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Legal studies, civics and citizenship resources

Discover databases, news archives, collections and stories from State Library for the study of law, civics and citizenship in Australia. 

Recommended subjects

These resources are recommended for students studying the following subjects in Queensland classrooms:

  • Year 11 and 12 Legal Studies (QCAA Syllabus)
  • Year 7 to 10 Civics and Citizenship (Australian Curriculum)

News archives

NewsBank database
NewsBank
Access local, national and international news sources from all continents of the world, with coverage from as early as the 1980s through to today.
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PressReader database
PressReader
Access over 6000 top newspapers and popular magazines from over 100 countries.
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SMH and The Age Library Edition
SMH and The Age Library Editions
Access every issue of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age from 2006 onwards.
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Historical news archives

Trove Home Page
Trove
Access historic Australian newspapers from the early 1800s to the mid 1950s.
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British Library Newspapers
British Library Newspapers
Access over 240 British and Irish newspapers from 1715 to 1950.
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Sydney Morning Herald archives
Sydney Morning Herald archives
Access almost 13,000 issues of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, from 1955 to 1995.
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Explore State Library's collections

Mabo anniversary marchers walking through the city
Mabo v Queensland
Discover resources to help you study this landmark case for native title.
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Politics in QLD
Discover collections from Queensland's political history.
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