Culture.gov.au - Australia's culture portal

The Culture Portal provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector.

http://www.culture.gov.au/

Arts and Culture

The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts administers programs and policies that encourage excellence in artistic effort, support for cultural heritage and public access to arts and culture.

http://www.arts.gov.au/

Australian Biography

Australian Biography Online is a web-based biographical resource profiling some of the most extraordinary Australians of our time. The project draws from material collected for the Australian Biography TV series, which features remarkable and inspiring individuals who have had a major impact on our cultural, political and social life. In revealing in-depth interviews, these people have shared their experiences and insights.

http://www.australianbiography.gov.au/

Australian Screen

Australian Screen brings together material from the vast collections of the National Film and Sound Archive, the National Archives of Australia, the ABC, SBS, and AIATSIS in a unique collaboration. It represents over 1,300 Australian feature films, documentaries, television programs, newsreels, advertisements, short films, animations and home-movies produced over the last 100 years, with clips and curators’ notes.

http://www.australianscreen.com.au/

Australian slang

An article from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal about Australian slang with index links to online resources for rhyming slang, amusing colloquialisms and everyday speech.

http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/slang/

Cultural Data Online

Cultural Data Online is the website of the Cultural Ministers Council's Statistics Working Group. It provides free online access to Australian arts and cultural research reports and statistics.

http://www.culturaldata.gov.au/

Culture and Heritage - Government community grants

GrantsLINK makes it easier to find suitable and relevant grants from the many government grants that are available. It helps you find the best source of funding and assists you to complete application forms. This page lists culture and heritage grants.

http://www.grantslink.gov.au/Info.aspx?NodeID=4

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture.

http://www.environment.gov.au/

Picture Australia

Picture Australia is a service hosted by the National Library of Australia to provide a single access point to the digitised pictorial collections of a range of cultural institutions including the Australian War Memorial, the State Library of New South Wales, the State Library of Tasmania and the State Library of Victoria .

http://www.pictureaustralia.gov.au/

Social Inclusion

Social Inclusion is about ensuring all Australians have the opportunity to learn, work, engage in the community and have their voice heard. This site provides information about what the government is doing to progress the social inclusion agenda.

http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/

South Seas Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific (1760-1800)

Exhibition site for South Seas Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific (1760-1800).

http://southseas.nla.gov.au/