Government/Politics

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Political Parties Commonwealth Government Sites Business Associations
Research & Commentary Current Awareness Local Government
Other Government Sites Miscellaneous Sites Political Theory

Political Parties

ALP Homepage
Australian Democrats
The Liberal Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
 

Commonwealth Government Sites

Australian Electoral Commission Home Page
Australia's Legal System
From the Attorney-General's Department. Overview  and includes copy of the Australian Constitution.
business.gov.au
Australian Governments' Business Entry Point. This site aims to make it easier for business to find government information, to complete compliance processes and to identify suitable support or assistance programs. It provides information and online services from Federal, State, Territory and local governments in Australia as well as a number of industry and business associations.
Commonwealth Government Entry Point
Index to Australian Parliamentary Information
An index to information available from the Parliamentary Library's site and from other departments of the Australian Parliament. It also includes some related information available elsewhere.
Parliament of Australia
Parliamentary Library Publications *****
Brilliant site. Contains full text of background briefings, research reports etc. ***** for this.
Politics Resources Guide
From the Parliamentary Library, Canberra.
 

Business Associations

Australian Business Online
Produced by the Australian Business Chamber : covers such things as Industrial Relations, Women in Business, International Trade, Government Relations. To have full access one needs to join (it costs!).
Australian Business Limited
You can log in  as a guest. Try their Policy & Analysis section. 
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is the peak council of Australian business associations. Issues papers, international trade, labour relations and small business are just some of the areas found at this site.
The Australian Industry Group
The Australian Industry Group is an independent, representative body created by the merger of MTIA (Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia) and The Australian Chamber of Manufactures. It has been created to help Australian industry be more competitive, both domestically and internationally, so that it takes its rightful place in the emerging global economy.
Australian  Industry Associations
Industry and trade associations can be of use when researching an industry. This list is only a fraction of the industry associations that exist. Consult the Directory of Australian Associations at your Library for further information.
Business Council of Australia
Includes Policy Submissions, information on the organisation,  industrial relations and more. BCA papers are free and downloadable.
Doing Business in Australia
Produced by Clayton UTZ. Taxation, trade, industrial relation, industry policy, investment, Australia's place in Asia. You will need Adobe Acrobat .

Political awareness

ABC News - Queensland Election '98
Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government
Public Record
The ABC's fast-find guide to the latest on elections, events, parliament, hot topics and debates. Current features are the Keith Murdock memorial oration and a transcript of the Howard/Beasley debate. An excellent site. 

Research & Commentary

Australasian  Legal Information Institute
Australia Institute
The Australia Institute is an independent public policy research based at ANU. See their publications and what's new sections.
Centre for Independent Studies
Contains table of contents of the journal Policy, text of Bonythan Lectures since 1994 and information on their publications on public policy
Centre for Research in Public Sector Management
University of Canberra. Have listing of their publications and links to other Australian institutions dealing with Public Sector Management. Also includes links to two on-line journals - Australian Journal of Management and International Public Management Journal. Look under Activities.
Economic Research and Analysis
Analyse the rationale behind privatisation and discuss the reasons for widespread privatisation occurring in Australia.
Evatt Foundation 
Heinz School of Public Policy
Industrial Policy for Australia
Paper by Helen Hughes
Institute of Public Affairs

Other Government Sites

National Parliaments - Web Sites
NSW Parliamentary Library
Links by Category to Internet Resources
Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Council Home Page
At last,  Queensland Legislation on-line. You will need Adobe Acrobat
Queensland Government Information
Queensland Government Departments and agencies

Local Government

Australian Local Government 
Links to all Local government sites in Australia
Australian Local Government Association Home Page
Australian Local Government Site. Includes access to LOcal Government Focus magazine.
Local Government FOCUS
Australian Local Government Newspaper

Gateway Sites

Government & Politics Bookmarks 5
From the University of Tasmania
Palmer's Oz Politics
Political theories and ideologies: An introduction to Liberalism
Politics - Selected Internet Sites
An annotated list of sites from Murdoch University.
Political Science Resources
Political Science in Australia
Political Resources on the Net
Proceedings: Political Research Online

Political theory

Freedom, order or equality?
Red Red Star -Anti-privatisation
Very anti-privatisation but with no authorship acknowledgement. Quite a lot of articles on Privatisation in Australia. 
Rise, Decline, and Re-emergence of Classical Liberalism 
by Amy H. Sturgis
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy :Liberalism
Think tanks in the 1990's
This site contains Marxist writings by Australians working primarily in the International Socialist tradition
 

Miscellaneous Sites

Bringing the House Down
Wonderful collection of Political Cartoons currently on display at Old Parliament House.
Guide to Internet Sources for Australian Journalists
National Competition Council
Useful for competition policy. See particularly Speeches.
 
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Last updated 2nd July, 2002
Please send me any suggestions for inclusion or reports of outdated links:
Ilona Eberle :  e-mail: eberle@usq.edu.au