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== Australia ==
 
== Australia ==
  
* [http://abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Website+Changes+Coming+Soon  Australian Bureau of Statistics website] - Australia's census and statistical data are now licensed under CC BY 2.5 Australia.  
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* government data - three of the largest sources of Australian government data sets - [http://www.abs.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics], [http://www.ga.gov.au/ Geoscience Australia] and the still beta [http://data.australia.gov.au/ data.australia.gov.au] - are all licensed by default under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ CC BY 2.5 Australia]. Together these sites provide free access to all of Australia's census data, official geoscientific information and knowledge, and other miscellaneous government data (such as the location of public toilets). The [http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/%C2%A9+Copyright?opendocument#from-banner=GB ABS] and [http://www.ga.gov.au/copyright.jsp Geoscience Australia] have detailed copyright and attribution guidelines, to assist with user implementation. data.australia.gov.au played a major role in the [http://mashupaustralia.org/ Mashup Australia] competition run by Australia's [http://gov2.net.au/ Government 2.0 Taskforce].
* [http://www.pool.og.au ABC Pool] - this initiative of Australia's largest public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is releasing material from the ABC archives for reuse under CC licences. It's first major release has been as part of the [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool Gene Pool project], celebrating Charles Darwin's Centenary.  
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* [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/ Water Information] - the Australian [http://www.bom.gov.au Bureau of Meteorology] has [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/269 launched] the official website of its Improving Water Information Program with a default [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ CC BY 2.5 Australia] licence. This aggregates hundreds of other government departments' and agencies' information into the National Water Account. They have a range of [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations/cc/disseminating.shtml explanatory materials] about the licence and are building licensing tools and metadata into their [http://www.bom.gov.au/water/awris.shtml Australian Water Resources Information System].
* National Library of Australia - various [http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/ policy materials]  
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* [http://www.pool.og.au ABC Pool] - this initiative of Australia's largest public broadcaster, the [http://www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation] (ABC), is releasing material from the ABC archives for reuse under CC licences. It's first major release has been as part of the [http://www.pool.org.au/genepool Gene Pool project], celebrating Charles Darwin's Centenary.  
* Powerhouse Museum - releases a large range of material under CC, including its [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/ photo of the day] project, [http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/ downloadable pdfs] from its Play program and the museum's general [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/225 collection information and data]  
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* [http://www.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia] - various [http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/cdp/ policy materials]  
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* [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com Powerhouse Museum] - releases a large range of material under CC, including its [http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/ photo of the day], [http://play.powerhousemuseum.com/ downloadable pdfs] from its Play program and the museum's general [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/225 collection information and data].
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* [http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/ Queensland Museum] - [http://creativecommons.org.au/node/270 releases] [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_E_%22Bert%22_Roberts_plate_glass_photo_collection photographs] from its collection on [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Commons] under [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA] .
 
* NSW Department of Education and Training  - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/921' Dynamic Calculus': Teaching Resource]  
 
* NSW Department of Education and Training  - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/921' Dynamic Calculus': Teaching Resource]  
 
* Aged Care Queensland's [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/247 eMentoring Handbook]  
 
* Aged Care Queensland's [http://www.creativecommons.org.au/node/247 eMentoring Handbook]  
 
* National Copyright Unit - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/956 Creative Commons for Educators fact sheets] produced for the Smartcopying website in conjunction with Creative Commons Australia.  
 
* National Copyright Unit - [http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/956 Creative Commons for Educators fact sheets] produced for the Smartcopying website in conjunction with Creative Commons Australia.  
 
* Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy - [https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/budd-e/common/info/copyright.html Buddie E-security Education Package]
 
* Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy - [https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/budd-e/common/info/copyright.html Buddie E-security Education Package]
* [http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/ Mosman Municipal Council]'s [http://mosmanroundtable.net/ces Community Engagement Strategy] is released under a Creative Commons licence  and includes as a key priority “to promote the use and dissemination of Council’s materials while retaining Council’s rights of authorship”;
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* [http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/ Mosman Municipal Council]'s [http://mosmanroundtable.net/ces Community Engagement Strategy] is released under a Creative Commons licence  and includes as a key priority “to promote the use and dissemination of Council’s materials while retaining Council’s rights of authorship”.
  
 
'''Australian government reports recommending CC usage'''
 
'''Australian government reports recommending CC usage'''

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