Business, Commerce, and the Economy
American Chamber of Commerce in
Australia
Contact and other basic information about the organization; most of the
chamber's publications and services are accessed by contacting them directly.
Austrade
Austrade (Australian Trade Commission) is a government agency charged with
facilitating Australian exports and assisting Australian companies doing
business overseas. Their website includes links to publications (such as annual
reports) in PDF format, a directory of Austrade offices worldwide, and a
searchable database of Australian companies.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
The home page of Australia's national chamber of commerce includes links to the
websites of the state chambers of commerce and various national industry
associations. Many ACCI
publications and issue
papers from the early 2000s are freely available in PDF format.
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The website of Australia's national organization of labor unions offers
news and press releases, a
directory of unions and union
members, and other resources.
Australian Financial Review
Internet edition of Australia's major financial daily. Users can browse the
current issues and the previous three weeks of the paper online for free, but a
nine-month searchable archive is available only to paying subscribers.
Reserve Bank of Australia
The website of Australia's central bank includes links to information about
Australian
currency, a range of
full-text publications,
and financial statistics. The
latter includes
historical statistics from 1947 to 1997.
Business Entry Point
(Australian Government)
The Australian government’s attempt to create “one-stop shopping” for those
seeking to establish or manage a business in Australia. Includes a searchable/browseable
government and business directory, a “Jargon
Buster” glossary of business-related acronyms, initialisms, and technical
terms (many unique to Australia), access to
ABRPublic (online Australian
Business Register, which provides rudimentary information for all Australian
businesses), and many other resources.
Australian Securities and
Investments Commission (ASIC)
Independent Australian government body charged with regulating financial markets
and consumer protection in the financial services field (credit, insurance,
pensions). ASIC maintains a variety of free online business databases and
registers, including the
National Names Index of corporate and business names. These databases
generally provide rudimentary description and contact information. The
Fido site provides
consumer information on financial services.
Budget (Australian Government)
Collection of documents issued annually by the
Treasury, the government department in
charge of financial and economic policy.
Noel
Butlin Archives Centre
Website for a collection of primary source materials related to Australian
business and labor history. Includes information about the Centre and its
activities,
lists of holdings for various collections,
subject
guides to the collections, a
history of
the Centre (which is named for a noted Australian economic historian), and other
features. The Centre is part of the
Australian National University Archives.
Culture
Culture and
Recreation Portal (Australian Government)
Web directory of Australian government and institutional websites in the arts,
sport, and related fields. Includes lists of links to various
online directories,
news about cultural
events and exhibitions, and the “Australian
Stories” collection of online articles on topics in Australian art and
culture.
Art Gallery of New South
Wales
Website for the major Australian art gallery, with information about its
history, a
browseable listing of
collections, and a keyword collection search.
Museum of Contemporary Art
Website for a Sydney-based gallery of modern art, with a
history of the Museum,
information about current
and past exhibitions,
a calendar of events,
and other features.
National Gallery of Australia
The website for the National Gallery, based in Canberra, includes information
about its activities, collections, previous and current exhibitions, and online
databases such as the
Australasian Art
Obituaries Index (1990-present).
National Portrait Gallery of
Australia
The website for this Canberra-based national gallery includes information about
exhibitions, featured collections, and a site map.
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)
Major gallery with two locations in greater Melbourne: the
Ian Potter Centre/NGV
Australia (Australian art) in central Melbourne and
NGV International (art
from other countries) in the suburb of St. Kilda. Both sub-sites include
information about the venues and current exhibitions.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
The website for an Australian dance company integrating traditional Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander dance with contemporary music and dance motifs. The
site includes a
history of the company and streaming video of excerpts from their
performances.
Sydney Dance Company
Website for an Australian contemporary dance company, with information
about the company, a
performance calendar, and
other information.
Australian Film Institute
National institution for the promotion of Australian cinema and television. In
addition to information about the Institute and its
research collection (housed at
RMIT University in Melbourne), the website includes a complete listing of AFI
annual awardees from 1958 to the present (in PDF format).
Australian Museum
Australia's oldest museum, located in Sydney (not to be confused with the
National Museum in Canberra). Includes information about the museum's
collections and
history, as well as
online resources on indigenous
Australians.
Australian War Museum
The website for Australia's national war memorial and military history museum
includes historical
biographical databases of military personnel;
online catalogs of
the museum collections; an online "Who’s
Who in Australian Military History";
historical military statistics;
and an online encyclopedia.
Historic Houses Trust of New South
Wales
Statutory authority under the New South Wales Arts Ministry which manages
numerous museums and historic sites in the Sydney area. The website includes
capsule histories for the historic
properties, which in some cases include an online guidebook.
Museum Victoria
The state museum of Victoria, located in Melbourne. The website includes
descriptions of museum
collections, online
exhibitions,
a listing of Museum
information sheets in PDF format, and a synopsis of the museum's
history.
National Museum of Australia
The website of the National Museum, located in Canberra, includes descriptions
of the collections and online
exhibitions. Not to be confused
with the Australian Museum in Sydney.
Powerhouse Museum
Australian museum of science, technology, and decorative arts, located in the
Sydney suburb of Ultimo. The website includes information on
exhibitions and
online
collections.
Australian Music Centre
Provides support and resources for composers, musicians, music educators, and
researchers. The website includes a listing of
institutions offering
post-secondary music education and biographical information about
contemporary Australian
composers.
Australian Rock
Database
Free online database from a self-described "slightly obsessed Swedish fan." The
database includes entries for groups, individual musicians, and producers, and
can be browsed alphabetically or searched by keyword. Advertiser-supported and
Frames-based.
Music Council of Australia
Organization for the promotion of Australian music. Provides various online
directories and recent
statistics (in PDF format)
relating to music education and employment.
Sydney Conservatorium of
Music
The website for this music conservatory includes a brief history, information
for current and prospective students, and other resources. Once an independent
institution (the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music), the Conservatorium is
now part of the University of Sydney.
Sydney Opera House
The website for one of Australia's most renowned and controversial artistic
institutions includes a
history of the structure and its site, information about its
venues, and the full text of the Opera House Trust
annual reports beginning with 2000.
Archibald, Wynne, Sulman, Dobell
and Australian Photographic Portrait Prizes
Searchable historical database of nominees for several major Australian art
prizes. Most database entries include minimal information (artist, description
of subject, artistic medium, year); some entries for portraits include
biographical information about the subject. Maintained by the
Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Education
Department of Education, Science,
and Training
The website of the Australian government department responsible for education
includes links to
departmental publications, information about
indigenous
education,
international education,
scientific research,
and many other topics.
Education Portal (Australian
Government)
Entry point for information about Australian education at all levels. Users can
employ a
keyword search, browse an
alphabetical index, or
browse a list of
frequently asked questions (How Do I Find...?).
Australia (from Braintrack University Index)
Free online database of Australian colleges, universities, and
vocational/technical institutes, organized by state and territory. There is also
a simple keyword search feature.
Australian Digital Theses Project
From the Council of Australian University Librarians, a searchable database of
full-text Ph.D. dissertations in PDF format from Australian universities.
Database entries include abstracts.
Australian National University (ANU)
The official website for Australia's national university includes links to
various full-text
publications about the University; a listing of major
research areas with links to
institutes, centers, and academic departments; and other information.
Australian Vice-Chancellors'
Committee
Council consisting of chief executive officers of Australian universities
(referred to as "vice-chancellors"; "chancellor" is a largely honorific title).
The website includes a
list of Australian universities,
higher education statistics, and various full-text
publications.
General Education Online: Australia
An alphabetical list of links to Australian colleges, universities, and
vocational/technical institutes, from a free online index.
IDP Australia
Cooperative program sponsored by a consortium of Australian universities, for
the promotion of Australian higher education and research facilities to students
and researchers worldwide. The website includes a
list of IDP
Australia offices around the world.
University of Sydney
Official website for Australia’s oldest university, with numerous links to
sub-sites for the university’s schools, departments, and research centers. “About
the University” describes the institution’s administrative structure,
activities, and
statistics; there is also a brief
history.
Australian Council for
Educational Research (ACER)
Australian nonprofit organization which produces a range of published and online
resources related to education in Australia. Some resources are free, others are
available only to paid subscribers. The
ACER Library catalog is freely available online.
EdResearch is a database of articles published in Australian educational
journals; while searching the database is free, access to the full text of the
articles is fee-based. The
Educational Researchers Australia database is a free searchable directory;
database entries include contact information and a brief career summary.
Infocat
Searchable online catalog of Australian publications on education. Users can
search by author or keyword, and limit their searches by general subject
category and year of publication. Where available, a link is provided to online
full-text; however, many of the indexed publications are available only in print
form and must either be accessed in a library or purchased from the publisher.
Embassies
Australian Embassies, High
Commissions, Consulates, Multilateral Missions and Representative Offices
(Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
A list of links to individual websites, arranged alphabetically by country. In
some countries consular services for Australians are provided by the Canadian
representatives in that country.
Australian Heads of Missions
(Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
Listed alphabetically by country, each entry includes a photograph and a brief
biography. There is also an
alphabetical list by surname.
Embassy of Australia to the United
States
The website includes various
fact sheets, recent press
releases, information about
visas and
immigration,
consular services,
frequently asked questions, and
many other resources.
Australian Permanent Mission to
the United Nations
The website includes an overview of
Australia’s involvement in the UN,
public statements on current issues, the full text of policy statements
delivered in various UN forums on a variety of issues, and many other resources.
Embassy of the United
States to Australia
The website includes an
alphabetic index,
frequently
asked questions for US citizens,
visa
information for Australian visitors to the US, links to online information
on topics
of current interest, and many other resources.
Genealogy
Australia (from
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
The section for Australia from a massive and popular directory of genealogy
websites. Advertiser-supported.
Irish Convicts
to NSW 1791-1827
Free searchable database, compiled from a variety of published sources. Includes
a list of ships carrying
Irish transportees to Australia.
Local History and
Genealogy Reading Room, Library of Congress
Primary entry point for genealogy research at the Library of Congress. Although
the home page does not link to any Australia-specific resources, there is
general information about doing genealogy research at the Library, links to
various bibliographies and guides, and links to other genealogy websites.
Perth Dead
Persons Society
Local family history research organization which maintains an array of online
genealogical resources, such as
Convicts to Australia,
Passenger Ships
Arriving in Australasian Ports, and
Australians Serving in
the Boer War.
Society of Australian Genealogists
Official website with information on
Australian resources for genealogical research, links to searchable indexes
of
Australian genealogical source materials, and other features.
Geography and Environment
Bureau of Meteorology (Australian
Government)
Includes current forecasts and warnings by state/territory and locality (with
weather radar sweeps), data about the country’s
climate with maps and statistics,
and a substantial historical
archive of maps, statistics, and radar data.
Department of the Environment and
Heritage (Australian Government)
Official website providing information
about the department; links to
national parks, gardens, and
protected areas;
official publications; overviews of environmental issues; and other
features.
Geoscience Australia
Australia’s principal government agency for earth sciences research and official
geographic information. The site includes a
geographic name search; “As the
Cocky Flies," an online
calculator for distances between Australian localities; links to specialized
online mapping and database services;
free downloadable datasets; and many other features. Many of this
organization’s products and services are fee-based.
Australian Places: A Gazeteer of Australian Cities, Towns, and Suburbs
Entries are arranged alphabetically by
name of locality or
local government area. Each entry usually includes a concise history, some
with cited references. This is a work in progress; not all localities listed
currently have entries. Maintained by the
National Centre for Australian
Studies at Monash University. Frames-based.
Geography and Map Reading
Room, Library of Congress
Primary entry point for information on the Library’s extensive collections of
maps and atlases, including materials dealing with Australia and its various
administrative subdivisions. Many of these have been digitized, and are
available online at “Map
Collections: 1500-2004"; these can be searched by keyword or place name.
Printed materials can be searched via the Library’s
online catalog.
Maps of
Australia and the Pacific, Perry-Castañeda Library (University of Texas)
Extensive collection of digitized maps from a major research collection.
Includes a list of
historical maps from published sources.
Australian
Geographic Society
National organization for promoting exploration and environmental research. The
Society issues publications (including a magazine, Australian Geographic)
and maintains retail outlets throughout Australia. Some featured articles from
the magazine are available online.
Greenpeace Australia/Pacific
Website of the Australasian branch of the international human
rights/environmental organization, with a list of
publications
(most in full text), a section on the
history of the Rainbow
Warrior (Greenpeace vessel bombed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1985), and
other information.
Australian Greenhouse Office
(Department of the Environment and Heritage)
Official government website providing information about global warming and the
greenhouse effect from an Australian perspective, with
publications and other
resources.
Bureau of Meteorology (Australian
Government)
Includes current forecasts and warnings by state/territory and locality (with
weather radar sweeps), data about the country’s
climate with maps and statistics,
and a substantial historical
archive of maps, statistics, and radar data.
Government, Politics, and Law
Australasian Legal Information
Institute
Access to a wide range of material related to Australian law, including
searchable Australian law
databases. Among these databases is the full text of the
Commonwealth
Consolidated Acts; researchers can
browse by
the name of the act or choose from a variety of keyword search methods. The
site also includes the full text of many important documents, including the
reports of the
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and
Bringing Them Home, the report of the National Inquiry into the Separation
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.
Parliament of Australia
Information about the two houses of Parliament, the
Senate and the
House of Representatives;
information about members and
officers of Parliament; an
index to and full text of bills since 1996; and the
full text of Parliamentary
floor debates (the Hansard) going back to 1996, searchable by
keyword or browsable by date. The
Parliamentary Library
website provides
historical information about the Parliament going back to 1901 and the full
text of the latest edition of the
Parliamentary Handbook.
ScalePlus (Australian
Attorney-General's Department)
Free searchable database of Commonwealth bills (1998- ), treaties in force,
Federal and state acts and regulations (current and some retrospective),
selected Federal and state case law, and regulations for selected Commonwealth
dependencies. Researchers can do fielded searches with Boolean operators or
browse a functional index. Frames-based; uses requires that cookies be enabled
on your browser.
Commonwealth of
Australia (Law Library of Congress)
Collection of links to Australian government and legal sites, maintained by the
Law Library of Congress.
Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Parliament of
Australia)
Full text of the British parliamentary act establishing the Commonwealth of
Australia in 1900, which functions in essence as the country’s constitution.
Parliament of Australia
Information about the two houses of Parliament, the
Senate and the
House of Representatives;
information about members and
officers of Parliament; an
index to and full text of bills since 1996; and the
full text of Parliamentary
floor debates (the Hansard) going back to 1996, searchable by
keyword or browsable by date. The
Parliamentary Library
website provides
historical information about the Parliament going back to 1901 and the full
text of the latest edition of the
Parliamentary Handbook.
Australian Government Entry
Point
Official gateway to information about Australian federal and state governments,
as well as general information about Australia. Maintained by the federal
government.
Australian Government
Information
Information about Australian governments and legislatures at the Commonwealth,
state, and local levels, maintained by the
National Library of Australia.
Australian State, Territory, and Local
Governments
Collection of portal/gateway sites to Australian federal, state, and local
government, maintained by the federal government.
Australian Labor Party
Website for Australia’s oldest political party. In addition to general
information about the party, its policies, and recent elections, there are
full-text publications
from the party “think tank,” the Chifley Research Centre, and recent
news releases.
Liberal Party of Australia
Website for one of Australia’s two major political parties, which on the federal
level is in coalition with the National
Party. The website includes information about the party’s history, policies,
parliamentary members, and results in recent elections, and an archive of recent
speeches and policy pronouncements.
National Party of Australia
Conservative political party based principally in rural Australia; coalition
partners with the Liberal Party. The
website includes basic information about the party, its policies, news releases,
and members in the federal Parliament.
Health
Australia (country
profile from the World Health Organization)
Basic health information and statistics from the
World Health Organization.
Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare
Website of the government-sponsored research institute, with
information organized by topic;
recent publications, many
available online; statistics and data sets which can be displayed online, output
into PDF, or imported into database applications; and many other features.
Department of Health and Ageing
(Australian Government)
The website for the Australian federal government department responsible for
health issues has information about the department and its programs, full-text
online publications, various
health statistics, and an
alphabetic index.
Health Information
for Travelers to Australia and the South Pacific (US Centers for Disease
Control)
Current advisories and recommendations for travelers to this region, from the
National Center for Infectious Disease “Travelers’
Health” site.
History
Australian
Heritage Bibliography
Access to bibliographies and other resources drawn from an online index of
documents and journal articles regarding Australian archaeology, history, and
heritage sites.
Australia's Prime
Ministers
From the National Archives of Australia, an
online encyclopedia of biographical information (with images) on the prime
ministers of Australia. Users can browse a
timeline or a
list of names, or
search a "Who's Who" of
Australian political figures.
Historic Houses Trust of New South
Wales
This foundation supports historic preservation and research; issues many
scholarly publications on New South Wales architecture, local history, and other
related topics; operates a research library specializing in architecture,
heritage issues, the history of New South Wales, and historic preservation; and
operates several museums in historic properties around the greater Sydney area
Register of the National Estate
Maintained by the Australian Heritage Commission, this is a searchable
database of historic sites in Australia. Many of the database entries are
extensively annotated; images are available for many sites.
Sydney City Council History and Archives
This subsite of the City Council’s official website includes a
history of city goverment and symbols,
Aboriginal history, and
many other features.
Language and Literature
AustLit: The Resource for
Australian Literature
A collaboration between eight Australian universities and the
National Library of Australia providing
authoritative information on thousands of creative and critical Australian
literature works relating to more than 75,000 Australian authors and literary
organizations, with coverage from 1780 to the present. Much of the material is
available by subscription, but a
newsletter related to contemporary literary news and an author database are
freely available.
Australia: A
Reader's Guide Online (ARGO)
Annotated bibliography of major contemporary (i.e. either in print or
readily available in libraries) non-fiction about Australia. The bibliography is
organized by broad subject category and arranged alphabetically by title; a
Boolean
keyword search is available. Annotations for each entry include hypertext
links to relevant Internet sites. Maintained by the
National Centre for Australian
Studies at Monash University. Frames-based.
Australian
Literature on the Internet
Produced by the National Library of Australia,
a well-organized list of links to biographical sources, catalogs, archive and
manuscript collections, full-text sites, and associations for writers and
publishers.
Languages of Australia (from Ethnologue)
Entry from an online reference guide to world languages. Includes links to the
entries for various Aboriginal languages
Ozlit
Extensive Australian literary information, including a books and writers
database with biographical and bibliographical data. Links to Web sites
worldwide relating to Australian literature, as well as material about
children's books, a discussion list, and an e-zine.
Libraries and Archives
Archives of Australia
Online gateway to archival repositories, maintained by the
National Archives of Australia. Resources
include an online directory
by state and territory and a guide to records concerning
indigenous
Australians.
National Archives of Australia
Information about the main repository of Australian federal government records
and other primary source materials.
RecordSearch
is a partial online catalog of the collections, while
PhotoSearch
is a catalog of the Archives' image collections. Among other features, there are
sections on records relating to
Australian
prime ministers and
indigenous Australians.
State Records Authority of
New South Wales
Website for the archival repository of official government records for
Australia's largest state, and the original British colony on the Australian
continent. The
Concise Guide to the State Archives gives an overview of the agency's
holdings, and there is a
browseable list of full-text finding aids. Researchers can use an online
catalog, Archives Investigator,
for fielded searches of the Authority's holdings.
PANDORA
Website archiving project from the National
Library of Australia. Researchers can browse by subject, search by keyword,
or browse an alphabetical title list.
Picture Australia
Search engine for images of Australiana held at Australasian libraries,
archives, galleries, and museums. Researchers can do fielded searches and limit
the results by institution.
Register of Australian Archives and
Manuscripts (RAAM)
Listing of selected Australian archival collections, maintained by the
National Library of Australia. Researchers
can search by keyword, browse by
author (personal and corporate), or browse by repository.
Southern Cross Resource Finder
Searchable database of Australiana holdings in British libraries, archives, and
museums. A service of the Menzies
Centre for Australian Studies
Australian National University (ANU)
Library
The library of Australia's national university provides an
online catalog,
subject guides
to the library collections, and various digital collections, including the
E-Print repository of writings by ANU
staff and students and the
Asia Pacific Digital
Collections. The website also includes links to electronic resources
available only to ANU faculty, staff, and students.
Library and Information Service of
Western Australia
Information about Western Australia's state library, including access to its
online catalog via a Web
interface.
National Library of Australia
Information about the library's collections and services, including a Web
interface for the NLA computer catalog
searchable by author, title, subject, and control number;
PANDORA, a searchable archive of
Australian Internet sites; and PADI, a
collection of online resources relating to preservation and archiving of digital
information.
State Library of New South Wales
Website for the oldest public library in Australia. Among the online
resources made available are a Web version of its
online catalog (with holdings
from 1980 to the present),
INFOQUICK (an index of the Australian content of the Sydney Morning
Herald from 1988 to the present),
INFOKOORI (an index to various
Aboriginal publications, including the Koori
Mail), and PICMAN (database
of State Library pictures and manuscripts cataloged since 1992; includes some
digital images).
State Library of Queensland
Includes Web access to the Library's various
online catalogs, online
resources related to Queensland history,
a directory of public
libraries in Queensland, and other resources.
State Library of Victoria
Includes collection
descriptions and Web access to various
online catalogs and databases,
including the
Library's catalog of books and journals; separate catalogs of
manuscripts and
images held by the Library; and indexes to
Victorian government publications (post-1987) and
Australiana.
Australian Library and Information
Association (ALIA)
Official website for Australia's national association of library and information
professionals. Includes a keyword site search, a
site map, an
interactive events calendar, and
other features.
Australian Society of
Archivists
Official website with information about the Society; a free online
Directory of
Archives in Australia; listings of other
publications, some
of which are available online; and other features.
Listservs
H-ANZAU
H-Net discussion network for the history and culture of Australia and New
Zealand. The site hosts the
Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History.
Lists
Hosted in Australia (from CataList)
Alphabetical list of public listservs in the ".au" domain, maintained by a
email/listserv software firm. To search the list by keyword, users must use
their browser's "Find in Page..." feature
Media and Communications
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Website for Australia's national broadcasting network, including full text
of selected news stories with audio
and video clips.
Commercial Radio
Australia
Website for Australia's national association for the commercial radio industry.
"Find a Station" functions as an online directory of Australian commercial radio
stations; individual sites can be searched via a clickable map. Frames-based.
NineMSN
Joint website for the Nine television network and the Microsoft online service
in Australia, serving as the Nine network's public website as well as a general
Web portal.
Seven Network
Public website for an Australian television network and magazine publisher, with
schedules and program information. The network's
corporate site provides information
about the company.
Special
Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Website for Australia's multicultural broadcasting service, with news headlines,
radio and television schedules, streaming audio of radio broadcasts in many
languages, and other services.
INFOQUICK
Free online index of the Australian content of the Sydney Morning Herald
from 1988 to the end of June 2005. From the
State Library of New South Wales.
News Store (Fairfax
Publications)
Online index to several Australian newspapers owned by the Fairfax company,
including the Sydney Morning Herald, the Melbourne Age,
and the Australian Financial Review. The index covers the period
1990 to the present. Researchers may search the index at no cost, but access to
the full text of articles is available to subscribers only.
Australian Financial Review
Internet edition of Australia's major financial daily. Users can browse the
current issues and the previous three weeks of the paper online for free, but a
nine-month searchable archive is available only to paying subscribers.
Melbourne Age
Full text of selected items from Melbourne's major daily newspaper. Articles
are archived for nine months, but full text of articles more than one month old
is available only for a fee.
news.com.au
Full text of stories from the newspapers of News Limited, the Australian
branch of the Murdoch international media concern. These include the national
Australian, the Sydney Daily Telegraph, the Brisbane
Courier Mail, the Hobart Mercury, and the Melbourne
Herald Sun.
Sydney Morning Herald
Daily listing of major stories (in full text) from Sydney's major daily.
Articles are archived for nine months, but full text of articles more than one
month old is available only for a fee.
Recreation and Travel
Culture and
Recreation Portal (Australian Government)
Web directory of Australian government and institutional websites in the arts,
sport, and related fields. Includes lists of links to various
online directories,
news about cultural
events and exhibitions, and the “Australian
Stories” collection of online articles on topics in Australian art and
culture.
Australian Olympic Committee
This official website includes information about Australia's involvement in the
latest and upcoming Olympic Games, various full-text
publications, a
directory of Olympic organizations, and other resources.
Australian Football League
Official website for the professional Australian rules football league, with
news, fixtures, results during the current season (which generally runs from
March to September), and links to individual club websites.
Australian Open
Official website for Australia's Grand Slam professional tennis tourney.
Australian Sports Commission
The government agency responsible for coordinating government policy on sport
administers the National Sport
Information Centre, a library and resource center with a
full-text archive of papers and
reports; maintains a free online
directory of Australian sport organizations; and provides a searchable
catalog of their
publications, most of which must be purchased from the Commission.
Cricket Australia
Official website for cricket in Australia, with general information about the
sport, fixtures, match results, and other information.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Official website for one of Australia's most venerated sporting venues, with an
extensive
history section and
facts
and figures about the stadium.
National Rugby League
Official website for the rugby league code in Australia, with news, fixtures,
results during the season (which generally runs from March to September), links
to individual club websites, and a history
of the code in Australia.
Rugby.com.au
Official website for the rugby union code in Australia, with news, fixtures,
links to individual club websites, and information about the
Wallabies, the national rugby union side.
Tennis Australia
Official website for Australia's principal professional tennis organization.
Australian Embassies, High
Commissions, Consulates, Multilateral Missions and Representative Offices
(Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
A list of links to individual websites, arranged alphabetically by country. In
some countries consular services for Australians are provided by the Canadian
representatives in that country.
Health Information
for Travelers to Australia and the South Pacific (US Centers for Disease
Control)
Current advisories and recommendations for travelers to this region, from the
National Center for Infectious Disease “Travelers’
Health” site.
Tourism Australia
Public website for the Australian official organization for promoting domestic
and international tourism. Tourism Australia also maintains a
corporate site with information
about the agency, as well as full-text
statistics and reports.
The public site includes various resources for potential tourists, including an
online
currency exchange converter (for approximate conversion rates only).
The National Public Toilet Map
From the federal Department of Health and Ageing, a searchable database of
public toilet facilities throughout the country. Users can browse by
state/territory and
locality; find public toilets near an
address or places
of interest; or search by
latitude and
longitude. A typical entry includes hours of operation, information on
wheelchair access, and facilities available (e.g. baby change, drinking water,
showers).
Religion and Philosophy
Australian Religion
and Beliefs on the Internet
General portal maintained by the National
Library of Australia and organized by subject, with a keyword search
feature.
Religion in
Australia (from Adherents.com)
Brief overview of religion in Australia, with statistics drawn from the latest
decennial census.
Anglican Church of Australia
This official website includes a
directory of
dioceses, a
brief history
of Anglicanism in Australia, a list of recent
media releases, and
other information.
Catholic Church in Australia
This official website includes news and information about the Church in
Australia, an events calendar, links to Catholic organizations such as the
Australian Catholic Bishops
Conference, and other information. Information about
Australian Catholic archdioceses
and dioceses can be accessed through the Australian Catholic Bishops
Conference web pages, or by the online edition of the (Australian)
Official Catholic Directory.
The full online edition is available only to those purchase the print directory;
however, the "Archdioceses and Dioceses" portion of the Directory is freely
available (via "Enter as Guest").
Uniting Church in Australia
Protestant denomination created in 1977 with the merger of Australian
Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists. The website includes an
overview of the denomination, a list of
the denomination's regional synods,
and other information.
Islamic Council of New South Wales
Website for a public advocacy group promoting civil rights for Australian
Moslems and disseminating information about Islamic faith and culture. The
website includes directories of mosques, halal butchers, schools, and other
services for Moslems in New South Wales, as well as
media releases and a
brief overview of Islam in Australia.
Executive Council of Australian
Jewry
Public advocacy group for Australian Jews. The website includes information
about the Council and recent media releases.
Great Synagogue (Sydney)
The website for one of Australia's largest and oldest synagogues includes a
history of the
Synagogue and the Sydney Jewish community as well as a schedule of religious
services and other information.
Jewish Ozzies Inter.Net (J.O.I.N.)
Non-profit Jewish association with an emphasis on online reources. Their site
includes a directory of Australian Jewish websites ("A
to Z of Jewish Australia on the Internet") and a list of links to
Australasian synagogue
websites.
New South Wales Jewish Board of
Deputies
Umbrella group for Jewish organizations in New South Wales. In addition to basic
information about the organization, the website provides various historical
articles about Judaism and Shoah (Holocaust) survivors in New South Wales; a
"Guide to Jewish Sydney"; course notes for schools on various Jewish topics; and
other resources.
Philosophy Departments - Australia & New Zealand (from Philosophy in CyberSpace)
Lists web sites, in alphabetical order, for philosophy departments in Australian
and New Zealand universities. The parent site is hosted on a server at
Monash University in Australia.
Research Centers and Associations
Australian and New
Zealand Studies Association of North America
Scholarly association for Australasian studies. The website provides information
about the association, its officers, and its annual conferences.
American Association
for Australian Literary Studies
The website for this association includes information about their journal,
Antipodes,
their annual conferences, and other basic information.
Center for Australian and New
Zealand Studies (Georgetown University)
The website provides basic information about the center and its activities, a
list of publications
(no full-text), and other information.
Edward A. Clark Center for
Australian and New Zealand Studies (University of Texas)
This research center publishes a newsletter,
Yacker,
which is available online. The website also lists
news and announcements,
and provides a list of links to other
Australian studies
organizations.
Menzies Centre for
Australian Studies (University of London)
This website provides information about the Centre and its activities, including
annual reports, a
list of publications
for sale, and an overview of the
British Australian Studies Association.
Royal Australian Historical Society
This scholarly society for the study of Australian history publishes the
Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society (JRAHS);
the website includes full text of book reviews from 1998 to the present and a
complete list of articles published
(use your browser's "Find in Page" feature to search the list by keyword). The
RAHS Cornucopia is a small
collection of full-text resources related to Australian history.
Society
Chinese Heritage of
Australian Federation
A joint project of La Trobe University
in Melbourne and East China Normal University
in Shanghai. The website includes various
individual stories,
a Chinese Australian
History Resources database,
indexes to the
Tung Wah Chinese-Australian newspapers, and other resources
Amnesty International, Australia
Website for the Australian branch of the international human rights
organization. The website for the parent organization includes a list of
full-text reports related
to Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Commission
Website for the semi-independent Australian government commission responsible
for coordinating policies and services for Australia's indigenous peoples. The
commission was formally abolished by the Australian Parliament in March 2005 and
its functions transferred to other agencies. As of spring 2005, the website
remains and includes
information
about the closure, links to various online
publications, and other features.
Aboriginal
Studies WWW Virtual Library
Extensive site directory maintained by Matthew Ciolek of
Australian National University and
organized by subject.
Australian Institute of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
This independent research institute for the study of Australia's indigenous
peoples maintains a publishing arm,
Aboriginal Studies Press; the
Native Title Research Unit,
with extensive information on land rights for indigenous peoples; and a
library with an
online catalog, MURA (note the
disclaimers before entering the catalog). The website also includes information
(contents but no full text) about the Institute's journal,
Australian
Aboriginal Studies, and an overview of the Institute's
research activities with links to
full-text reports and papers.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
The website for an Australian dance company integrating traditional Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander dance with contemporary music and dance motifs. The
site includes a
history of the company and streaming video of excerpts from their
performances.
Black Pages
Online directory of businesses and services owned by or serving indigenous
Australians, searchable by name or business type with geographic limits.
Indigenous Australia
Educational site about Australian indigenous history and culture, from the
Australian Museum.
Indigenous Portal
Australian government website intended as a starting point for those seeking
information about government programs and services for indigenous peoples. As of
2005, the site was still in development and included a link to the
former Indigenous Portal
maintained by the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Commission.
Office of Indigenous Policy
Coordination
Website for the government agency responsible for coordinating government
policies toward Australia's indigenous peoples since July 2004. The site
includes information about the 2004
changes
in indigenous affairs management, some full-text
publications, and
other information.
Migration Heritage
Centre
Research initiative sponsored by the New South Wales state government and
headquartered at the Powerhouse
Museum. The site includes information about various projects such as the
compilation of oral histories, and can be searched by
name of ethnic group or via
clickable maps.
Racism, No Way
Educational website from an alliance of government and private agencies related
to education. Most of the resources are aimed at K-12 educators and students,
and include concise
fact sheets
describing some ethnic Australian communities.
Special
Broadcasting Service (SBS)
Website for Australia's multicultural broadcasting service, with news headlines,
radio and television schedules, streaming audio of radio broadcasts in many
languages, and other services.
Australian Women's Archive
Project
Joint project of National Foundation for
Australian Women and the University of
Melbourne to create a database of information related to Australian women
and women's organizations. The Archives register of source material can be
browsed by name/title or
searched by keyword.
Australian Women's Coalition
Umbrella organization for several Australian women's groups. The website
includes the full text of the
latest annual report and
links to the websites of the Coalition's constituent groups.
National Women's Justice Coalition
Organization promoting “women's equality before the law in Australia.” The
website includes an extensive "Index
of Australian National Women's Peak Organisations and Regional Women's
Organisations Not Represented Nationally," listed alphabetically by name of
organization.
Office for Women (Department of
Family and Community Services)
Federal government office charged with providing the government with advice and
policy recommendations on women's issues. The website includes full-text
statistics, a
timeline of milestones
in Australian women's history, the "Window
on Women" gateway to statistical resources on women's issues, and other
information.
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