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Australian Government Information

This is a selective list of some of the major sites, official government publications and directories relevant to Australian Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments, government agencies and political parties. Click on the links to directly access the web site.

Gateway Sites and Directories

Australian Government Information
	National Library of Australia's gateway to the Federal government and all State and Territory governments sites. Also provides links to most political parties.
Commonwealth Government Information
	This Commonwealth Government Entry Point, offers comprehensive and integrated access to Federal Government information.
New South Wales Government
	This is the major entry point for all NSW government information.
National guide to government
	This guide to government includes profiles and contact information of federal and state politicians, official titles and names of all senior diplomats, and correct forms of address for correspondence to every Member of Parliament, senior public servant, and vice-regal representative in Australia.

Parliamentary Sites

Government Publications

GovPubs:the Australian Government Publications Guide

Parliamentary debates (Hansard)

Parliament of Australia Hansard
	This service provides access to the Senate Hansard, the House of Representatives Hansard and Senate, House of Representatives and Joint Committee transcripts. Also available in print at: Senate S328.94005/3, 1953-1980, (Level 4) and L/KH5/A1, 1953-1996, (Freehills Law Library) House of Representatives S328.94005/2, 1953-1980, (Level 4) and L/KH11/A1, 1953-1996, (Freehills Law Library) Senate and House of Representatives, 1901-1953 S 328.94005/2, (Level 4) and L/KH11/A1 (Freehills Law Library)
New South Wales Parliament Hansard
	Also available in print at SQ328.94406/3, 1879/80-1997.

Parliamentary Papers

	These are reports tabled in parliament. Those "ordered to be printed" are published and can include annual reports of government departments, committee reports, "white" and "green" papers.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Papers.
	Available in print at SREF 328.9406/3 An online index is available for these since 1996, along with other House of Representatives publications. Some publications of the Senate, including a copy of the Constitution, are also available online.
New South Wales Parliamentary Publications
	Available in print at SQ 328.94406/4

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Access the ABS site via the AusStats database to gain UNSW subscriber access to publications.
AusStats provides access to all Australian Bureau of Statistics publications from 1998 onwards.