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Social Issues / Law / Business - Homework Links
A guide to Internet sites for research, aimed specifically at children aged 5 to 15 years of age.
Social Issues | Law | Business
 Social Issues
- 6 Billion Human Beings - By visiting this web site, you will understand why the world's population has exploded in recent years and why it might stabilize during the next century.
- About Citizenship - provides teaching resources and documents as well as information on organisations and programs related to Australian citizenship.
- Addiction Center - Food, addiction, eating disorders.
- Alcohol - Problems and Solutions.
- Apartheid - Historical Documents Archive.
- Australian Charities - Welcome to the Australian Charities site the leading portal and source of information on the Australian charitable sector.
- Australian Institute of Family Studies - The Institute is a Commonwealth government research and information agency established in 1980 to promote the identification and understanding of factors affecting marital and family stability in Australia.
- Child Safety Network - The Child Safety Network of Australia Internet site aims to provide families, kids, teachers and other professionals with information. Information which prevents child abuse and neglect.
- Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs - Fact Sheets provide background information on Australian immigration and related issues.
- Drugs - a government funded project intended to educate, and provide facts and statistics about drugs to help you make an intelligent decision when they appear in your life.
- Drugs in Sport - Australian Sports Commission
- EOWA - Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.
- HungerWeb - The aim of this site is to help prevent and eradicate hunger by facilitating the free exchange of ideas and information regarding the causes of, and solutions to, hunger.
- Minority Rights Group International - promotes the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
- Racial Respect - is a national organisation formed to encourage the development of Australia as a nation where racial diversity is recognised and respected.
- Refugee Council of Australia
- Refugees International
- RSPCA - Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Something Fishy Website of Eating Disorders - the ultimate resource
- Survival International - survival for tribal peoples
- Tough on drugs in sport - Australia's Anti-Drugs in Sport strategy1999-2000 and beyond
- World Resources - Population and Human Development
- Youth Callenge Online - Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission interactive program designed to educate school students about human rights and responsibilities through role-plays, guided activities, surveys, personal stories and prompted questions for discussion.
Law
Business
- Austrade - Australian Trade Commission
- Business Entry Point - provides online government services and information for Australian business. This includes information on start-up, assistance, taxation, licenses, legislation, as well as significant transactions such as taxation compliance and license applications.
- EUROPAGES - European Business Directory
- FINweb - is a financial economics web site. The objective of FINWeb is to list Internet resources providing substantive information concerning economics and finance-related topics.
- IP Manager - the government organisation responsible for trade marks, patents and designs.
- OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development an international organisation helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalise economy.
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