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General Internet Resources

Sources of information for constituents: a quick guide for electorate officers

The Library is not able to respond to requests made on behalf of constituents or for community or educational purposes...

...but remember the library's (and other) electronic resources, all accessible 24 hours a day, and (with some copyright restrictions) available to any member of the public with internet access, and many other non-electronic resources available to the public


If you are asked about …


We recommend …

… the Commonwealth Government Budget

Our Economics Internet Resources Budget page at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/econ/ecbudg.htm

which includes a link to the Commonwealth Government Budget http://www.budget.gov.au/


… Commonwealth Government departments and programs

Access to Australian Commonwealth Government Information and Services at

http://www.australia.gov.au

a reception desk to federal government information and services

 

… Commonwealth and State Government grants and assistance for community projects

Our Guide to Community Grants page on the Internet

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spgrants.htm

… Commonwealth Government legislation

The Parliament's Legislation page

http://www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm

(from this page use BillsNet links to get to current and old bills, explanatory memoranda, the Library's Bills Digests, Second Reading Speeches, and find Acts through Acts and Australian law links )

 

… Commonwealth Government publications

Australian Government Information management Office, Publications Register

http://www.publications.gov.au

and libraries (your state library, public libraries)

 

… Commonwealth Government welfare payments

Centrelink at http://www.centrelink.gov.au/

and the Department of Family and Community Services at

http://www.facs.gov.au/

 

… aged care

Our Aged Resources guide page includes links to relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory bodies, as well as to research, statistics, overseas data and our own publications and products:

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spaged.htm

 

… consumer issues

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission at

http://www.accc.gov.au

 

… education

Our Education and Training Policy resource guide at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/speducation.htm

 

… elections

For Australian Federal Elections see the Parliamentary Handbook at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/elections/index.htm

and the Australian Electoral Commission at

http://www.aec.gov.au/

and for a wide range of resources on elections, including international information, see our Elections page at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/polelect.htm

 

… employment

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

http://www.dewr.gov.au

and Australian WorkPlace

http://www.workplace.gov.au/Workplace/

will help you find information on employment, workplace relations, government assistance, jobs, careers,

training and wages.

And see http://www.newapprenticeships.gov.au

for New Apprenticeships

 

… family matters (including divorce, children, etc.)

Family Court of Australia—Resolving or Determining Family Disputes

http://www.familycourt.gov.au/

and the Family Assistance Office at

http://www.familyassist.gov.au/

 

… health care

The Australian Health Care System: an Outline at

http://www7.health.gov.au/haf/ozhealth/

describes how treatment of illness and injury is delivered and paid for in Australia, with emphasis on the funding role of the Federal Government

 

… homework and school projects, especially on Parliament

the Parliamentary Education Office site at

http://www.peo.gov.au/

and school or local public libraries

 

… honours, awards and congratulatory messages

For a general description of honours, how to nominate someone for an honour and a list of recipients

http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/

and for congratulatory messages for milestone personal events (wedding anniversaries, birthdays)

http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/info/arrange_message.html

 

… immigration (including immigration and migration, refugees, demography and population, multicultural information)

Our Immigration, Asylum, Demography & Population Resources page at Immigration, Demography and Population Resources

and the Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs at http://www.dimia.gov.au/index.htm

especially the Department's Fact Sheets page

http://www.dimia.gov.au/facts/index.htm

 

… Indigenous Affairs

Our Indigenous Affairs page at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/sp/spindigenous.htm

New Arrangements in Indigenous Affairs at

http://www.atsic.gov.au/ATSIC_ATSIS_Closure/default.asp

Government Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

http://www.indigenous.gov.au/

Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination

http://www.oipc.gov.au/

 

… Internet resources

Our Key Internet Links page at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/resourceguides.htm

The Parliament's home page at http://www.aph.gov.au/

Note: Members of the public can use the Internet at their local public library

For searching the wider web, try Google

http://www.google.com/

and our search engine page at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/searchen.htm

 

… law, the legal profession and the courts, family law, legal aid

Our Law Internet Resources Guide

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/law/index.htm

 

… maintenance, child support issues

Child Support Agency Australia—helping parents manage their responsibilities

http://www.csa.gov.au/

 

… Medicare

About Medicare at

http://www.hic.gov.au/yourhealth/our_services/am.htm

 

… newspaper clippings

use our Media Internet Resources page at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/media/index.htm

remind constituents—state and public libraries collect newspapers

 

… Parliament, including current and historical information about Senators, Members, Ministries, elections and referendums, the Constitution

The Parliamentary Handbook

Online http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/index.htm

Our Key Politics Links page at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/pol/index.htm

… Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Pharmaceutical+Benefits+Scheme+(PBS)-2

 

… privacy

Office of the Privacy Commissioner at

http://www.privacy.gov.au

 

… school term dates

http://www.dest.gov.au/schools/dates.htm

 

… statistics

Our Statistical Resources page at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/stats/index.htm

and the Australian Bureau of Statistics web site:

http://www.abs.gov.au/

Note: Senators and Members can download ABS publications from the ABS@Parliament intranet site at http://libabs1.parl.net/abs/abs@.nsf/abshome?openview (not available to the public)

 

… Subject Guides to Internet Resources (including economics, industrial relations, foreign affairs, defence, trade, law, politics, the environment, science, social policy, statistics and rural and regional issues)

Our Specific Subject Resources Guides at

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/resourceguides.htm