Sociology
Sociology pathfinder 2019.pdfGeneral
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Government- Many links to all aspects of Australian society.
Attorney-General's Dept- Laws and rules for Aust. society.
The Australian Institute of Criminology
Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice (Australian Government)
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research
Sociosite- Many links.
http://www.sociosite.net/topics/index.php - Many links to sociology subject areas eg. gender; religion; technology...
The Socjournal - Articles on many sociology topics.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/cload.htm - Crime; deviance; power; families; media; poverty; religion; inequality.
http://www.sociology.org.uk/as4aqa.htm - Family; media.
Aust. Communications & Media Authority
AusCERT and www.cert.gov.au - Aust's Computer Emergency Response Team.
Aust. Crime Commission - Aust's criminal intelligence agency.
Cannabis Use
www.adf.org.au - Australian Drug Foundation
http://adlrf.org.au - Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.aihw.gov.au - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.druginfo.adf.org.au - Drug Info Clearinghouse
www.mja.com.au - Medical Journal of Australia
www.mydr.com.au - MyDr
www.somazone.com.au - Somazone
http://ncpic.org.au - National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
www.drugs.health.gov.au - National Drugs Campaign
Tobacco smoking
www.ashaust.org.au - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) Australia
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au - Better Health Channel
www.cancercouncil.com.au - Cancer Council New South Wales
www.cancerwa.asn.au - Cancer Council Western Australia
www.health.gov.au - Department of Health
www.heartfoundation.org.au - National Heart Foundation of Australia
www.quitnow.gov.au - National Tobacco Campaign
www.oxygen.org.au - OxyGen
www.quitsa.org.au - Quit SA
www.quit.org.au - Quit Victoria
www.smarterthansmoking.org.au - Smarter than Smoking
www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au - Tobacco in Australia
Alcohol and Binge Drinking
http://aerf.com.au - Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation
www.alcoholthinkagain.com.au - Alcohol think again
www.aa.org.au - Alcoholics Anonymous Australia
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au - Better Health Channel
www.alcohol.gov.au - Department of Health and Ageing
www.therightmix.gov.au - Department of Veterans’ Affairs
www.drinkwise.org.au - DrinkWise Australia
www.druginfo.adf.org.au - DrugInfo
www.nhmrc.gov.au - National Health and Medical Research Council
Drugs and addiction
www.crimecommission.gov.au - Australian Crime Commission
www.adin.com.au - Australian Drug Information Network
http://adlrf.org.au - Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
www.aic.gov.au/crime_types/drugs_alcohol.html - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.ancd.org.au - Australian National Council on Drugs
www.daca.org.au - Drug Advisory Council of Australia
www.drugaware.com.au - Drug Aware
www.drugarm.com.au - Drug ARM – Awareness and Relief Movement
www.druginfo.adf.org.au - Drug Info
www.druginfo.sl.nsw.gov.au - Drug info @ your library
www.ffdlr.org.au - Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform
www.fds.org.au - Family Drug Support
http://ncpic.org.au - National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
www.nationaldrugstrategy.gov.au - National Drug Strategy
www.drugs.health.gov.au - National Drugs Campaign
www.somazone.com.au - Somazone
www.turningpoint.org.au - Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
Doping and drugs in sport
www.ais.org.au - Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
www.asada.gov.au - Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA)
http://goodsports.com.au - Good Sports (Australian Drug Foundation)
www.olympic.org - International Olympic Committee (IOC)
www.measurement.gov.au/Services/Pages/Drugsinsport.aspx - National Measurement Institute (Drugs in Sport page)
http://sma.org.au - Sports Medicine Australia
www.wada-ama.org - World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Marriage and cohabitation
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.family.org.au - Australian Family Association
www.familycourt.gov.au - Family Court of Australia
www.familylawcourts.gov.au - Family Law Courts
www.familyrelationships.gov.au - Family Relationships Online
www.ncsmc.org.au - National Council of Single Mothers and their Children Inc
www.parenting.sa.gov.au - Parenting SA
www.relationships.org.au - Relationships Australia
Changing family trends
www.anglicare.asn.au - Anglicare Australia
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.family.org.au - Australian Family Association
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au - Better Health Channel
www.cyh.com - Child and Youth Health
www.familiesaustralia.org.au - Families Australia
www.ncsmc.org.au - National Council of Single Mothers and their Children Inc
www.parentlink.act.gov.au - Parentlink
www.parenting.sa.gov.au - Parenting SA
http://raisingchildren.net.au - Raising Children Network
www.relationships.org.au - Relationships Australia
www.stepfamily.org.au - Stepfamily Association of Victoria Inc
Disability rights and awareness
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.aihw.gov.au - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.and.org.au - Australian Network on Disability
www.dss.gov.au - Department of Social Services
www.ndis.org.au - National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
www.nds.org.au - National Disability Services
Human rights and civil liberties
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.actnow.com.au - ACTNOW
www.amnesty.org.au - International Australia
www.ahrcentre.org - Australian Human Rights Centre
http://lawyersalliance.com.au - Australian Lawyers Alliance
www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre - Castan Centre for Human Rights Law
www.cla.asn.au - Civil Liberties Australia
www.humanrights.org.au - Human Rights and Responsibilities Australia
www.hrca.org.au - Human Rights Council of Australia
www.hrlrc.org.au - Human Rights Law Resource Centre
www.nswccl.org.au - New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties
www.ohchr.org - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au - Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Bullying
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au - Better Health Channel
www.bullying.com.au - Bully Blocking
www.kenrigby.net - Bullying in schools and what to do about it (Dr Ken Rigby)
www.cyh.com - Children, Youth and Women’s Health Service
www.lifeline.org.au - Lifeline
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart
www.headspace.org.au - Headspace
www.kidshelp.com.au - Kids Helpline
www.ncab.org.au - National Centre Against Bullying
www.theline.gov.au/parents_and_teachers/faq - The Line Parents and Teachers FAQs
Privacy issues
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.privacy.org.au - Australian Privacy Foundation
www.cla.asn.au - Civil Liberties Australia
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart
www.dpmc.gov.au - Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
www.ipc.nsw.gov.au - Information and Privacy Commission New South Wales
www.libertyvictoria.org.au - Liberty Victoria
www.nswccl.org.au - New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties
www.oaic.gov.au - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.privacy.vic.gov.au - Privacy Victoria
www.qccl.org.au - Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
Gay marriage
www.acl.org.au - Australian Christian Lobby
www.coalitionforequality.org.au - Australian Coalition for Equality
www.australianmarriageequality.com - Australian Marriage Equality
http://glrl.org.au - Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
www.letsgetequal.org.au - Let’s Get Equal
http://gaymarriage.procon.org - Procon.org – gay marriage
www.samesame.com.au - Same Same
www.tglrg.org - Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group
www.vglrl.org.au - Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
Age discrimination
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.accc.gov.au - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
www.choice.com.au - Australian Consumers’ Association
www.presscouncil.org.au - Australian Press Council
www.austlii.edu.au - Australasian Legal Information Institute
www.classification.gov.au - Classification website
www.commercialradio.com.au - Commercial Radio Australia
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart
www.alliance.org.au - Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
www.ethics.org.au - St James Ethics Centre
Gender equality
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.dss - Department of Social Services Office for Women
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.wgea.gov.au - The Workplace Gender Equality Agency
www.own.org.au - Older Women’s Network
www.communityservices.act.gov.au - Office for Women, ACT
www.women.nsw.gov.au - Office for Women, New South Wales
www.communities.qld.gov.au - Office for Women, Queensland
www.officeforwomen.sa.gov.au - Office for Women, South Australia
www.nt.gov.au/dcm/women - Office of Women’s Policy, Northern Territory
www.unwomen.org - United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women
www.wel.org.au - Women’s Electoral Lobby
www.wwc.org.au - Working Women’s Centres
Issues in the media
www.adstandards.com.au - Advertising Standards Bureau
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.choice.com.au - Australian Consumers’ Association
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afgc.org.au - Australian Food and Grocery Council
www.presscouncil.org.au - Australian Press Council
www.classification.gov.au - Classification website
www.commercialradio.com.au - Commercial Radio Australia
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart Kids Online
www.communications.gov.au - Department of Communications
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
Social impacts of digital media
www.actnow.com.au - ActNow
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communication and Media Authority
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart
www.kidsafe.net.au - Kidsafe
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
www.oaic.gov.au - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
Media standards and regulation
www.adstandards.com.au - Advertising Standards Bureau
www.classification.gov.au - Australian Classification
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.accc.gov.au - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.presscouncil.org.au - Australian Press Council
www.austlii.edu.au - Australasian Legal Information Institute
www.commercialradio.com.au - Commercial Radio Australia
www.communications.gov.au - Department of Communications
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
http://jeaa.org.au - Journalism Education Association of Australia
www.alliance.org.au - Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
www.oaic.gov.au - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
www.ethics.org.au - St James Ethics Centre
Violence and aggression
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.burstingthebubble.com - Bursting the Bubble
www.cyh.com.au - Child and Youth Health
www.ntv.org.au - No To Violence – male family violence prevention association
http://www.dss.gov.au/our-responsibilities/women - Office for Women (Reducing Violence page)
www.reachout.com.au - Reach Out! (Safety and Violence page)
www.whiteribbonday.org.au - White Ribbon Foundation
Safe driving
www.aami.com.au/company-information/news-centre/special-reports.aspx - AAMI (special reports)
www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc - Accident Research Centre, Monash University
www.acrs.org.au - Australasian College of Road Safety
www.aaa.asn.au - Australian Automobile Assocation
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.atsb.gov.au - Australian Transport Safety Bureau
www.austroads.com.au - AustRoads
www.maa.nsw.gov.au - Motor Accidents Authority
www.ntc.gov.au - National Transport Commission
www.transport.qld.gov.au - Queensland Transport
www.racv.com.au - RACV
www.rta.nsw.gov.au - Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA)
www.tacsafety.com.au - Transport Accident Commission
The death penalty
www.amnesty.org.au - Amnesty International Australia
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
http://aacp.wordpress.com - Australians Against Capital Punishment
www.nodeathpenalty.org - Campaign to End the Death Penalty (US)
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org - Death Penalty Information Center (US)
www.ncadp.org - National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (US)
www.nswccl.org.au - NSW Council for Civil Liberties
www.onlineopinion.com.au - On Line Opinion
www.prodeathpenalty.com - Pro-Death Penalty (US)
www.reprieve.org.au - Reprieve Australia
www.worldcoalition.org - World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Terrorism and national security
www.amnesty.org.au - Amnesty International Australia
www.defence.gov.au - Australian Department of Defence
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.hreoc.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.nationalsecurity.gov.au - Australian National Security
www.asio.gov.au - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
www.aspi.org.au - Australian Strategic Policy Institute
www.dfat.gov.au - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
www.ict.org.il - International Institute for Counter-terrorism
www.lowyinstitute.org - Lowy Institute for International Policy
www.un.org/terrorism - United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism
The crime and punishment debate
www.ag.gov.au - Attorney-General’s Department (Australian Government)
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.alrc.gov.au - Australian Law Reform Commission
www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au - Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (NSW)
www.cis.org.au - Centre for Independent Studies
http://cypp.unsw.edu.au/ - Comparative Youth Penality Project
www.law.uwa.edu.au/research/crc - Crime Research Centre of Western Australia
www.justiceaction.org.au - Justice Action
www.lrc.justice.wa.gov.au - Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
www.nt.gov.au/justice/policycoord/lawmake/lawref.shtml - Law Reform Committee Northern Territory
www.ocsar.sa.gov.au - Office of Crime Statistics and Research (South Australia)
www.qlrc.qld.gov.au - Queensland Law Reform Commission
www.smartjustice.org.au - Smart Justice
www.utas.edu.au/law-reform - Tasmania Law Reform Institute
www.lawreform.vic.gov.au - Victorian Law Reform Commission
Slavery and human trafficking
www.antislavery.org.au - Anti-Slavery Australia
www.antislavery.org - Anti-Slavery International
www.ag.gov.au - Attorney General’s Department
http://aid.dfat.gov.au/ - AusAID
http://acrath.org.au - Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.catwinternational.org - Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
www.dss.gov.au - Department of Social Services
www.freetheslaves.net - Free The Slaves
www.humantrafficking.org/countries/australia - humantrafficking.org
www.no-trafficking.org - United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking
www.worldvision.com.au - World Vision (Don’t Trade Lives campaign)
Youth crime
www.ag.gov.au - Attorney-General’s Department (Australian Government)
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.aic.gov.au - Australian Institute of Criminology
www.aihw.gov.au - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.lawstuff.org.au - Lawstuff
www.ncylc.org.au - National Children’s and Youth Law Centre
http://youthlaw.asn.a - Youthlaw, Young People’s Legal Rights Centre Inc
Domestic and family violence
www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au - Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
www.bethehero.com.au - Be the Hero
www.burstingthebubble.com - Bursting the Bubble
www.bychoicenotchance.com.au - By Choice Not Chance
www.fahcsia.gov.au - Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
www.dontcrosstheline.com.au - Don’t Cross the Line
www.familyrelationships.gov.au - Family Relationships Online
www.frsa.org.au - Family & Relationship Services Australia
www.kidshelp.com.au - Kids Helpline
http://lovegoodbadugly.com - Love: the good, the bad and the ugly
www.mensline.org.au - MensLine Australia
www.1800respect.org.au - National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service
www.stopfamilyviolence.nt.gov.au - Stop Family Violence
www.theline.gov.au - The Line
www.whiteribbon.org.au - White Ribbon Australia
Poverty and social exclusion
www.anglicare.asn.au - Anglicare Australia
www.antipovertyweek.org.au - Anti-Poverty Week
www.acoss.org.au - Australian Council of Social Service
www.bsl.org.au - Brotherhood of St Laurence
www.dss.gov.au - Department of Social Services
http://melbourneinstitute.com - Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
www.missionaustralia.com.au - Mission Australia
www.natsem.canberra.edu.au - National Centre for Economic and Social Modelling (NATSEM)
www.bensoc.org.au - The Benevolent Society
http://salvos.org.au - The Salvation Army
Children and young people at risk
www.asca.org.au - Adults Surviving Child Abuse
www.childhood.org.au - Australian Childhood Foundation
www.dss.gov.au - Department of Social Services
www.aihw.gov.au - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.burstingthebubble.com - Bursting the Bubble
www.childabuseprevention.com.au - Child Abuse Prevention Service Inc (CAPS)
www.ecpat.org - Child Wise Australia
www.kidshelp.com.au - Kids Help Line
www.raisingchildren.net.au - Raising Children Network
www.savethechildren.org.au - Save the Children
Homelessness
www.abs.gov.au - Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.aihw.gov.au - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
www.chp.org.au - Council to Homeless Persons
www.dss.gov.au - Department of Social Services
www.hanover.org.au - Hanover Welfare Services
www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au - Homelessness Australia
www.mercyfoundation.com.au - Mercy Foundation
www.shelter.org.au - National Shelter Inc
www.wrrc.org.au - NSW Women’s Refuge Movement
www.vinnies.org.au - St Vincent de Paul Society
www.unitingcare.org.au - UnitingCare Australia
www.wesleymission.org.au - Wesley Mission
Asylum seekers and immigration detention
www.ajustaustralia.com - A Just Australia
www.amnesty.org.au - Amnesty International
www.asrc.org.au - Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
www.asrc.org.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.refugeefoundation.org.au - Australian Refugee Foundation
www.chilout.org - Children Out of Immigration Detention (ChilOut)
www.dfat.gov.au - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
www.immi.gov.au - Department of Immigration and Citizenship
www.erc.org.au - Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education
www.iomaustralia.org - International Organization for Migration (IOM)
www.refugeehealth.org.au - NSW Refugee Health Service
www.startts.org.au - NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
www.rails.org.au - Refugee and Immigration Legal Service
www.refugeecouncil.org.au - Refugee Council of Australia
www.rethinkrefugees.com.au - Rethink Refugees
Racial discrimination
www.amnesty.org.au - Amnesty International Australia
www.humanrights.gov.au - Australian Human Rights Commission
www.amf.net.au - Australian Multicultural Foundation
www.dfat.gov.au - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
www.immi.gov.au - Department of Immigration and Border Protection
www.eoc.sa.gov.au - Equal Opportunity Commission of South Australia
www.equalopportunity.wa.gov.au - Equal Opportunity Commission of Western Australia
www.fecca.org.au - Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia
www.hrc.act.gov.au - ACT Human Rights Commission
www.multiculturalaustralia.edu.au - Making Multicultural Australia
www.antidiscrimination.tas.gov.au - Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner (Tasmania)
www.playbytherules.net.au/component/content/article/81-links/1245-racism-in-sport - Play by the Rules: Racism in Sport
http://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au - Racism. It stops with me
www.racismnoway.com.au - Racism. No Way!
www.un.org/en/letsfightracism - United Nations – Let’s fight racism campaign
www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au - Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Issues in the media
www.adstandards.com.au - Advertising Standards Bureau
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.choice.com.au - Australian Consumers’ Association
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afgc.org.au - Australian Food and Grocery Council
www.presscouncil.org.au - Australian Press Council
www.classification.gov.au - Classification website
www.commercialradio.com.au - Commercial Radio Australia
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart Kids Online
www.communications.gov.au - Department of Communications
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
Social impacts of digital media
www.actnow.com.au - ActNow
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communication and Media Authority
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.cybersmart.gov.au - Cybersmart
www.kidsafe.net.au - Kidsafe
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
www.oaic.gov.au -Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
Media standards and regulation
www.adstandards.com.au - Advertising Standards Bureau
www.classification.gov.au - Australian Classification
www.acma.gov.au - Australian Communications and Media Authority
www.accc.gov.au - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
www.childrenandmedia.org.au - Australian Council on Children and the Media
www.afp.gov.au - Australian Federal Police
www.presscouncil.org.au - Australian Press Council
www.austlii.edu.au - Australasian Legal Information Institute
www.commercialradio.com.au - Commercial Radio Australia
www.communications.gov.au - Department of Communications
www.iia.net.au - Internet Industry Association
http://jeaa.org.au - Journalism Education Association of Australia
www.alliance.org.au - Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
www.oaic.gov.au - Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
www.staysmartonline.gov.au - Stay Smart Online
www.ethics.org.au - St James Ethics Centre