| Australian government and A Guide - Resources and Review
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| 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.
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Listing of political resources relevant to Australia, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Web server of the Australian government. Includes access to state, territorial and local government information.
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Information about Australian statutes and law reports. Includes the full text of Federal and State resources such as High Court of Australia decisions from 1947, Commonwealth Acts and Regulations, individual States' Acts and Regulations and Australian human rights materials.
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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).
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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).
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