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AUSTRALIA

Australasian National and State Government Sites

Australia :

http://www.pm.gov.au/ Australian Prime Minister John Howard ’s Office

http://www.dpmc.gov.au/ Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

http://www.aph.gov.au/ Parliament of Australia

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/ Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/ Parliament of Australia, Senate

http://www.fed.gov.au/KSP/ Federal Government Australia

http://www.gold.gov.au/ The Commonwealth Government

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/state.html Australian State and Territory Governments

States:

http://www.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales State Government

http://www.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Government

http://www.sa.gov.au/ South Australia Government

http://www.tas.gov.au/ Tasmania Government

http://www.vic.gov.au/ Victoria Government

http://www.wa.gov.au/ Western Australia Government

Territories:

http://www.act.gov.au/index.jsp Australian Capital Territory Government

http://www.nt.gov.au/ Northern Territory Government

http://www.antdiv.gov.au/ Territories Administered by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage/Australian Antarctic Division

http://www.dotrs.gov.au/terr/ Territories Administered by the Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/statebudgets.html State and Territory Budget Information

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/gov/statgov.htm State Governors of Australia and Administrators of the Northern Territory and the Island Territories

Ministries and Government Departments:

http://www.treasury.gov.au/home.asp?ContentID=521 The Commonwealth Treasury

http://www.immi.gov.au/ Department of Immigration and Multi-Cultural and Indigenous Affairs

http://www.health.gov.au/ Department of Health and Ageing

http://www.dfat.gov.au/ Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

http://www.finance.gov.au/ Department of Finance and Administration

http://law.gov.au/wotl.html Attorney General’s Department

http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/ Department of Consumer and Employment Protection

http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/ Department of Sport and Recreation

Local Government:

http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/gov/local.html#LGA Australian Local Government Organisations and Associations (provides access to the links below):

National:

Australian Local Government Association
ALGIN - Australian Local Government Information Network
Environs Australia: The Local Government Environment Network
(previously the Municipal Conservation Association)
Local Government Managers Australia
(previously the Institute of Municipal Management)

State and Territory:

Regional:

Other Sources of Local Government Information

Australian Centre for Regional and Local Government Studies (University of Canberra)
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors
Australian Local Government Information Service (ALGIS)
Australian Local Government Job Directory
LG net (Local Government network) - Western Australia
Local Government Focus - Australia's National Local Government Newspaper
Local Government Resources Databank
Local Government Supervisors Association of Western Australia (LGSA)
Local Roads

Individual Councils

New South Wales:

The NSW Department of Local Government website contains a full listing of all councils with contact details, website addresses, and the names of the Mayor and Senior Staff for each council area.

Northern Territory:

Map of Local Governing Bodies (NT Department of Local Government)
Incorporated Associations and Special Purpose Towns (PDF file)
Municipal and Community Government Councils (PDF file)

Alice Springs Town Council

Darwin City Council

Katherine Town Council

Queensland:

The Local Government Association of Queensland website contains a map & list of councils with contact details, website addresses, the names of the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for each council, and a list of Councillors.

South Australia:

The Local Government Association of South Australia website contains a map of Regional South Australia Local Government boundaries.

The website also contains a full listing of all councils . Information is provided on the population of the council area, the suburbs/localities covered by the council, contact details, the names of the Lord Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer and the Councillors.

Tasmania:

The Local Government Association of Tasmania website contains a map of current councils .
A full listing of all councils is provided with contact details, the name of the Mayor and the website address for each council area.

Victoria:

The Municipal Association of Victoria website contains an interactive map which links to comprehensive information on each Council area.

The Victoria - Local Government website contains a full listing of all councils with links directly to individual council websites.

The Department of Infrastructure (DOI) website provides a range of up-to-date information about Victorian Local Governments (Councils). The information provided includes: who the councils are, basic maps showing where they are, contact information, councillors and a list of place names in Victoria.

Western Australia:

The W.A. Department of local Government website contains a full listing of all councils with contact details and website addresses for each council area.

http://www.aph.gov.au/library/intguide/index.htm Australian Commonwealth Parliamentary Library list of internet resources

http://www.australianpolitics.com/constitution/ The Australian Constitution

http://www.govonline.gov.au/service_map/user/user_agencylisting.asp Australian Commonwealth Government Agency Listings (Complete list of Australian Government agencies and URL links)

http://www.aec.gov.au/ Australian Electoral Commission

http://www.seo.nsw.gov.au/ State Electoral Office New South Wales

http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/ Western Australia Electoral Commission

http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/8270/politics/electoral.html The Australian Electoral System

New Zealand

http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ Official New Zealand Government Web-site

http://www.parliament.govt.nz/ New Zealand Parliament

http://www.primeminister.govt.nz/ Prime Minister ’s Office

http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/ The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/ministers/ministerial-list.html Cabinet Office Ministerial list

http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf Department of Internal Affairs

http://www.ps.parliament.govt.nz/mps.htm MPs in Parliament (Listings)