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AusPat is a search system for Australian patents.

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An alphabetical index to all the microfilm shipping registers the National Archives hold. The most important of these registers are the Australian Registers of British Ships (1834-1982). The online index is searched by entering the whole or part of a ship's name and/or year of voyage and basic information is then provided about the ship, namely, the official number, the year built, the port number, the National Archive microfilm roll number and which National Archive office in Australia holds the record. View record page

This site provides information on the various grants that are available, how to apply for them and links to various arts organisations. View record page

The Australian National Shipwrecks Database covers all known shipwrecks in Australian waters and can provide details of the ships voyage, the wreck location, the features of the vessel, crew and passengers. The number of shipwrecks listed totals 7664 including: NSW (2047), VIC (797), TAS (1116), QLD (1244), SA (774), WA (1466), NT (153) and Cocos Islands (2). View record page

Australian Parliamentary website enables searching for Bills and Legislation View record page

Images and information about prints and printmaking, posters, and book arts from Australia, Aboriginal Australia, the Torres Strait Islands, Papua New Guinea, Maori and Pakeha Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region including Nuie, Samoa, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands. View record page

Australian Biography Online contains material collected for Film Australia's Australian Biography TV series. Full interviews are available as transcripts as well as videos for viewing and downloading. View record page

The Australian War Memorial's national collection covers Australia's past involvment in the following armed conflicts : New Zealand (Maori Wars) 1860-1866; Sudan (NSW contigent) 1885; South Africa (Boer War) 1899-1902; China (Boxer Uprising) 1900-1901; the First World War (1914-1918); the Second World War (1939-1945); British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (1946-1952); the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960); the Korean War (1950-1953); Indonesian Confrontation (1963-1966); the Vietnam War (1962-1972); the Gulf War (1990-1991); East Timor (1999 - ); Afghanistan (2000 - ); Iraq (2003 - ) and various peacekeeping operations. View record page

This Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS ) site includes key national indicators, Australia in brief and links to other statistical agencies.

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Prepared by the Parliamentary Education Office of the Australian Parliament to provide background, commentary and web links on current topics and about Parliament.

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