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SYSTEM MAPS

A map of the territory. The Australian civic systems this library covers, visualised as an underground root network. The Citizen's Companion sits closest to the surface. Identity runs through the centre. Every system links to every other.

An intricate underground root network labelled with Australian civic systems. Drawn in pale gold against dark earth in a medieval botanical illustration style.

How to read the map

This is not a diagram of our documents. It is a map of the territory those documents try to cover.

Each glowing node is a system that shapes Australian life. The brightest node, closest to the surface, is the Citizen's Companion - the doc that connects ordinary people to all the others. Below it, the roots branch outward into law, government, infrastructure, health, finance, communications, and the deeper layers most people never see: surveillance systems, defence and security, digital infrastructure.

Some territories on this map have multiple documents in our library. Some have none yet. Some have a single doc that touches several territories at once. That is honest. The library grows; the territory does not.

What each territory connects to

Citizen's Companion
Citizen's Companion hub - rights, complaints, FOI, DV safety, NDB response. Visit the hub for organised quick-access, or read the full document.
Identity
Identity Layer - Digital ID, NDLFRS, FVS, TEx
Public Records / Open Data
Social Services
Financial System / Taxation
Data Centres / Digital Infrastructure
Energy Networks / Environment
Justice System / Defence & Security
No dedicated docs yet. Touched by Legal Framework and Surveillance Systems entries.
Transport / Local Government
No dedicated docs yet. Touched by Housing, Surveillance Cameras (ANPR), and Energy Grid.
Trade & Commerce
No dedicated docs yet. Touched by Consumer Rights and Food System entries.
History & Context
Embedded throughout the library rather than treated as a standalone doc.
The territories without dedicated documents are honest. They are real parts of the Australian civic landscape that we have not yet written about. Some may get their own documents as the library grows. Others remain implicit, touched by neighbouring docs without their own entry. The map shows what is. The library shows what we have covered so far.

What's coming

This map is currently a static illustration. The next version will be interactive: clicking a labelled territory on the map will highlight the connected roots and bring up the relevant documents, with cross-cluster lines showing how systems link together. That work is in progress.

For now, the static map is the overview. The Library is where the docs live.