Australian culture and A Guide - Resources and Review

Basic reference information about Australia, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Online exhibition from the National Library of Australia, presenting a timeline
based history of the settlement of the continent by Europeans between 1788 and 1830.
 
The Medical Journal of Australia aims to be the premier forum for information and commentary on clinical medicine and health care in Australia. It publishes original clinical research, reviews and educational articles, together with commentary and informed debate on standards of clinical practice, and on social, ethical, legal and other issues related to health care.
 
Searchable and browsable image collection of people, places, events, and objects relating to Australia. Includes pictures of Sir Donald Bradman at the Adelaide Oval, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Great Australian Bight of 1841, and a convict's uniform, and also presents 'trails' to follow relating to the Olympics, artists, wildflowers, authors, and birds.
 
Online daily Australian news service, providing current events information, financial, sport and entertainment.
 
Set of links to Aboriginal resources covering the history, language, art, culture, spirituality, and intercultural relationships of the people.
 
Offers a monthly showcase of submitted poems, recordings of readings, information about poets themselves, and a listing of forthcoming workshops and competitions.
 
A large network of Australian education services including reference material such as government publications and information about courses, degrees and scholarships. Contains a section about children and the Internet, and offers information on online projects.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Australia, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Database of 18th, 19th and early 20th century Australian poems, short stories, novels, reference works, historical narratives, and memoirs, searchable by title, author, date, publisher, genre, and opening lines. Contains texts by writers such as Joseph Banks, Christopher Brennan, Adam Lindsay Gordon, Henry Kendall, and Andrew Barton Paterson.
 
Goal of the ATMHN is to improve the quality and accessibility of mental health services available to Australia's Non
English Speaking Background (NESB) communities through the establishment of a national agenda in transcultural mental health research; professional and community education and service development; and the provision of a national information and clearinghouse service.
 
A guide and travelogue for visitors to Australia, with information about its people, culture, commerce and the Australian lifestyle. Includes travel, shopping, lifestyle, business and news resources.
 
Includes ACIJ news, general broadcasting and journalism news, ACIJ online publications, a toolbox of journalism resources, details of ACIJ special projects and information on journalism and research courses.
 
Guide to sources of factual or background information for journalists and researchers, with an emphasis on Australian material. Sites listed by category, including reference, aborigines, defence, human rights, statistics and weather.
 
Coordinates and connects Australia's online cultural services and activities. Includes a cultural website finder, which offers a directory of archives, festivals, film and video, galleries, government, indigenous heritage, libraries, literature, museums, music, natural heritage, magazines, performing arts, radio and television, science and sport resources.
 
Information about the collections of Australian museums and galleries, including approximately 350,000 item records and images from over 50 institutions.
 
Collection of cultural stories from indigenous Australians throughout the country. Words specific to Australian language and culture are defined in a glossary for each story. Includes an account of the importance of storytelling for Australians, an explanation of the expression 'dreamtime', and information about the custodianship and the secret or sacred nature of the stories.
 
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