Search Strategies
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR RESEARCH:
This might be a place to start to learn more about the leaders and the parties. You could start by looking up information about the various party leaders or the Party itself.
Use Wikipedia to:
- Decide on the political party, the issues and the personalities that will frame your group's speech
- Consult the relevant links below and use the information to frame the content of your speech
- Conduct a Google Advanced Search for more specific information about the policies you are highlighting. In an Advanced Search you can date limit for information pertaining to a particular time frame which is useful in this instance. Fill out as many of the search boxes as will assist you to get the best results.
This might be a place to start to learn more about the leaders and the parties. You could start by looking up information about the various party leaders or the Party itself.
Use Wikipedia to:
- Develop your KEYWORD search strategy.
- Organise your ideas and thoughts on your chosen topic - think about who the stakeholders are, and articulate the major issues. Write questions for yourself for further research.
- Find links to other references and resources. (Scroll to the bottom of the Wikipedia page to access links to further resources)
Research Consultations
A Library Team member can be booked to talk through your group's research needs. See or email Mrs South (Mon - Wed) or Ms Fede (Thurs - Fri) to make a suitable time.
Research consultations can help you develop good research strategies. We work with individuals or groups to find the very best resources for assessment tasks and projects.
Research consultations can help you develop good research strategies. We work with individuals or groups to find the very best resources for assessment tasks and projects.
Australian Political Parties Official Websites
Australian Labor Party. For information on policies go to 'Campaigns' on this website.
Liberal Party of Australia. For information on policies go to 'Our Plan' on this website.
The Greens. For information on policies go to 'Our Vision' on this website.
The Nationals. For information on policies go to 'Our Policies' on this website
For other political parties, view the list on the Australian Parliament House Website
Australian Parliament House homepage. The official website of the Parliament of Australia has information about bills, parliamentary sittings and Senate Committee hearings.
Liberal Party of Australia. For information on policies go to 'Our Plan' on this website.
The Greens. For information on policies go to 'Our Vision' on this website.
The Nationals. For information on policies go to 'Our Policies' on this website
For other political parties, view the list on the Australian Parliament House Website
Australian Parliament House homepage. The official website of the Parliament of Australia has information about bills, parliamentary sittings and Senate Committee hearings.
Newspapers and current affairs publications
Here are some of the major newspaper websites in Australia. Please note some news organisations have a paywall, articles about political leaders, parties and policies may be by subscription only. Some allow you to read a limited number of articles per week. Others are free to read.
The Guardian. Free to read
ABC News.
Sydney Morning Herald. Limited number of articles per week
News Limited. (Daily Telegraph / The Australian).
The Monthly Print copies also available in the iCentre.
The Conversation
The Saturday Paper
SEARCHING NEWSPAPER WEBSITES:
Newspaper websites usually have a search box. Use a KEYWORD search to find relevant articles. String keywords together to hone your results. eg 'Labor Party policy environment 2020'
The Guardian. Free to read
ABC News.
Sydney Morning Herald. Limited number of articles per week
News Limited. (Daily Telegraph / The Australian).
The Monthly Print copies also available in the iCentre.
The Conversation
The Saturday Paper
SEARCHING NEWSPAPER WEBSITES:
Newspaper websites usually have a search box. Use a KEYWORD search to find relevant articles. String keywords together to hone your results. eg 'Labor Party policy environment 2020'
Video resources
Political parties have YouTube channels that curate video material, interviews, policies etc. Here are some key YouTube channels:
Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Greens
The Nationals
Search the ABC or SBS for past programmes on political policies and campaigns. Programmes such as Q & A, Insight, Four Corners, 7.30 Report all archive and curate their content. Use search boxes on the sites to find the content you require.
SBS on demand
ABC iView
Australian Labor Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Greens
The Nationals
Search the ABC or SBS for past programmes on political policies and campaigns. Programmes such as Q & A, Insight, Four Corners, 7.30 Report all archive and curate their content. Use search boxes on the sites to find the content you require.
SBS on demand
ABC iView
Social Media resources
The Twitter and Facebook accounts of Political parties and leaders is a rich source of information about elections, policies and their personal political style.
Use your social media accounts to follow the leader and party of your choice for this task.
Use your social media accounts to follow the leader and party of your choice for this task.
Bibliography
As you read and research create a list of the resources you have used. A new OneNote Page or a shared Google Doc is useful.
Format your bibliography in Harvard Style using Cite This for Me to create a bibliographic record for each resource you use.
Format your bibliography in Harvard Style using Cite This for Me to create a bibliographic record for each resource you use.