Newspapers and media

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Our newspaper eresources are an easy way to find :

Current articles about social issues being discussed in the media such as immigration, education and religion.
Discussion about government reports and statistics which can be useful to support your research arguments.
Older newspaper articles which can be useful to see how attitudes have changed, and differences in the way events are reported.

We also have access to Australian documentaries on a variety of subjects which can give you a wider perspective on your topic.

Access Australia Newsbank and World News [eresource]
Find articles from Australian metropolitan, regional and local newspapers such as Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph and The Australian. You can browse for Australian articles on current topics such as cyberbullying or fake news. Newsbank also contains many international newspapers.
ProQuest Australia & New Zealand Newsstream [eresource]
Find full text newspaper articles from Australia and New Zealand providing the latest local, regional, and national news. Newspaper articles are an important source of information for current issues like lockout laws, politics, education and immigration. Use Advanced Search and Narrow Results to refine your search on specific topics.
Australasian Video Online [eresource]
Search this online streaming database for documentary and educational videos from collections including the National Film & Sound Archive, SBS and the ABC. Includes some overseas content. Browse by subject and access full-length videos related to politics, immigration, anthropology, and cultural identity, amongst many others. Mostly older content, but contains some productions up to 2016.

Trove - Digitised Australian newspapers [external website]
Locate historical Australian newspaper and magazine articles from the 1800s to 1950s from newspapers such as the Sydney Morning Herald or the Daily Telegraph. These can be useful when looking at how attitudes have changed over time about social issues.
Trove - Digitised Australian journals and magazines [external website]
Explore digitised Australian magazines from the early 20th century such as The Home and The Australian Women’s Mirror, and search within them. Select journal or magazine titles then search within them.
Australian Women's Weekly [external website]
Search or browse digitised issues of the Australian Women's Weekly from 1933 to 1982.

Search tips for using eresources

Use “quotation marks” for exact phrase searching eg "social media"
Use ADVANCED search options to combine words using AND, OR, NOT
Use asterisks * for wildcards - alternative endings of words eg. crim* = crime, criminal and criminals
Select Full Text search options to find only full text articles
Vary your search terms: try synonyms for your topic words eg. youth = teenagers, adolescents, young adults
Refine your results by limiting to scholarly or peer-reviewed (for academic level journals evaluated by experts)

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