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Australian government

1. Australia Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics
3. Australian Government Entry Point
4. CIA World Factbook: Australia
5. CSIRO Australia
6. CSIRO: Information and Communications Technology
7. Documenting a Democracy: Australia's Story
8. Government Online Resource Centre
9. Parliament of Australia
10. Political Resources on the Net: Australia

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Australia Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006

Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Australia. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: australia, australian government
     DeweyClass: 323.94
     Resource type: document

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Official organisation providing national statistics which cover key indicators such as gross domestic product, unemployment rate, average weekly earnings, and company profits. Also features the most recent census information and data pertaining to themes including science and innovation, tourism, and health.
     Author: Commonwealth of Australia
     Subjects: australia, australian geography, australian government
     DeweyClass: 919.4
     Resource type: reference data

Australian Government Entry Point

Web server of the Australian government. Includes access to state, territorial and local government information.
     Author: Australian Government
     Subjects: australia, australian government, national governments
     DeweyClass: 351.94
     Resource type: government

CIA World Factbook: Australia

Basic reference information about Australia, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: australia, australian geography, australian government
     DeweyClass: 919.4
     Resource type: document

CSIRO Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. Australia's largest scientific research agency. Major divisions cover agribusiness, environment and natural resources, IT, manufacturing, minerals and energy.
     Author: CSIRO
     Subjects: australian business, australian government, scientific research worldwide
     DeweyClass: 500
     Resource type: institution

CSIRO: Information and Communications Technology

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Australia: Division of Information Technology. Details research areas and achievements in areas of expertise which include radio systems, software engineering and multimedia.
     Author: CSIRO
     Subjects: australian government, information technology
     DeweyClass: 004
     Resource type: institution

Documenting a Democracy: Australia's Story

Collection of documents tracing the development of democracy in Australia. Specific information relating to the Commonwealth, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania is accessible via an interactive map, and is presented in RTF, PDF, or Word 6 format. Details of the significance and history of each resource is provided, along with full text transcripts of material such as various Constitutional Acts, Instructions from Queen Victoria to the Governor-General (1900), the Aborigines Act (1910), and the Treaty of Versailles (1919).
     Author: Commonwealth of Australia
     Subjects: australian government, democracy
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: documents

Government Online Resource Centre

Collection of resources detailing the progress of the Victorian state government towards online service provision. Covers electronic democracy, authentication, artificial intelligence, electronic purchasing and payments, regional and rural issues, and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).
     Author: State of Victoria
     Subjects: australian government
     DeweyClass: 351.94
     Resource type: documents

Parliament of Australia

Describes the positions and roles of current members of the Australian Parliament, and outlines the functions of House and Senate. A historical background, summaries of pending legislation, research papers on topical issues, and archives of parliamentary debates are also provided.
     Author: Commonwealth of Australia
     Subjects: australian government
     DeweyClass: 351.94
     Resource type: documents

Political Resources on the Net: Australia

Listing of political resources relevant to Australia, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: australia, australian government
     DeweyClass: 320.994
     Resource type: documents, index