~ Current Issues Index~

Check the list below to see if your issue has already been researched. Please ask one of the Teacher Librarians to help you do any further Newstext searches.

If not try the suggested strategies or links to other lists of issues 

Issues

• Australia - Foreign Aid
• Capital Punishment
• Cloning
• Cross Cultural Issues in Australia
• Defence of Australia
• Detention Centres
• Euthanasia
• Heroin Injecting Rooms
• HIV/AIDS
• Iraq / US Conflict
• IVF
• Multiculturalism Australia
• Olympic Games
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Public Liability Insurance
• Stem Cell Research

Search strategies

A search strategy for finding information on current events and issues.

Researching Current Events Online - an easy to read article that outlines a 3 step strategy and gives many useful links.  http://www.researchbuzz.com/articles/current_events.html

Other Links

Social issues - lots of good quality links on current social issues. http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/sochc.html

Search engine for magazine/journal articles: www.findarticles.com

Global Issues
What are the issues that matter most in today's world? The Global Educaiton website provides information on a number of Global Issues.
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page6.html