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Material from the following sources is obtainable from subscription databanks for the time periods indicated. The specific material may be in citation, abstract, or full text format. To obtain information from these sources, please send me an e-mail indicating the e-mail address to send information to, as well as the specific subject of interest or the titles and dates of sources requested, and I will forward what I can find. John Carter (talk) 19:26, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[]

Aboriginal History (1998-on)
ACCC Update (Melbourne) (2007-on)
ACH: The Journal of the History of Culture of Australia (2003-2007)
AFR Smart Investor (2007-on)
Annual Survey of Australian Law (1988-1994)
Antipodes (1999-on)
AQ - Australian Quarterly (2006-on)
AQ - Journal of Contemporary Analysis (2002-2005)
Asia Business News (2008-on)
Australian Canadian Studies (2005-on)
Australian Aboriginal Studies (1997-on)
Australian Accountant (1997-1998)
Australian Banker (1997-2000)
Australian Banking & Finance (1997-on)
Australian Bar Review (1991, 1993, 1995-on)
Australian Bulletin of Labour (2003-on)
Australian Business Law Review (1980-on)
Australian Cultural History (1997-2002)
Australian Dispute Resolution Journal (1990-2000)
Australian Doctor (2003-on)
Australian Economic Review (1998-on)
Australian Feminist Law Journal (2004-on)
Australian Geographic (1997-on)
Australian Geographical Studies (1997-2004)
Australian Gourmet Traveller (2010-on)
Australian Journal of Environmental Education (1997-on)
Australian Journal of Environmental Management (1997-2002)
Australian Journal of Family Law (1991-on)
Australian Journal of Hospitality Management (1996-2001)
Australian Journal of Labour Law (1989-on)
Australian Journal of Law and Society (1983-1998)
Australian Journal of Management (1997-2002)
Australian Journal of Political Science (1997-on)
Australian Journal of Public Administration (1997-on)
Australian Journal of Social Studies (1997-on)
Australian Law Journal (1980-on)
Australian Literary Studies (1997-on)
Australian Mining (2003-on)
Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Journal (1983-1987)
Australian Net Guide (1997-2009)
Australian Personal Computer (1999-on)
Australian Property Law Journal (2001-on)
Australian Studies in Journalism (1996-2006)
Australian Tax Forum (1984-on)
Australian Tax Review (1980-on)

Newspapers and magazines

Provider	Sources	Access
Google News Archive (coverage is not complete)	The Age (1854–1989) The Sydney Morning Herald (1830–1989)	Free[1]
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre (EBSCO)	Various Australian media (best for 1990s to present) - full list	Login with National Library of Australia reader card [2] Western Australian library card [3] State Library of NSW card [4] State Library of Victoria card [5] State Library of Queensland [6]
Fairfax News Store	Various Fairfax publications c.1990–present	Free [7]
Factiva	Various Australian media	Login with National Library of Australia reader card [8] State Library of NSW card [9] Western Australian library card [10] State Library of Victoria card [11] State Library of Queensland [12]
Trove	Various Australian media. Early 1800s on. Most major state newspapers up to 1954.	Free [13]
Gale's Popular Magazines	Various Australian magazines	Login with Western Australian library card Free 12 month trial of full version

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Philosophy	Articles are more important than policy Articles must be written All Five Pillars are equally important Avoid vague introductions Civil POV pushing Cohesion Competence is required Concede lost arguments Dissent is not disloyalty Don't lie Don't search for objections Duty to comply Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country Editors will sometimes be wrong Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia Explanationism External criticism of Wikipedia Five pillars Galileo complex Here to build an encyclopedia Leave it to the experienced Levels of competence Levels of consensus Most ideas are bad Need Not broken is ugly Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction Not every article can be a Featured Article The one question Oversimplification Paradoxes Pave the path Paraphrasing POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields Process is important Product, process, policy Purpose Reasonability rule Systemic bias There is no seniority Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia Tendentious editing The role of policies in collaborative anarchy The rules are principles Trifecta We are absolutely here to right great wrongs Wikipedia in brief Wikipedia is an encyclopedia Wikipedia is a community Wikipedia is not RationalWiki Wikipedia is written by humans, for humans
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