Culture, History & Sport
Culture.gov.au - Culture and Recreation Portal
The Culture and Recreation Portal provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector.
Arts and Culture
Responsibility for arts and culture transferred from the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts to the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts on 3 December, 2007. This site contains information about arts and culture prior to this date.
Australian Biography
Australian Biography Online is a web-based biographical resource profiling some of the most extraordinary Australians of our time. The project draws from material collected for the Australian Biography TV series, which features remarkable and inspiring individuals who have had a major impact on our cultural, political and social life. In revealing in-depth interviews, these people have shared their experiences and insights.
www.australianbiography.gov.au
Australian Screen
Australian Screen is a promotional and educational resource providing online access to information about the Australian film and television industry. It contains information about and excerpts from a wide selection of Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, short films, animations, and home-movies produced over the last 100 years. It also includes teachers' notes that identify and describe the educational values of many of the film clips. It is operated by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
Australian Slang
An article from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal about Australian slang. Australians have demonstrated an ongoing enthusiasm for introducing innovative and amusing colloquialisms into their everyday speech and their literature, television and film. Links to relevant online resources are provided.
Australian stories
Articles on various aspects of Australian culture from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal with links to resources on the world wide web.
Cultural Data Online
Cultural Data Online is the website of the Cultural Ministers Council's Statistics Working Group. It provides free online access to Australian arts and cultural research reports and statistics.
Culture and Heritage - Government community grants
GrantsLINK - your Government community grants site - makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants for your community projects from the many government grants that are available. GrantsLINK also helps you find the best source of funding and assists you to complete application forms. This page lists culture and heritage grants.
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture.
Picture Australia
Picture Australia is a service hosted by the National Library of Australia to provide a single access point to the digitised pictorial collections of a range of cultural institutions including the Australian War Memorial, the State Library of New South Wales, the State Library of Tasmania and the State Library of Victoria .
Social Inclusion
The Australian Government believes that all Australians need to be able to play a full role in all aspects of Australian life. This site provides information about the Government's social inclusion agenda.,
South Seas Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters
Online search facility for South Seas Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific (1760-1800).
