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Australia

		General guides: Guide to Australia @ Charles Sturt University ; Road maps ; CitySearch has a lot of information on major cities
		Assorted Organisations, Volunteering, Activism, Jobs, Info, National Treasures
		Specific info: Movies/Cinemas, White Pages / Yellow Pages, Post codes, What's on TV / SBS TV, ABC Radio National, National transport, Australian Road Rules, National weather, Charities, Banks, News, Australian Libraries, Radio, Magazines, Free Stuff, National Public Toilet Map

Queensland

Weather,

Frogs

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Brisbane

Events,

Transport,

Libraries, ...

NSW

Weather,

Schools

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Sydney

Computing/Math Seminars,

Transport,

Bookstores,

Libraries, ...

ACT

Weather

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Canberra

Transport,

Libraries
Canberra has no known redeeming features apart from Goodberry's Frozen Custard Shop [Erindale ph. 6296 7033] - the banana thickshake is highly recommended

Organisations

Society for Growing Australian Plants -- NSW Branch -- Inner Sydney Group
Australian Gardening Clubs and Organizations
Women In Technology
Libertus.net (formerly Irene's Burning Issues) - censorship in the traditional media and internet in Australia
Jubilee 2000 - Reducing the crippling debt of poor countries
Action for World Development is a nonprofit, community-based education organisation. Action for world development, racism, aboriginal justice, permaculture, environmental sustainbility, seeds, food security, biodiversity.
Ancient Arts Fellowship - small group based around Canberra, Australia
Friends of the ABC
Australian Mathematical Society
freecycle.org is an international network of people who give (and get) stuff for free in their own towns. Groups in all Australian state capitals & most most larger Australian towns.
Reverse Garbage sell cheap offcuts, over-runs, left-overs, outdated stock, seconds etc. which would otherwise end up as landfill. Great for arts, craft & DIY. [Brisbane: 296 Montague Rd, West End ; Sydney: Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville & Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Casula Rd, Casula.]
Some Australian links for the game 'Go'

Volunteering

volunteer.com.au - volunteer activities by locality
volunteersearch.gov.au - volunteer activities by locality
The Australia Trust for Conservation does about 1500 volunteer projects each year, ranging from one day to one week or more.
IVP - International Volunteers for Peace (Australia) - Organises short or longer term volunteering projects for Australians either in Australia or abroad.
The NSW Adult Migrant English Scheme has a volunteer scheme in which volunteers give 1-2 hours per week over an extended period (6-18 months) to help adult migrants improve their English language skills.
Clean Up Australia Day is held every year in March. The site also has information on reduction of plastic bags and keeping mobile phones out of landfill dumps.
You can volunteer to do on-line proofreading of texts for Project Gutenberg

Activism

active.org.au - Activism events around Australia
ChilOut - devoted to the issue of Australia's incarceration of children in detention centres, often for long periods of time and with appalling consequences. See also a transcript + audio of Dr Louise Newman's talk in June 2004 on children in Australian detention
Timor Sea Justice - Australia is still [Dec 2004] pocketing around $AU 1 million per day in oil revenue from oil fields in disputed territory just off the coast of East Timor, the poorest nation in the region.
Reporters Without Borders - global site on press freedom
The Australia Tibet Council -- Recent News
Dissent - Magazine (3 issues per year) looking at Autralian politics, foreign affairs, economics, media etc.
XMedia.org.au - Examines cross-media ownership in Australia
crikey.com.au - Scuttlebutt from Stephen Maine
green.net.au - activism resources
Medicare Action - The Public Health system in Australia
Australian government site Consumers Online, including ScamWatch
NSW Dept of Fair Trading -- site includes consumer protection publications advising of rights and warning against scams.
Top 10 gripes about Australia companies from www.notgoodenough.org
The Tenants' Union of NSW / NSW Tenants' Advice & Advocacy Services
Which Australian foods use GM ingredients? Find out at www.truefood.org.au, a GreenPeace site.

Jobs

seek.com.au
wages.com.au - Australian/NZ jobs + Australian/Overseas wage rates
jobnet.com.au - IT jobs
careerone.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au inc. public service jobs & public service gazette
IT agencies: OzEmail's list of IT employment agencies ; Icon Recruitment; Candle Recruitment
www.daijob.com - Jobs in Japan

Misc. Information

NSW Parenting Centre -- "Sites like this will continue to be a great idea until kids are born with instruction manuals and parents are issued with a breeding licence."
courses.com.au -- Nationwide, organised by area/suburb & course categories.
Dick Smith Foods -- an umbrella group selling produce by Australian-owned companies.
Travel Advice from the Australian Department of Foregin Affairs and Trading

National Treasures,

Charities

The Australian Red Cross
Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia
UNICEF Australia
The Fred Hollows Foundation
The Smith Family - an independent, non-religious, non-political not-for-profit organisation that has been helping disadvantaged Australians since 1922.
OxFam Community Aid Abroad Australia

Banks

Westpac	-- Home page	-- Internet Banking
St George	-- Home page	-- Internet Banking
A.M.P.	-- Home page	-- Internet Banking
Commonwealth	-- Home page	-- Internet Banking
ING Direct	-- Home Page	-- Internet Banking
Citibank	-- Home Page	-- Internet Banking