Subfields

• Australian Aboriginals (Aboriginal studies)
• Australian languages
• History of Australia
  History of Australia
  The History of Australia refers to the history of the area and people of Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding Indigenous and colonial societies. Aboriginal Australians are believed to have first arrived on the Australian mainland by boat from the Indonesian archipelago between 40,000 to...
  
  
• Australian literature
  Australian literature
  Australian literature is the written or literary work produced in the area or by the people of the Commonwealth of Australia and its preceding colonies. During its early western history, Australia was a collection of British colonies, therefore, its literary tradition begins with and is linked to...
  
  
• Politics of Australia
  Politics of Australia
  The Politics of Australia take place within the framework of a parliamentary democracy, with electoral procedures appropriate to a two-party system. Australia is governed as a federation and as a constitutional monarchy, with an adversarial legislature based upon the Westminster system...
  
  
• Economy of Australia
  Economy of Australia
  The economy of Australia is a developed, modern market economy with a GDP of approximately US$1.23 trillion. In 2011, it was the 13th largest national economy by nominal GDP and the 17th largest measured by PPP adjusted GDP, representing about 1.7% of the World economy. Australia was also ranked...
  
  
• Culture of Australia
  Culture of Australia
  The culture of Australia is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique geography of the Australian continent and by the diverse input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and various waves of multi-ethnic migration which followed the British colonisation of Australia...
  
  

Institutions

• Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is an independent Australian Government statutory authority. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is located on Acton...
  
  
• Australian Studies Centre
  Australian Studies Centre
  Australian Studies Centre is a teaching and research institution of Renmin University of China. The Centre was officially established on 19 November 1999. The aim of the Centre is to help more people know more about Australia....
  
  
• American Association for Australian Literary Studies
  American Association for Australian Literary Studies
  The American Association for Australian Literary Studies is an organization of scholars in North America that studies and promotes research in the literature of Australia. Its activities are partially funded by the Literature Fund of the Australia Council for the Arts...
  
  
• Centre for Australian Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń