LIBRARY
Thirty primary-source guides to Australian civic systems. Organised by topic. Cross-referenced. Free.
Law & Rights
7 documents
Citizen's Companion
Your rights, complaints pathways, FOI templates, DV safety, NDB response.
Legal Framework
Privacy Act, surveillance Acts, TIA Act, SOCI Act, AML/CTF.
Housing and Rental
Tenancy rights, bonds, evictions, landlord surveillance, neighbour disputes.
Consumer Rights
Australian Consumer Law, right to repair, telematics, mobile unlocking.
Travel Rights
Flights, cruises, accommodation, travel insurance, passports.
AustLII Guide
How to research Australian law using the free AustLII database.
Manipulation and Gaslighting
Recognising manipulation in work, news, relationships, family.
Government
3 documents
Finance
8 documents
Cash and Payment Privacy
Cash as the only unsurveilled payment, banking metadata, AUSTRAC reporting.
Before You Die
Digital legacy, wills, super, executor duties, the immediate aftermath.
First Guardian and Shield
The $1 billion super fraud, ASIC enforcement, lead generators, and other major super collapses.
Dispute Processes
IDR and AFCA, ASIC, APRA, CSLR, ART, ombudsmen. Step-by-step with template language.
RBA and Government Spending
The 16 rate rises, the deficit, who controls what, and why "the RBA is punishing us" misses the mechanism.
Australian Banking History
The Commonwealth Bank as it was, the 1991-96 privatisation, Four Pillars, the Hayne Royal Commission, and the post-reform architecture.
Nugan Hand Bank Scandal
The 1980 Sydney merchant bank collapse, the Stewart Royal Commission, CIA-association allegations carefully framed.
No Tax for Some - ATO Corporate Tax Transparency
Who pays zero corporate tax and why, ATO CTT data, PRRT, BEPS, Pillar Two global minimum tax.
Infrastructure
7 documents
Data Centres
Australian data centres, cloud sovereignty, IRAP certification, SOCI Act.
Energy Grid Telemetry
Smart meters, NMI, CDR Energy, DER register, AEMO.
Surveillance Cameras
CCTV, ANPR, body-worn cameras, facial recognition in public.
Net Zero and Climate Data
Clean Energy Regulator, NGER, ACCU, AASB S2 climate disclosure.
Mining and Resources
Iron ore, oil paradox, refining collapse, PRRT, Norway vs Future Fund, gas reservation, Juukan Gorge, cloud seeding facts.
Electricity and the Big Three Gentailers
AGL, Origin, EnergyAustralia, vertical integration, the NEM, the 2022-23 price crisis, hardship pathways.
Australian Gas Industries
WA gas reservation vs east coast, the 2014 LNG export pivot, ADGSM, Victoria's household gas decommissioning.
Health
11 documents
Mental Health
Crisis lines, Mental Health Treatment Plan, therapies, peer support.
Body Literacy
TGA framework, herbal medicines, soil-food-body, mineral testing.
Reproductive and Hormonal
Endometriosis, menopause, PCOS, men's hormonal health. The under-served layer.
Foundations
Sleep, movement, sun, breath, connection. The compounding foundations.
Food Growing
Climate zones, native bush foods, soil safety, seed saving, backyard chickens.
Food System
Supermarket navigation, labels, microplastics, hexane, meat ethics, duopoly.
Grocery Cheat Sheet
Printable in-aisle reference for label reading and additive numbers.
Cancer Research Funding
Where the money goes, why some cancers have moved and others have not, charity efficiency, the rare cancer funding gap.
TGA Pharmacovigilance
DAEN, the BlackTriangle scheme, how to report adverse events, vaccine adverse event monitoring, the under-reporting problem.
COVID-19 in Australia Timeline
Sourced timeline from January 2020 through the 2024 COVID-19 Response Inquiry. Both successes and failures.
Aged Care in Australia
Royal Commission findings, the new Aged Care Act 2024, AN-ACC funding, Star Ratings, Support at Home, ACAT pathway, family action layer.
Technology
4 documents
Identity Layer
Digital ID Act, NDLFRS, FVS, TEx, state digital licence apps.
Workplace Surveillance
NSW WSA, ACT WPA, M365 telemetry, biometric attendance.
Cyber Security
ACSC priority three, MFA, password managers, recovery contacts, breach response.
Information Hygiene
Manipulation, propaganda, algorithmic amplification, media literacy.
Society
4 documents
Community Action
Pooling resources, organising, mutual aid, advocacy groups, burnout prevention.
Mutual Aid
Skill swaps, tool libraries, time banking, information swapping, Buy Nothing.
Emergency Preparedness
Bushfire, flood, cyclone, heatwave, blackout. Australian disaster reality.
Practical Skills the School System Doesn't Teach
Money basics, cooking, repair, contracts, civic engagement, conflict mediation, asking for help.
International
3 documents
The United Nations
What the UN actually is, the Charter and Article 2.7 sovereignty clause, Australia's engagement, documented failures, evaluated claims.
The World Health Organization
WHO Constitution and what it can and cannot do, IHR 2024 amendments, the Pandemic Accord, funding concentration, Australian engagement.
The World Economic Forum
A private Swiss foundation, the Great Reset, Young Global Leaders, real democratic-deficit concerns, careful disentangling from UN/WHO conflation.