How do I use the collection search tab options?
You can change the government repositories (or collections) you wish to search via the ‘collection search’ tabs which provide the following search options:
All
The All tab is the default for the site and searches across three collections:
- the australia.gov.au site and its indexes,
- Australian Government websites, including a catalogue of Australian Government publications held by Australian libraries, and
- State, Territory and Local Government websites.
Related Search results are presented as titled links by phrase or topic. Click on any of the provided related search links or options for suggested alternative searches within your query. Postcode searches are also available.
australia.gov.au
By choosing this tab you can refine your search to only the australia.gov.au site and its indexes. australia.gov.au contains service directory pages and FAQs with links to forms, websites and key Australian Government web resources.
You can Refine These Results by Interest, Agency, Subject, etc. or to only those belonging to a certain collection such as the A-Z List of Government Websites. Postcode searches are not available.
Australian Government Websites
Choose this tab to refine your search to display only results from Australian Government websites. Related Search results are presented as titled links by phrase or topic. Click on any of the provided related search links or options for suggested alternative searches within your query. Postcode searches are not available.
State, Territory and Local Govt Websites
Choose this tab to refine your search to display only results from State, Territory and Local Government websites. Related Search results are presented as titled links by phrase, topic or domain. Click on any of the provided related search links or options for suggested alternative searches within your query . Postcode searches are also available.
Publications
Choose this tab to refine your search to display only those results which are Australian Government publications.The result refinements are available are:
- Australian Government Websites & Libraries - the default which returns search results for Australian Government Publications available within either Government Websites or Libraries
- Libraries of Australia Catalogue only - returns only search results for Australian Government publications held by Australian libraries.
Postcode searches are not available.
Media Releases
Choose this tab to refine your search to display only those results which are Australian Government media releases. Additional result refinements are presented as a checkbox list of specific portfolios such as Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Attorney-General's, or Defence. To use this feature, check the box (es) next to the portfolios you require and click the Refine Results button. Postcode searches are not available.
For more information on postcode searches see below How do I use the postcode search? For more information on Related Search see What are related searches?
