Australian politics

Example collection searches

The Library Collection can be a good starting point for finding books, journal articles, videos and other material in the UniSA Library collection. Here are a few example searches:

• australia* democracy parliament
• australia* democrac* parliament*
• "constitutional law" australia
• "representative government" australia
• political parties democracy australia

These searches will find a range of material, not all of which will be scholarly. Remember to evaluate what you find.

You can extend your search beyond the Collection using relevant specialised databases that will provide more sophisticated search functionality and access to additional material.

Political commentary

Access political commentary from a variety of sources. Remember to always evaluate (video length: 3 min 16 sec) content you find for bias. 

See the News Media resource guide for more sources.

Library and special collections

Australian government

Government departments and agencies, and independent bodies, are an excellent source of information resources, such as proceedings, annual reports, budget papers, speeches, policy documents, legislation and statistical data.

Australian politics

Find a full list of current registered parties through the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC).