Government, law and politics
Queenslanders have access to a number of authoritative, subscription-only databases that are not available through Google or other free search engines.
Onsite access at your public library or State Library
Onsite access is easy - visit your local Queensland public library or the State Library of Queensland and connect using one of the onsite computers. You may also be able to access these databases using the library's wireless service.
Offsite access
To access these databases away from the library - from any computer connected to the internet (eg home or office) - you must be a Queensland resident and:
Click the 
button beside the database to begin searching. You will be asked to login using your e-services card or QPL account. Terms and conditions apply.
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AFPD: Australian Federal Police DigestThis database aims to provide for the information needs of those working in the field of policing and federal law enforcement and also as a resource for the broader community. Coverage: 1991+ |
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AGIS - ATSIS: The Attorney-General's Information Service - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetA subset of AGIS. Contains citations and abstracts to legal issues such as Native Title, Aboriginal deaths in custody, customary law, and Aboriginals and the criminal system. Also Indigenous social welfare issues, discrimination, and reconciliation. Source documents are from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, selected articles from Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom. Coverage: 1975+ |
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AGIS Plus TextIndexing and full text database provides access to scanned images (in pdf) of journal articles from published material on all aspects of law. Based on 'AGIS', the Attorney-General's Information Service, produced by the AGIS Section of the Lionel Murphy Library, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra, and published by RMIT Publishing. Coverage: Full text: 1999+ |
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APA-FT: Australian Public Affairs - Full TextIndexing and full-text database. Journal articles are sourced mainly from the 223+ journals comprehensively indexed in APAIS - the Australia Public Affairs Information Service. Subject coverage includes business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences in Australia. Coverage: Full text: 1995+ |
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Australia/New Zealand Reference CentreFull text of over 240 periodicals, and abstracts/indexing for nearly 400 periodicals focusing on the Australia/New Zealand region. Includes magazines, newspapers, newswires, reference books and company information from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, Asia, North America and Europe. See the list of titles for more information. Coverage: varies |
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Australian Capital Territory ReportsAuthorised reports of judgments of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Coverage: 1973+ |
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Australian Current Law - LegislationAustralian Current Law - Legislation guarantees to keep you up to date on the latest changes to all Acts, Regulations and other statutory instruments in all Australian jurisdictions. Coverage: 1991+ |
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Australian Current Law - ReporterAustralian Current Law - Reporter guarantees to keep you up to date on changes in the law resulting from the latest superior court cases in Australia. Coverage: 1972+ |
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Australian Law Journal ReportsReported cases from the High Court of Australia, providing access in advance of the authorised version’s publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports. Coverage: 2003+ |
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Australian Law ReportsReports of judgments of the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, other federal courts and tribunals, and state and territory courts exercising federal jurisdiction. These reports reflect all significant decisions in the federal jurisdiction. Coverage: 1973+ |
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Australian ReferendumsProvides the results of all the referendums held in conjunction with the Federal elections from 1906 to 1999. Coverage: 1906-1999 |
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Australian Research Manual of Industrial LawComprehensive research manual of case law and legislation on a broad range of topics such as unfair dismissals, enterprise bargaining and workplace agreements. Includes Australian Industrial Law News newsletter. Access: onsite@slq only |
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Australian Sales & Fair Trading LawInformation on the rights of Australian consumers and retailers under State and Territory legislation concerning product safety, liability, fair trading and trade promotion. Access: onsite@slq only |
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Australian Social Security Guide: Rates, Tables & CasesInformation about pensions, benefits and allowances paid by the Australian social security system, including entitlements, rights and obligations, review and appeal processes and examples of significant cases. Access: onsite@slq only |
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Australian Tax ReportsFull text of all income tax decisions by Australian courts and tribunals, and other relevant taxes, including sales tax, payroll tax, stamp duties and land tax. Coverage: 1970+ |
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Australian Torts ReporterDetailed commentary, case notes (mostly full text), comparative verdicts and current Australian torts legislation. Includes the publications Torts in Focus and Australian Professional Liability - Medical. Access: onsite@slq only |
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BIPE: Bibliography of Indonesian politics and the economyThis bibliographical database indexes and abstracts items relating to politics, government and economy in Indonesia. Compiled by the School of Asian Studies, University of Sydney. Includes reference to books, book chapters, journal articles and dissertations. The original source documents are in either English or Indonesian. Coverage: 1965-October 1998 |
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CaseBase"CaseBase is a comprehensive case citator and annotator containing over 325,000 case entries covering more than 60 Australian and overseas report series and the unreported decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court and the Supreme Courts of all Australian states and territories and other selected jurisdictions. CaseBase is also an excellent bibliographic reference, with over 20,000 digested and annotated journal article entries covering over 100 Australian and overseas legal journals." |
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CCH Tax Week OnlineWeekly reports providing comprehensive coverage of important developments in Federal and State taxation and practical articles written by Australian tax practitioners and academics. Coverage: Jan 2006+ |
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China Business Law GuideA guide to the business laws in the People’s Republic of China and their implications for foreign companies operating in China. Includes a comprehensive index, forms, specimen documents and precedents. Coverage: current |
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CINCH: Australian Criminology DatabaseProduced by the JV Barry Library, Australian Institute of Criminology. Includes abstracts on all aspects of crime and criminology in Australia. Source documents include journal articles, newspapers, government reports, statistical publications, book reviews, and theses. Entries include material on corrections, law enforcement, crime prevention, policing and juvenile justice. Coverage: 1968+ |
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CINCH - ATSIS: Australian Criminology Database - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetProduced by the Australian Institute of Criminology. Includes abstracts of journal articles, newspapers, books, book chapters government reports, book reviews and theses. Subject coverage includes legal and medical issues, mental health, drugs and alcohol, and HIV/AIDS relating to Indigenous Australians. Coverage: 1968+ |
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Conveyancing Manual QueenslandA guide to conveyancing with procedural information, hints, checklists and precedents. Coverage includes the formation of contracts, searches, vendors and purchaser’s obligations and commentary on significant decisions. Coverage: current |
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DRUGProduced by the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), the DRUG database indexes journals, books, conference papers and proceedings, government documents, statistics, newspapers and discussion papers on substance abuse. The psychosocial aspects of substance abuse as well as the political, social, economic and legal aspects in the prevention and treatment of the abuse of drugs are comprehensively covered. Coverage: 1974+ |
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FAMILY-ATSIS: Australian Family and Society Abstracts - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander SubsetProvides abstracts to material on family issues which relate specifically to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Subject coverage includes family and customary law, child care, removal of children, social policy and services, social change, family relationships, domestic violence, and housing. Coverage: 1980+ |
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Halsbury's Laws of AustraliaThis comprehensive legal encyclopaedia provides commentary on principles of law, supported by references to Australian legislative and judicial authority. Online content is linked to Australian Current Law and CaseBase case citator. Coverage: current (updated monthly) |
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INDBIO: Indian Biography DatabaseProvides access to biographical information on members of India's lower house (the Lok Sabha) between 1977 and 1991. Also includes death dates and citations to obituaries. Coverage: 1977-April 1996 |
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Index New ZealandIndex with abstracts from selected New Zealand serial publications. Titles indexed range from popular magazines to more specialised journals. Subjects covered include general interest material, social research, current affairs, the arts and humanities. Index New Zealand is updated daily and comprehensive coverage of titles extends from 1987 onwards. Many New Zealand titles have also been retrospectively indexed. Coverage: 1987+ |
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Indigenous AustraliaRepresents the collections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Library and covers Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander studies, Stolen generation, removal of children, Arts, copyright issues, Racism, discrimination, Internet & telecommunications facilities and Communities. Coverage: 1968-1999 |
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Industrial ReportsThe authorised reports of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Coverage includes industrial decisions made in the High Court, Federal Court, State and Territory Supreme Courts, and Federal and State Industrial Courts, Commissions and Tribunals. Contents date back to 1995. |
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IREL: Australian industrial relations databaseIREL, produced by the Queensland University of Technology, indexes and abstracts a wide range of Australian material concerning industrial relations. Subject coverage includes information on trade unions, wages and conditions, enterprise bargaining, labour market, law, occupational safety and equal opportunity. Coverage: 1983-2000 |
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Land Titles Law and Practice QueenslandA reference guide to the Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) and relevant case law on land titles in Queensland, including reported and unreported judgments. Provides alerts to recommended reading, legislative change and current research. |
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Law Book OnlineProvides access to a collection of legal materials, including Australian law reports, motor vehicle law, property law, Conveyancing Manual Queensland and the journal Queensland Lawyer. |
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LexisNexisPremier research tool for Australian law and legal information. Our subscription gives you access to Australian Current Law, Australian Law Reports, CaseBase, Halsbury's Laws of Australia, NSW Law Reports, QLD Reports, Victorian Reports and Unreported Judgments. |
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Motor Vehicle Law (Queensland)Covers the civil, transport operations and criminal aspects of motor vehicle law in Queensland. Includes commentary on significant cases, the Transport Operations Road Use Management legislation, the Criminal Code, State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and other related legislation. Coverage: current |
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New South Wales Law Reports"Reports of cases decided in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the exercise of both state and federal jurisdiction, in the Land and Valuation Court and on appeal to the Privy Council from the Supreme Court in the exercise of state jurisdiction." Coverage: 1971+ |
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Official Documents of the United NationsElectronic repository for official documents published by the UN. The full text of documents is accessible in PDF format in all official languages of the UN. Documents are stored in two databases: UN documentation, with comprehensive coverage beginning in 1993 and selected earlier coverage, and UN resolutions, which includes the official records version of resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship Council since 1946. Access: freely available |
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PERIND: Periodicals IndexProduced by the National University of Singapore Library. Indexes a range of journals on Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and ASEAN. Although most of the journal articles date from 1980 onwards, the articles relating to medicine date from 1975, and law dates from 1932. From mid 1997, there are references to book chapters and conference papers. Coverage: 1980+ |
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Queensland Crown Lands Law ReportsFull text of Queensland Crown Lands Law Reports 1961-1973 and selected pre-1960 cases. Coverage: 1961-1973 |
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Queensland LawyerThis journal discusses legal developments in Queensland, including cases from the District Court, appeals from the Magistrates Court and decisions from State tribunals. Regular sections include Conveyancing and Property Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Tort Law, Insurance Law and Family Law. |
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Queensland Legal Indices OnlinePublished by the Queensland Supreme Court Library, the QLI online can be used to locate court cases from Queensland courts including the Supreme and District Courts, amendments to legislation, legislation cited in court cases, and sentencing decisions from criminal appeal judgments. Coverage: 1984+ |
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Queensland Planning & Environmental Law ReportsContains the full text of Queensland Planning & Environmental Law Reports. Coverage: 1982+ |
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Queensland ReportsReported judgements from the Supreme Court of Queensland. Coverage: 1980+ |
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SMC: Singapore/Malaysia CollectionCompiled by the National University of Singapore Library. Indexes and abstracts primary source material (such as microfilmed items of public records, government documents, and manuscripts) and published works relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN. Coverage: Current to October 2006 |
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South Australian State ReportsAuthorised reports of the South Australian Supreme Court. Includes full text of significant decisions at first instance and on appeal. |
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TAXABS: Australian Taxation Abstracts DatabaseProduced by Information Services, Australian Taxation Office. Selectively indexes and abstracts journals, such as The Bulletin and BRW, on topical issues relating to taxation, for example, child support, superannuation, accounting, business, and finance. Also indexes technical information on Capital Gains Tax, Fringe Benefits Tax, Goods and Services tax and citations to legislation (Rulings and cases). Coverage: 1992-September 2003 |
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Unreported JudgmentsContains unreported judgments from the following courts: |
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Victorian ReportsVictorian Reports contain reports of decisions of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1957 to date. Coverage: 1957+ |
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More information
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For general enquiries:
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Last updated: 16th September 2008
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