Alphabetical Phone Directory (White Pages)

Whitepages.com.au allows you to search for a business, locate government departments or simply get in touch with a friend anywhere in Australia.

http://www.whitepages.com.au

AskNow - Online help with your queries

AskNow is a virtual reference service staffed by librarians in Australia and New Zealand. It gives high quality information to users, with the convenience of immediate, online communication. You can communicate with librarians in real time.

http://australia.gov.au/service/asknow-online-help-with-your-queries

Australian currency

A brief introduction to Australian currency and its history, with links to further information.

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/currency.html

Australian social customs

This page provides an introduction to some common customs in the Australia such as meeting people , clothing, polite behaviours , common Australian expressions , and Australian celebrations and holidays.

http://www.immi.gov.au/living-in-australia/choose-australia/about-australia/au-customs/index.htm

Classified Phone Directory (Yellow Pages)

Yellowpages.com.au is an Australian business directory with more than 1.7 million business listings. You can search YellowPages.com.au to find out about and contact these businesses.

http://www.yellowpages.com.au

Climate and weather

The Bureau of Meteorology provides weather forecasts, warnings and observations for all states of Australia. There is also information about climate, hydrology and other weather services

http://www.bom.gov.au/

data.australia.gov.au

data.australia.gov.au is the home of Australian government public information datasets. Government information can be made even more useful by mashing-up the data to create something new. Information on each dataset includes licence information which makes clear what you can and can’t do with the data.

http://data.australia.gov.au/

Exchange rates

Current exchange rates as listed by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

http://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/frequency/exchange-rates.html

FAQs - National Library of Australia

The National Library of Australia provides a series of answers to frequently asked reference questions.

http://www.nla.gov.au/infoserv/faq/index.php?

Maps of Australia (NLA)

Search over 100,000 maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries, from the earliest mapping to the present. This facility allows you to define an area or enter a search term to search for maps of Australia held in Australia's libraries. The search facility also includes digitised maps.

http://mapsearch.nla.gov.au/

Time

Information about Australian time zones and daylight saving time can be discovered on australia.gov.au.

http://australia.gov.au/content/time-content-page?context=australian-facts-and-figures

Year Book Australia 2008

Year Book Australia is the principal reference work produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It provides a comprehensive and detailed statistical overview of various aspects of the economy and social conditions in Australia. In addition, it contains descriptive matter dealing with Australia's government, international relations, defence, social security, geography and climate.

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ProductsbyCatalogue/B995EE21BC6844BFCA25728E0014D682?OpenDocument