Useful websites
Government Websites
- ABN LookupProvides access to publicly available information as supplied by businesses registered with an ABN.
- AustradeThe Australian government trade commission for Australian exporters and information for companies wanting to do business with Australia.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Provides access to key statistics about a range of Australian industries.
- The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC)The regulation authority for Australian companies. The National Names Index can be freely searched from their website. This index gives basic details about all current and former Australian companies, business names, and other organisations.
- Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesGovernment Industry Reports including Advanced Manufacturing, Automotive, Biotechnology, Building, Metals and Construction, Defense, Space etc.
- NSW Department of IndustryProvides access to reports including economic reports, annual reports and industry profiles.
Company information, annual reports and industry information.
- AnnualReports.comLinks to company websites listed on the following exchanges: AIM, AMES, ASX, LSE, NASDAQ, NYSE, OTC, TSX, TSX-V.
- Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)Australian industry association provides access to some free online resources such as economic outlook reports.
- Australian Stock Exchange company informationFind market data and information about companies listed on the ASX.
- deListedCovers companies that are delisted, suspended, in administration, in receivership, and in liquidation. Only covers companies previously listed on ASX.
News & media
- The Australian Business ReviewHeadlines and some full text from The Australian newspaper. The full text of articles is available though the Factiva database.
- The Australian Financial ReviewReports the latest news from business, finance, investment and politics, updated in real-time. The full text of the articles is available through the Factiva database.
- Bloomberg BusinessDelivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.
- Reuters Business & Financial NewsInternational business and finance news.
- Yahoo Finance NewsLatest Investment Advice, Property Trends, and Local & International Finance News.
Consultancy firms
Industry codes
Industry classification systems are used by government and business for classifying industries by numerical code. Use the following websites to find the industry code you are researching:
- ANZSICAustralian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification was produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Statistics New Zealand. ANZSIC codes are searchable in the IBISWorld Australian Industry Reports.
- GICSGlobal Industry Classification Standard is a joint Standard and Poor’s/Morgan Stanley Capital International product aimed at standardising industry definitions. All entities listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) are now classified using the GICS classification system.
- NAICSThe North American Industry Classification System was adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification system (SIC). Databases such Factiva, Proquest and EBSCOhost allow searching by NAICS codes.
- SICThe Standard Industrial Classification System was replaced by the NAICS, which was released in 1997. Because SIC is still used by by some government bodies and in some markets, a number of databases allow searching by SIC code.
