Each of these links covers a broad range of Australian organisations and provides a useful starting point for information on Australian science, engineering and technology.
Science Portal: 
The Science Portal provides links to government information, programmes and services.
Australian Science and Technology Online (ASTO): provides news on Australia's innovation system and an extensive and detailed list of science and technology related organisations.
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs): 
support large scale, long term research projects in national priority sectors. CRCs combine the resources and expertise of industry, research organisations, and universities in these sectors.
Major National Research Facilities: The Major National Research Facilities Program provides researchers with access to large-scale, world class research infrastructure.
Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO): operates the Anglo-Australian and UK Schmidt telescopes on behalf of the astronomical communities of Australia and the UK. The Observatory is funded equally by the Australian and British Governments. Its function is to provide world-class observing facilities for British and Australian optical astronomers.
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD): administers Australia's wide-ranging activities in antarctic and subantarctic regions. The AAD manages Australian government activity in Antarctica, provides transport and logistic support, maintains the four permanent Australian research stations, and conducts and manages scientific research programs both on land and in the Southern Ocean.
The National Measurement Institute (NMI):
a division within the
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources,
is responsible for Australia's national infrastructure in physical, chemical, biological and legal measurements.
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS): was established to generate the knowledge needed for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment, through innovative world-class scientific and technological research.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO): is Australia's national nuclear organisation and the centre of Australian nuclear expertise.
Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Rural Sciences (BRS): provides scientific advice to government in support of more profitable, competitive and sustainable, Australian agricultural, food, fisheries and forestry industries and enhancing the natural resource base to achieve greater national wealth and stronger rural and regional communities.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO): one of the world's largest and most diverse scientific research organisations. CSIRO has active international collaborations with most regions of the world.
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs): support large scale, long term research projects in national priority sectors. CRCs combine the resources and expertise of industry, research organisations, and universities in these sectors.
Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO): DSTO's experts advise on science and technology applications to meet Australia's defence and security needs.
Geoscience Australia: is the national agency for geoscience research and information, including the National Mapping Division (formerly AUSLIG).
Ionospheric Prediction Service (IPS): provides the Australian radio propagation and space environment services.
Universisties Australia: is the industry peak body representing the university sector. Universities Australia represents 38 of Australia's universities in the public interest, both nationally and internationally
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs): support large scale, long term research projects in national priority sectors. CRCs combine the resources and expertise of industry, research organisations, and universities in these sectors.
Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA): is the national body that represents the 137,000 postgraduate students in Australia. CAPA seeks to coordinate postgraduate representation, advance the interests of postgraduate students, and defend postgraduate student rights nationally.
Group of Eight (Go8): is a coalition of Australia's research intensive universities.
Australian Science and Technology Online (ASTO): provides news on Australia's innovation system and an extensive and detailed list of science and technology related organisations.
Business Entry Point (BEP): This site provides an easy to use interface to government services for businesses in Australia. It aims to make it easier for business to find government information, to complete compliance processes and to identify suitable support or assistance programs. The site covers resources from Australian, State and Territory Government agencies and a number of local governments and industry associations.
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs): support large scale, long term research projects in national priority sectors. CRCs combine the resources and expertise of industry, research organisations, and universities in these sectors.
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS): IMS is an industry-led, international research and development (R&D) program established to develop the next generation of manufacturing and processing technologies.
Australian Academy of Science (AAS): aims to promote science through a range of activities in five major program areas: recognition of outstanding contributions to science, education and public awareness, science policy, international relations, science and industry.
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE): is an independent, non-government organisation dedicated to the promotion in Australia of scientific and engineering knowledge to practical purposes.
Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS): has been established with the intent to be a dynamic, non-profit organisation of research professionals, representing universities, hospitals and medical centres, the business sector, government, CRC's and independent research institutes.
Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS): represents the interests of some 50,000 scientists and technologists throughout Australia. FASTS aims to have a significant influence in the formulation of science and technology policy; and by improving the overall climate for research and development, to bring useful economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia.
Forum for European - Australian Science and Technology cooperation (FEAST): was established in November 2000. It aims to highlight existing multilateral and bilateral Science and Technology cooperation between Europe and Australia; and improve this cooperation, particularly multilateral cooperation, through identifying priorities and enhancing the quality, quantity and visibility of future action.
Engineers Australia: is the national peak body for all engineering disciplines.
Euro-Australian Cooperation Centre (EACC) assists European and Australian companies and research institutions to find partners in each other's countries.
Redcentre: is in the business of 'networking commercial opportunities' in photonics, optoelectronics, electronics and microtechnologies.
More information is available on funding for Australian research and international cooperation. This website also includes information for travellers to Australia and Australians travelling overseas.
The list does not include all possible information on Australian research. If you know of any major organisation or database of organisations which is not included above please contact us so we can improve this list.