Age of Exploration Archive covers five centuries of journeys across the globe, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes, and decades-long search and rescue attempts in this multi-archive dedicated to the history of exploration.
AustLII provides free internet access to Australasian legal materials. AustLII's broad public policy agenda is to improve access to justice through better access to information and is one of the largest sources of legal materials on the Internet.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet provides current information about Aboriginal health and healthcare. It also links to relevant policies and programs on the topic.
AIATSIS focuses on the history and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The site includes resources, research and publications. It also has a section on Aboriginal family history.
Frontier Life collection captures the lives, experiences and colonial encounters of people living at the edges of the English Empire from 1650-1920. Experience settlements across the various frontiers of North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Environmental Studies and Policy collection provides information in the field of environmental issues and policy, with multiple viewpoints from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
IBISWorld's AU & NZ Enterprise Profiles analyse thousands of leading enterprises across Australia and New Zealand, including: ASX and NZX listed companies; public, private and foreign-owned companies; local, state and federal government departments.
LEGENDcom is an electronic database for Australian migration and citizenship legislation and policy documents, with access is free within the State Library.
Lexis Advance Pacific is the legal research platform that provides online access to significant Australian legal resources including Australian Law Reports, LawNow Legislation and Halsbury's Laws of Australia, Family Law, Immigration Law, WA Criminal Law, WA Civil Procedure, WA Workers' Compensat
Mapping the World: Maps and Travel Literature Archive presents unique insight into the age of cartography and the rise of leisure travel during the nineteenth century, including a myriad of sketch maps created during colonial exploration and expansion.
Migration to New Worlds collection provides a wide-ranging and in depth look at the emigration of peoples from Great Britain, mainland Europe and Asia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through personal accounts, shipping logs, convict records, and printed literature and papers.
The National Archives of Australia collects, preserves and provides access to Government records. Many records are available online for professional research or personal interest.
The National Construction Code provides technical design and construction provisions for Australian buildings. The site contains all three volumes of the Code. Free registration is required.
The National Geographic Virtual Library contains a digital reproduction of articles and photos from all National Geographic publications documenting life on our planet with articles on culture, global events, nature, science, technology, exploration, discovery and the environment.
Open Library collects details of published books. It also holds loanable copies of ebooks including some about or from Australia. It makes audiobooks available to print for disabled people.
Planning & Development WA provides a guide to planning and development law and practice in Western Australia, providing guidance on the application of planning laws and principles specific development types and planning processes in the application of WA planning laws.
The National Library of Australia collects and preserves items of national significance. It holds the world's largest library collection relating to Australia and Australian people.