Laws and standards for all aspects of construction in Australia. Contains the National Construction Code (previously Building Code of Australia). Register for free access.
From the Science Department of Arizona State University this interactive site includes a documentary on human evolution, news and feature articles and lines of descent in the human family tree.
Contains 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts by Charles Darwin. Includes audio and image files, a bibliography and a catalogue of Darwin-related manuscripts. From the University of Cambridge (UK). Full-text resource.
Data.gov.au is the central source of Australian open government data published by federal, state and local government agencies.
This data is a national resource that holds considerable value for growing the economy, improving service delivery and transforming policy outcomes.
In addition to government data, you can also find publicly-funded research data and datasets from private institutions that are in the public interest.
The site has over 30,000 publically available datasets and continues to grow.
In addition to free, open datasets, data.gov.au now includes information about unpublished data and data available for purchase.
This site provides information about the Australian environment and the Environment Program. It includes information about the Natural Heritage Trust and the State of the Environment.
An online science news service, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It features health, science and technology news from leading research institutes.
The European Space Agency portal features the latest news in space science exploration, human spaceflight and the International Space Station, launchers, telecommunications and navigation.
Researchers, governments and other institutions make data available in ways that can vary widely. Finding a dataset to use in your own work can therefore involve searching numerous data sources. It’s useful to understand the different ways in which people make their data available to ensure that you start your search in the best place possible.
This portal links to state, territory and federal government geoscience agencies. It includes links to online databases, maps, exploration information, legislation, atlases and includes information for students through to geoscience professionals. Produced by the Australian Chief Government Geologists Committee.
This site provides information about Australian patents. It also provides access to two databases for patents and patent applications filed since January 1979.
Over 1 million applications, representing 20 years of the most important technological advances, are now available for free consultation. New technologies are often disclosed for the first time as international patent applications. The patent applications filed under WIPO's Patent Cooperation Treaty system and accessible through the PatentScope service, are typically those that inventors consider to be the most valuable and therefore worth patenting internationally.
Research Data Australia helps you find, access, and reuse data for research from over one hundred Australian research organisations, government agencies, and cultural institutions.
Research Data Australia is the data discovery service of the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC). The ARDC is supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy Program.
The website of the Wet Tropics Management Authority. This site has resources for students and teachers about the Queensland wet tropics heritage area, including wildlife, Aboriginal heritage and scientific information.
