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AMES

AMES: online English courses and Jobseekers online

Improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills – gain the confidence to use English in everyday situations, for work and study. Learn about Australian society and culture. 

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Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australia's official statistical organisation. Provides high quality and wide-ranging statistics on aspects of life and business in Australia.

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Britannica Image Quest

Britannica Image Quest

Provides online access to over two million images. All images are copyright cleared for non-commercial, educational use, great for teacher lessons plans, assignments, student reports & projects, newsletters, flyers, bulletins, or school websites. 

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Choice Online Database

CHOICE Online database

This database provides online access to CHOICE, a resource for consumers which includes testing and product reviews.  


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Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Suitable for all ages and provides access to images, videos and links to other websites.

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Gale Global Issues

Gale in Context: Global Issues

Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. 


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Gale in Context: Science

Gale in Context: Science

Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. 

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Gale in Context: World History

Gale in Context: World History

Provides an overview of world history covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilizations, religions and people.

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Haynes Manuals AllAccess

Haynes Manuals AllAccess

Haynes Manuals makes over 600 online manuals, covering car and motorcycle maintenance and repairs available online. Access a wide range of makes and models, with up-to-date content including common repairs, routine maintenance and servicing procedures.  

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Infobase Learning Cloud

Infobase Learning Cloud

Learning Cloud is an online self-paced training website that provides a means of updating skills and knowledge. Training modules are available for Microsoft Office products, Apple, Adobe AutoCAD, Google, Blackboard, Kahoot!, Weebly, Zoom, Wordpress, programming tools, personal development skills, job seeking, personal finance and many more. 


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Transparent Language Online

Transparent Language Online

Build your vocabulary, gain new skills, and maintain your language knowledge. Available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.

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Trove

Trove: National Library of Australia

Created by the National Library of Australia, Trove provides access to over 490 million Australian resources including books, images, historic newspapers, maps and more.

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World Book Online

World Book Online

World Book Online offers levelled platforms ranging from primary level to high school and beyond for all research needs, presenting information in fun formats providing easy and engaging ways to learn. World Book Online includes images, maps, multimedia, primary source documents and more.

Browse the interactive educational games, activities and science experiments that make learning and research fun and engaging!

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