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Government

• Whole of government web site - official portal to Australian federal, state and territory government links
• Government information and services - series of portal websites providing government information and services
• FedInfo - information for Australian government employees
• National Institute for Governance - concentrating on the interface between the public, private and community sectors

Commonwealth Government

• Australian Parliament House - home page
• The Parliamentary Handbook
• Parliament of Australia Hansard - Senate and House of Representative Hansards
• Commonwealth Government Entry Point

• Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
• Geoscience Australia
• Government Online Directory
• The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
• Australian Government Information Management Office
• Australian Government Workplace Authority - provides advice, assistance, information and education on workplace agreements.
• Records of the Australasian Federal Conventions of the 1890s - "among the most significant founding documents of the Australian nation"

State/Territory Governments

• ACT
• NSW
  • State Records
• Queensland
• Northern Territory
• SA
• Tasmania
• Victoria
  • Victorian Government Gazettes - historic gazettes from 1836 to 1997
• WA

Other governments

• Europa - the official website of the European Union
• European Parliament fact sheets - 1999 to 2002
• legislation.gov.uk - the official site for UK Legislation
• National Archives - UK
• US Geological Survey
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Central Intelligence Agency

Politics

• The Australian Politics Resource
• The Parliamentary Handbook
• The Australian Democrats
• Australian Labor Party
• The Greens
• Liberal Party of Australia
• The National Party
• Open Australia - your representatives in Parliament

Law

Australian

• AustLII - Australian Legal Information Institute (UNSW and UTS)
• Australian Institute of Criminology
• Law internet resources - links to Australian and international legal materials and websites
• ComLaw - Commonwealth legislation and the Federal Register of legislative Instruments (FRLI); material on ScalePlus is being progressively migrated to ComLaw and all new legislation is only posted on the new service
  • ScalePlus - Attorney-General's Department LawSearch Online (updated to 31 Dec 2005)
• National Museum of Australia Act 1980
• NSW Attorney-General's Department
• Office of Parliamentary Counsel - drafting of bills and acts; excellent FAQ link provides answers to common questions on bills, commencement details, status of legislation and who to contact
• Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry, 1902-2004
• Weblaw - Australian legal subject guide
• Lawportal - "complete online reference to legal resources available on the WWW"

International

• British and Irish Legal Information Institute
• Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 (UK)
• Jean Monnet Chair Program - focusing on European law
• Laws in Ireland for the suppression of Popery - commonly known as the Penal Laws
• Heritage law bibliography - international bibliography for legal issues in cultural and natural heritage

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