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The links listed below have been compiled to assist you in finding in general information on the internet. These pages will provide you with a list of resources to help start your research. Please make sure that you evaluate your information at all times.

Government

AustLII: Australasian Legal Information Institute

CSIRO

PANDORA: Australia's Web Archive

Parliament of Australia: Parliamentary Library: Publications (Commonwealth of Australia)

Trove Digitised Newspapers and more
Note: You can limit the search to 'theses only' by clicking on the thesis facet on the left hand side of the screen under 'Refine your results'.

Organisations

Australian Professional Organisations, Associations and Societies (Journoz.Com)
Business and Company ASAP [see: Gale Databases]

IBISWorld
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University profiles (Universities Australia)

Biographies

CHRONICLES - The Australian Chronicles: An Index to Sources of Australian Biography

Standards

Standards On-Line Premium (SAI Global)

Dictionaries

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are a good starting point when researching a topic as they provide definitions, explanations or general overviews.

Oxford Dictionaries Premium
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Encyclopedias

Oxford Handbooks Online
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Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice (Oxford Medicine Online)

PsychiatryOnline
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Expired end of 2019]

SAGE Knowledge

World Encyclopedia (Oxford Reference Online Premium, Oxford University Press)

Contact Us

ic @westernsydney.edu.au

Religion

Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (Oxford Reference Online Premium, Oxford University Press)

Religion Database

Religion and Philosophy [see: Gale Databases]

Miscellaneous

IKRMNA Interactive Maps

Other Relevant Guides

Ebooks Guide