University Library: Grey literature: Government documents

What are government documents?

Government documents are official documents produced by government bodies and parliamentary committees and include reports, transcripts of parliamentary proceedings, policy statements, bills, issues papers, discussion (green) and policy (white) papers.

Where can I find government documents?

Browse relevant government websites for publications or resources.

Australian Government Departments & Agencies
A-Z List of Australian Government departments and agencies.
Australian Government Publications
Information about the publications produced by government.
Hansard - parliamentary debates
Transcripts of parliamentary debates.
Parliament - Publications
GovRAP
Monthly set of files listing government publishing output for the last six months.
Australian Government Web Archive
A collection of Commonwealth Government websites archived to deliver historic snapshots of content.
Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)
Open access database for Australian public policy research. Includes research reports, data, video, audio and commentary.

Browse relevant NSW Government websites for publications or resources on your topic.

NSW departments & agencies
Documents including annual reports, issues and statistical reports can be found on department websites.
Hansard - parliamentary debates
Parliament of NSW
NSW Legislation
NSW Budget Papers
NSW State Archives - government publications guide
Descriptions of and links to government publications.

Browse relevant WA Government websites for publications or resources on your topic.

WA departments & agencies
Documents including annual reports, issues and statistical reports can be found on department websites.
Parliament of Western Australia
Western Australian Legislation (Parliamentary Counsel's Office)
Parliament of Western Australia: Hansard Search Form
Royal Commissions
The period commences from 1892 to the current period. Earlier reports will be added as requested.
State Records Office of Western Australia
Access to State Archives.

How do I find government documents?

FiNDit

Enter your topic terms in FiNDit.
Filter by Content Type. You may need to click More... to find the relevant filter.
Select Government Document.
Select Apply.

Type site:.gov.au before your keywords in Google to find documents located on Australian Government websites.
Consider also using type:.pdf to limit to pdf documents.

GovRAP
Browse listing of recent government publications on your topic.

Choose a month from the Alphabetically Sorted, HTML Format list in GovRAP to browse.
Use Ctrl / Command F to find your topic / keyword.
Select the document ID link or URL to go to the record in Trove / view online.

Contact your Research Services Librarian if you have further questions about how to find government documents.

How do I reference government documents?

The University Referencing Guide has examples for government documents.