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View a selection of Fryer collections online

By viewing the Fryer Library community on UQ's institutional repository UQ eSpace, you can browse a selection of the Fryer's digitized collections. Currently, these include:

International Relations

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Handbooks: 

The Oxford companion to politics of the world (online)

Books on international relations will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

DS Asian politics and government
JQ1499-1749 East Asia - politics and government
JQ3995-6651 Australia-New Zealand-Oceania - politics and government
JZ International relations

Hansards
Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key databases

PAIS International

An index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate, which covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences.

Worldwide political science abstracts

Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

CIAO : Columbia international affairs online

CIAO is a source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, abstracts and some full text of relevant journal articles, policy briefs, books, case studies, course packs, maps and country data.

Browse all databases for Political Science

News
News: 

Australia New Zealand Reference Centre

Combines Australia and New Zealand specific magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information to create a collection of regional full text content.

Factiva

A global news and business information service that combines the content sets of Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing.

Press Display

Access full text of local and international newspapers & magazines in original format, layout and pagination. Archive varies from title to title.

Browse all databases for News

Primary Materials
Primary Materials: 

Great Britain : House of Commons Parliamentary papers

British House of Commons Parliamentary or Sessional Papers from 1688, along with a detailed subject index.

United States congressional serial set 1789-

Contains congressional documents and state papers.

Foreign relations of the United States 1861-

This series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

Macmillan Cabinet Papers 1957-1963

Offers access to 165 files (over 16,000 pages) from the former Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan's Private Office. Included are records of meetings, key policies, correspondence and memoranda to and from government advisors, files on Ministers, etc.

Nixon Years 1969-1974

This project provides complete FCO 7 and FCO 82 files from The National Archives, Kew, for the entire period of the Nixon administration, 1969-1974. Includes FCO and British Embassy analyses of US policy decisions, White House staff appointments and UN discussions, views on Europe, the deployment of F111 aircraft on US airbases in the UK and Nixon's battles over funding from Congress, visits to the US by both Wilson and Heath, files on the internal situation in the US and domestic reform all feature strongly. There are detailed assessments of all the changes brought about by the Presidential Elections of 1972.

Foreign Office Files China 1949-1980

The complete British Foreign Office Files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in this period. These files are particularly important because Britain was one of the first countries to recognise Communist China. Includes: Eye-witness accounts and detailed reports on life in China, 1949-1976.
In depth analysis of the Communist Revolution and all the major figures.
Material on the Korean War, the Cold War, US relations and the Cultural Revolution.

Web Sites

Australian Government

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Handbooks: 

Year book Australia

A handbook of Australian government and politics 1985-1999

Australian politics notebook : a sourcebook for students

Books on Australian government will be found at the following call numbers on the shelves:

DU Australian politics, government and history

JQ Australian politics and government

JS Local government

KU Australian law

Hansards
Hansards: 

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings.

Queensland. Parliament. Hansard Official records of the debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard)

Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary debates (Hansard) Senate (print and online) 1 Jan 1953 -

Australia. Parliament. Parliamentary debates (Hansard) House of Representatives (print 1953- ) and (online 1901- )

Australia. Parliament. Hansard (Senate and House of Representatives) (print and online) 1 Jan 1901- 31 Dec 1953

Hansard Online - available via Parliament of Australia website.

Australia Parliament Committee Hansards - available online via Parliament of Australia

Parliamentary proceedings for other Australian states are available in the Library and/or online via Parliamentary websites.

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

APA FT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text)

Covers current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences and is produced by the National Library of Australia.

MAIS (Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies)

Covers all aspects of Australian immigration and multicultural issues, including immigration, emigration, multiculturalism, ethnicity, racism, multicultural education, migrant health, welfare and social services, access and equity, settlement services, refugees, population studies, and aboriginal studies and is produced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Library.

APAIS-ATSIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset)

Covers social sciences and humanities relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, including history, economics, politics, current affairs and culture and is produced by the National Library of Australia.

Browse all databases for Political Science

Legislation
Primary Materials
Primary Materials: 

Parliamentary Papers - Queensland

Papers tabled in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Includes: Annual reports -- Auditor-General reports -- Budget papers -- Commissions/Ombudsman -- Committee papers -- Legislation -- Petitions -- Overseas travel reports -- Miscellaneous papers.

Parliamentary Papers - Australia

Papers presented to Parliament and ordered to be printed.

Publications: Parliament of Australia - Parliamentary Library

Includes background papers, current issues briefs, monthly economic and social indicators.

Related Guides
Related Guides: 

House of Representatives Infosheets and Senate Briefs contain information about the workings of each House.

House of Representatives Research and Education. Publications on a range of information about the work of the House and the Parliament. Includes information on House powers, practice and procedures.

Senate Research and Education. Briefs and publications on the work of the Senate. Senate powers, practice and procudures.

Web Sites
Web Sites: 

australia.gov.au : your connection with government.

www.gov.au Access to the information and services of the Australian, State, Territory and Local governments.

Queensland Government Guide to Queensland Government.

APO Australian Policy Online Access to Australian social, economic, cultural and political research.

Australian Politics and Elections Database Australian parliamentary politics and elections information.

Australian Election Policy Speeches Fulltext of election policy speeches 1901 onwards

Research Publications Research Papers and Background Notes.

Australian Government - Selected Websites

Guide to Internet information sources for Australian journalists

Parliament of Australia A-Z Index