World Online Education - World Portal : International Online Education Portal
Worldwide Online Education
International Online Education Portal
Learn About the World's Online Business, Education, Economy, Politics, Culture, Religion, Media and More

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia
Online Business Education. Economy. Politics. Culture. Religion. Media

Flag of Australia
Australia

Flag of the Aboriginals
Aboriginal


Country Profile

Capital 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)

Introduction

Australia

Background:  Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire
in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to
rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to
make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II.
Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone
layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the
Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a
commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic,
was defeated in 1999.

Geography Australia

Location:  Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South
Pacific Ocean

Geographic coordinates:  27 00 S, 133 00 E

Map references:  Oceania

Area:  total: 7,686,850 sq km water: 68,920 sq km note: includes Lord
Howe Island and Macquarie Island land: 7,617,930 sq km

Area - comparative:  slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states

Land boundaries:  0 km

Coastline:  25,760 km

Maritime claims:   12 NM exclusive economic zone: Climate:  generally
arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Terrain:  mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast

Elevation extremes:  lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m highest point: Mount
Kosciuszko 2,229 m

Natural resources:  bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver,
uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural
gas, petroleum

Land use:  arable land: 7% permanent crops: 0% other: 93% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land:  24,000 sq km (1998 est.)

Natural hazards:  cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires

Environment - current issues:  soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial
development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity
rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for
agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal
and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the
largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and
its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources

Environment - international agreements:  party to: Antarctic-Environmental
Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic
Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,
Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note:  world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country;
population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts;
regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs
along the west coast in the summer

People Australia

Population:  19,546,792 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure:  0-14 years: 20.4% (male 2,046,052; female 1,949,725)
15-64 years: 67% (male 6,610,840; female 6,480,354) 65 years and over:
12.6% (male 1,078,506; female 1,381,315) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate:  0.96% (2002 est.)

Birth rate:  12.71 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate:  7.25 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate:  4.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio:  at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05
male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:
0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate:  4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:  total population: 80 years female: 83 years
(2002 est.)  male: 77.15 years

Total fertility rate:  1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:  0.15% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:  14,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:  100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:  noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian

Ethnic groups:  Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

Religions:  Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%,
non-Christian 11%, other 12.6%

Languages:  English, native languages

Literacy:  definition: age 15 and over can read and write total
population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (1980 est.)

Government Australia

Country name:  conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia
conventional short form: Australia

Government type:  democratic, federal-state system recognizing the
British monarch as sovereign

Capital:  Canberra

Administrative divisions:  6 states and 2 territories*; Australian
Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland,
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Dependent areas:  Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos
(Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands,
Norfolk Island

Independence:  1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)

National holiday:  Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Constitution:  9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901

Legal system:  based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations

Suffrage:  18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Executive branch:  chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
1952), represented by Governor General Rt. Rev. Dr. Peter HOLLINGWORTH
(since 29 June 2001) head of government: Prime Minister John Winston
HOWARD (since 11 March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON
(since 20 July 1999) cabinet: Cabinet Parliament nominates, from among
its members, a list of candidates to serve as government ministers;
from this list, the governor general makes the final selections for the
Cabinet elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general
appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader
of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually
appointed prime minister by the governor general for a three-year term
note: government coalition - Liberal Party and National Party

Legislative branch:  bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate
(76 seats - 12 from each of the six states and two from each of the two
mainland territories; one-half of the members elected every three years
by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives
(150 seats - this is up from 148 seats in 2001 election; members elected
by popular vote on the basis of preferential representation to serve
three-year terms; no state can have fewer than five representatives)
elections: Senate - last held 10 November 2001 (next to be held by
November 2004); House of Representatives - last held 10 November 2001
(next to be held by November 2004) election results: Senate - percent
of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Liberal Party-National Party
coalition 35, Australian Labor Party 28, Australian Democrats 8, Green
Party 2, One Nation Party 1, Country Labor Party 1, independent 1; House
of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party -
Liberal Party-National Party coalition 82, Australian Labor Party 65,
independent and other 3

Judicial branch:  High Court (the chief justice and six other justices
are appointed by the governor general)

Political parties and leaders:  Australian Democrats [Natasha
STOTT-DESPOJA]; Australian Labor Party [Simon CREAN]; Country Labor Party
[leader NA]; Green Party [Bob BROWN]; Liberal Party [John Winston HOWARD];
National Party [John ANDERSON]; One Nation Party [leader NA]

Political pressure groups and leaders:  Australian Democratic Labor Party
(anti-Communist Labor Party splinter group); Australian Monarchist League
[leader NA]; Australian Republican Movement [leader NA]

International organization participation:  ANZUS, APEC, ARF (dialogue
partner), AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CCC,
CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM (guest),
NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNMEE, UNTAET, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US:   Ambassador Michael J. THAWLEY
consulate(s) general:  FAX: [1] (202) 797-3168 telephone: [1] (202)
797-3000 chancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

Diplomatic representation from the US:  chief of mission: Ambassador
J. Thomas SCHIEFFER embassy: Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory 2600 mailing address:  consulate(s) general:
Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Flag description:  blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant;
the remaining half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation
in white with one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed
stars

Economy Australia

Economy - overview:  Australia has a prosperous Western-style capitalist
economy, with a per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European
economies. The Australian economy has been resilient in the face of
the global economic downturn in 2001 chalking up 2.3% GDP growth, as
the domestic economy is offsetting the external slump and business and
consumer confidence remains robust. Canberra's emphasis on reforms is
a key factor behind the economy's strength, and Australia is expected
to outperform its trading partners in 2002, with GDP growth projected
to be 3% or better. Australia probably will experience some weakness in
mid-2002 as its business cycle tends to lag the US by about six months,
and larger problems could emerge if Australia's trade position worsens.

GDP:  purchasing power parity - $465.9 billion (2001 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:  2.3% (2001 est.)

GDP - per capita:  purchasing power parity - $24,000 (2001 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:  agriculture: 3% industry: 25% services: 72%
(2000 est.)

Population below poverty line:  NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:  lowest 10%: 2%
highest 10%: 25.4% (1994)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:  35.2 (1994)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):  4.3% (2001 est.)

Labor force:  9.2 million (December 2001)

Labor force - by occupation:  services 73%, industry 22%, agriculture 5%
(1997 est.)

Unemployment rate:  6.7% (2001)

Budget:  revenues: $86.8 billion expenditures: $84.1 billion, including
capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)

Industries:  mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food
processing, chemicals, steel

Industrial production growth rate:  0.4% (2001 est.)

Electricity - production:  202.676 billion kWh (2000)

Electricity - production by source:  fossil fuel: 89.79% hydro: 8.47%
other: 1.74% (2000) nuclear: 0%

Electricity - consumption:  188.489 billion kWh (2000)

Electricity - exports:  0 kWh (2000)

Electricity - imports:  0 kWh (2000)

Agriculture - products:  wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle,
sheep, poultry

Exports:  $68.8 billion (2001 est.)

Exports - commodities:  coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat,
machinery and transport equipment

Exports - partners:  Japan 19%, US 9%, South Korea 7%, China 6%, New
Zealand 5.8%, Singapore 4% (2001 est.)

Imports:  $70.2 billion (2001 est.)

Imports - commodities:  machinery and transport equipment, computers
and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil
and petroleum products

Imports - partners:  US 20%, Japan 13%, China 7.7%, UK 6%, Germany 5%,
South Korea 4%, NZ 4%, Malaysia 3.6% (2001 est.)

Debt - external:  $168.7 billion (2001 est.)

Economic aid - donor:  ODA, $894 million (FY99/00)

Currency:  Australian dollar (AUD)

Currency code:  AUD

Exchange rates:  Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.9354 (January 2002),
1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997)

Fiscal year:  1 July - 30 June

Communications Australia

Telephones - main lines in use:  10.05 million (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular:  8.6 million (2000)

Telephone system:  general assessment: excellent domestic and
international service domestic: domestic satellite system; much use
of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of
mobile cellular telephones international: submarine cables to New Zealand,
Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat
(4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat (Indian and Pacific
Ocean regions) (1998)

Radio broadcast stations:  AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:  25.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:  104 (1997)

Televisions:  10.15 million (1997)

Internet country code:  .au

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):  603 (2001)

Internet users:  10.06 million (2001)

Transportation Australia

Railways:  total: 33,819 km (2,540 km electrified) broad gauge: 3,719
km 1.600-m gauge narrow gauge: 14,506 km 1.067-m gauge standard gauge:
15,422 km 1.435-m gauge dual gauge: 172 km NA gauges (1999 est.)

Highways:  total: 913,000 km paved: 353,331 km (including 1,363 km of
expressways) unpaved: 559,669 km (1996)

Waterways:  8,368 km (mainly used by small, shallow-draft craft)

Pipelines:  crude oil 2,500 km; petroleum products 500 km; natural gas
5,600 km

Ports and harbors:  Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport
(Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania),
Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville

Merchant marine:  total: 55 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,469,362
GRT/1,869,262 DWT ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 5, chemical tanker 4,
container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7, roll
on/roll off 6, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: France 2, United Kingdom 2, United States 14 (2002 est.)

Airports:  421 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways:   11 1,524 to 2,437 m: Airports - with
unpaved runways:  total: 139 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 111
under 914 m: 12 (2001)

Military Australia

Military branches:  Royal Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal
Australian Air Force

Military manpower - military age:  17 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability:  males age 15-49: 5,013,406 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:  males age 15-49: 4,321,387
(2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:  males: 142,686
(2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:  $9.3 billion (FY01/02 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:  2% (FY01/02)

Transnational Issues Australia

Disputes - international:  Australia-East Timor-Indonesia are working
to resolve maritime boundary and sharing of seabed resources in "Timor
Gap"; Australia asserts a territorial claim to Antarctica and to its
continental shelf

Illicit drugs:  Tasmania is one of the world's major suppliers of licit
opiate products; government maintains strict controls over areas of
opium poppy cultivation and output of poppy straw concentrate

This page was last updated on 1 January 2002



Internet Links

Official Sites of Australia

Australian Parliament

The Prime Minister of Australia

Australian Government Directory

Australian Commonwealth Government Entry Point

Australian Government Information Management Office

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Diplomatic Missions
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations

Embassy of Australia

Australian Missions Abroad

Diplomatic Representation by foreign governments in Canberra

Australia Visa

Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics

Weather
Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Australian Territories and States
Australian Capital Territory

Northern Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Victoria

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

Parliament of Tasmania
 

Australia News
AAP

The Age

Australian Financial Review

Australian News Network

Canberra Times

The Illawarra Mercury

Sydney Morning Herald

Radio/TV
ABC Online

Arts & Culture
Australia's Cultural Network

Aboriginal Art Online

Art Gallery NSW

Didgeridoo Cultural Hub | iDIDJ Australia

Flanagan, Richard

Books from Richard Flanagan

National Gallery of Australia

Sydney Festival 2004

Sydney Opera House

Yothu Yindi

Music of Yothu Yindi

Museums
The Australian Museum

National Museum of Australia

Museum Victoria

The Powerhouse Museum

AMOL - Australian Museums and Galleries OnLine

Business & Economy
The Australian Stock Exchange

National Australia Bank

RBA - Reserve Bank of Australia

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Australian Trade Commission (AUSTRADE)

Department of Industry, Science & Resources

Invest Australia

Yellowpages.com.au

Products
Australian Made Campaign

Transportation
Airline
Qantas Airways

Ferry
Spirit of Tasmania

Railroad
Great South Pacific Express

Great Southern Railway

West Coast Railway

Destination Australia - Travel and Tour Guides

Australia.com

Australian Tourist Commission.

New South Wales
Sydney & New South Wales Tourism

Northern Territory
Central Australian Tourism

Northern Territory Travel

Northern Territory Tourist Commission NTTC

Queensland
Queensland Tourism

South Australia
South Australia

Dive South Australia

Murraylands

Tasmania
Discover Tasmania

Victoria
Visit Victoria

Western Australia
Tourism Western Australia

Online WA.

Broome

City Guides

Canberra

Adelaide

Alice Springs

Brisbane

Darwin

Hobart

Melbourne

Melbourne

Perth

Sydney

Sydney

The Australian Tourism Net

Guide to Australia

Destination Australia

Education
Australian National University

Charles Sturt University

EdNA Online

Macquarie University

University of Adeliade

University of South Australia

University of Tasmania

University of the Sunshine Coast

The University of Western Australia

National Library of Australia

Australian Libraries Gateway Site

Science & Research
Australian Institute of Marine Science

The Nanoworld

Environment
Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia

Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority

Dragon Search

Ecosustainable Hub

Great Barrier Reef

Save The Murray

Tasmania Parks

History
Ancient heritage, modern society

Australian History on the Internet

Directory of Archives in Australia

Documenting a Democracy - Australia's story

The National Archives of Australia

Royal Australian Historical Society

Society of Australian Genealogists

Native
Koori

Aboriginal Art & Culture Centre

Aboriginal Australia

AIATSIS

ATSIC - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Bush Food and Bush Medicine

Corringie Settlement

Dreamtime Legends

Many Nations, One People

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website

Stories of the Dreaming

Search
aussie.com.au

WebSearch.COM.AU

Web Wombat

Newsgroup of Australia
soc.culture.australian

Sport
Australian Rugby Union
 


General Resources

Australian White Pages

Australian Yellow Pages

Ausflag

history of the current national flag

other Australian statutory national flags

state and territory flags

Australian National Anthem

Australian National Flag Association

Background Notes (US Department of State)

Country Profile: Australia

Federal Research Division

Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Beyond...the Black Stump Home Page

list of Australiana websites.

OzSearch

Web Wombat

Australian Bureau of Statistics


Business, Commerce, and the Economy

American Chamber of Commerce in Australia

Austrade

publications

issue papers

Australian Council of Trade Unions

news and press releases

Australian Financial Review

Reserve Bank of Australia

Australian currency

full-text publications

financial statistics

historical statistics

Business Entry Point (Australian Government)

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)

Budget (Australian Government)

Noel Butlin Archives Centre



Culture

Culture and Recreation Portal (Australian Government)

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Museum of Contemporary Art

National Gallery of Australia

National Portrait Gallery of Australia

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)

Bangarra Dance Theatre

Sydney Dance Company

Australian Film Institute

Australian Museum

Australian War Museum

Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Museum Victoria

National Museum of Australia

Powerhouse Museum

Australian Music Centre

Australian Rock Database

Music Council of Australia

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Sydney Opera House

Archibald, Wynne, Sulman, Dobell and Australian Photographic Portrait Prizes


Education

Department of Education, Science, and Training

Education Portal (Australian Government)

Australia (from Braintrack University Index)

Australian Digital Theses Project

Australian National University (ANU)

Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee

General Education Online: Australia

IDP Australia

University of Sydney

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

Infocat


Embassies

Australian Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates, Multilateral Missions and Representative Offices (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Australian Heads of Missions (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Embassy of Australia to the United States

Australian Permanent Mission to the United Nations

Embassy of the United States to Australia


Genealogy

Australia (from Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)

Irish Convicts to NSW 1791-1827

Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, Library of Congress

Perth Dead Persons Society

Society of Australian Genealogists


Geography and Environment

Bureau of Meteorology (Australian Government)

Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government)

Geoscience Australia

Australian Places: A Gazeteer of Australian Cities, Towns, and Suburbs

Geography and Map Reading Room, Library of Congress

Maps of Australia and the Pacific, Perry-Castañeda Library (University of Texas)

Australian Geographic Society

Greenpeace Australia/Pacific

Australian Greenhouse Office (Department of the Environment and Heritage)

Bureau of Meteorology (Australian Government)


Government, Politics, and Law

Australasian Legal Information Institute

Parliament of Australia

ScalePlus (Australian Attorney-General's Department)

Commonwealth of Australia (Law Library of Congress)

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Parliament of Australia)

Parliament of Australia

Australian Government Entry Point

Australian Government Information

Australian State, Territory, and Local Governments

Australian Labor Party

Liberal Party of Australia

National Party of Australia


Health

Australia (country profile from the World Health Organization)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Department of Health and Ageing (Australian Government)

Health Information for Travelers to Australia and the South Pacific (US Centers for Disease Control)


History

Australian Heritage Bibliography

Australia's Prime Ministers

Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

Register of the National Estate

Sydney City Council History and Archives


Language and Literature

AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature

Australia: A Reader's Guide Online (ARGO)

Australian Literature on the Internet

Languages of Australia (from Ethnologue)

Ozlit


Libraries and Archives

Archives of Australia

National Archives of Australia

State Records Authority of New South Wales

PANDORA

Picture Australia

Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts (RAAM)

Southern Cross Resource Finder

Australian National University (ANU) Library

Library and Information Service of Western Australia

National Library of Australia

State Library of New South Wales

State Library of Queensland

State Library of Victoria

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

Australian Society of Archivists


Listservs

H-ANZAU

Lists Hosted in Australia (from CataList)


Media and Communications

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Commercial Radio Australia

NineMSN

Seven Network

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

INFOQUICK

News Store (Fairfax Publications)

Australian Financial Review

Melbourne Age

news.com.au

Sydney Morning Herald


Recreation and Travel

Culture and Recreation Portal (Australian Government)

Australian Olympic Committee

Australian Football League

Australian Open

Australian Sports Commission

Cricket Australia

Melbourne Cricket Ground

National Rugby League

Rugby.com.au

Tennis Australia

Australian Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates, Multilateral Missions and Representative Offices (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

Health Information for Travelers to Australia and the South Pacific (US Centers for Disease Control)

Tourism Australia

The National Public Toilet Map


Religion and Philosophy

Australian Religion and Beliefs on the Internet

Religion in Australia (from Adherents.com)

Anglican Church of Australia

Catholic Church in Australia

Uniting Church in Australia

Islamic Council of New South Wales

Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Great Synagogue (Sydney)

Jewish Ozzies Inter.Net (J.O.I.N.)

New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies

Philosophy Departments - Australia & New Zealand (from Philosophy in CyberSpace)


Research Centers and Associations

Australian and New Zealand Studies Association of North America

American Association for Australian Literary Studies

Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies (Georgetown University)

Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies (University of Texas)

Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (University of London)

Royal Australian Historical Society


Society

Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation

Amnesty International, Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Bangarra Dance Theatre

Black Pages

Indigenous Australia

Indigenous Portal

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination

Migration Heritage Centre

Racism, No Way

Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

Australian Women's Archive Project

Australian Women's Coalition

National Women's Justice Coalition

Office for Women (Department of Family and Community Services)

 

 

 

Online
Education Resources

Natural Stone Veneer
Stone Directory

Las Vegas Graphics & Web Design
Las Vegas Graphic & Web Design
Professional
Graphic Design & Web Design in Las Vegas

Dentures. Complete Dentures. Partial Dentures.
 Dentures.
 Complete Dentures
 &
 Partial Dentures

Leadership Courses & Management Courses in Las Vegas USA
Management Training Courses in Las Vegas USA
Leadership Training & Management Courses in Las Vegas

Management  Best Practices
Management Best Practices

Management Consulting Courses
Management Consulting Courses

Management Training Courses
Management Training Courses

Business School Online
Online Business Schools

Open Courseware
Free Open Courses

Online Business Courses
Business Schools Online

Business Management Courses
Business Management Courses

CEO Magazine
CEO Magazine

CEO Library
CEO Library

CEO Club
Executive Networking

CEO Books
CEO Books

MBA Review
Review of MBA Programs

Best MBA
Ranking of World's Best MBA Programs

MBA distance Learning
Online MBA

Top Ranking MBA
Ranking of Top MBA Programs

Online Executive MBA
Online Executive MBA Programs

Accelerated MBA
Accelerated MBA Programs

Las Vegas Web Design
Las Vegas Web Design