CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Australian Web Archive - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-sticky-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy", "wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"68d8f0ba-db80-4820-87d1-5090583c100e","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Australian_Web_Archive","wgTitle":"Australian Web Archive","wgCurRevisionId":1196547652,"wgRevisionId":1196547652,"wgArticleId":63815080,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use Australian English from April 2020","All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English","Use dmy dates from April 2020","Archives in Australia","Web archiving initiatives","Australian digital libraries","Online databases"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Australian_Web_Archive","wgRelevantArticleId": 63815080,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgRedirectedFrom":"Australian_Government_Web_Archive","wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":10000,"wgInternalRedirectTargetUrl":"/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive#AGWA","wgRelatedArticlesCompat":[],"wgCentralAuthMobileDomain":false,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q96372795", "wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false};RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready","ext.wikimediaBadges":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["mediawiki.action.view.redirect","ext.cite.ux-enhancements","site","mediawiki.page.ready","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp", "ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession","wikibase.sidebar.tracking"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediaBadges%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.4"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Australian Web Archive - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive#AGWA"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive#AGWA"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Australian_Web_Archive rootpage-Australian_Web_Archive skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Australian+Web+Archive" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Australian+Web+Archive" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserRedirector?utm_source=donate&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=C13_en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Australian+Web+Archive" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Australian+Web+Archive" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History_of_the_three_components" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_of_the_three_components"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History of the three components</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History_of_the_three_components-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History of the three components subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History_of_the_three_components-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-AGWA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AGWA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>AGWA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AGWA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Amalgamation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Amalgamation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Amalgamation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Amalgamation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Description_of_AWA" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Description_of_AWA"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Description of AWA</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Description_of_AWA-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Asia/Pacific_websites" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Asia/Pacific_websites"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Asia/Pacific websites</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Asia/Pacific_websites-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Web Archive</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 1 language" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-1" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">1 language</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive" title="Australian Web Archive – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Australian Web Archive" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q96372795#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Australian_Web_Archive" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Web_Archive"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Australian_Web_Archive" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Australian_Web_Archive" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages" title="A list of all special pages [q]" accesskey="q"><span>Special pages</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&oldid=1196547652" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Australian_Web_Archive&id=1196547652&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAustralian_Web_Archive%23AGWA"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAustralian_Web_Archive%23AGWA"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Australian_Web_Archive&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q96372795" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Government_Web_Archive&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Government Web Archive">Australian Government Web Archive</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Open online database of archived Australian websites</div> <p> The <b>Australian Web Archive</b> (<b>AWA</b>) is an publicly available <a href="/wiki/Online_database" title="Online database">online database</a> of archived Australian websites, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Australia" title="National Library of Australia">National Library of Australia</a> (NLA) on its <a href="/wiki/Trove" title="Trove">Trove</a> platform, an online library database aggregator. It comprises the NLA's own <a href="/wiki/PANDORA_archive" class="mw-redirect" title="PANDORA archive">PANDORA archive</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Government_Web_Archive" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Government Web Archive">Australian Government Web Archive</a> (AGWA) and the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Australia" title="National Library of Australia">National Library of Australia</a>'s ".au" <a href="/wiki/Web_domain" class="mw-redirect" title="Web domain">domain</a> collections. Access is through a single interface in Trove, which is publicly available.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Australian Web Archive was created in March 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-bruns_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bruns-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is one of the biggest <a href="/wiki/Web_archive" class="mw-redirect" title="Web archive">web archives</a> in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-nott_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nott-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its purpose is to provide a resource for historians and researchers, now and into the future.<sup id="cite_ref-nott_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nott-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_three_components">History of the three components</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of the three components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The PANDORA service started archiving websites in October 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, the NLA started archiving annual snapshots of the entire Australian web domain (<a href="/wiki/URL" title="URL">URLs</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Suffix" title="Suffix">suffix</a>. ".au"<sup id="cite_ref-bruns_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bruns-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>),<sup id="cite_ref-preserve_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preserve-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> collected via large <a href="/wiki/Web_crawler" title="Web crawler">crawl harvests</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-awa_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awa-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, the earliest websites from the .au web domain, dating back to 1996, were obtained from the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>. In 2019 this content was first made publicly accessible through Trove.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The PANDORA infrastructure, which works well for a selective small scale archiving, does not adapt to large scale "bulk harvesting" of web content, so a new technical system had to be developed whereby a web archiving service which would integrate the delivery of archived websites within a live website interface delivering the archived websites seamlessly to the user, which is difficult to achieve technically.<sup id="cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-koerbin2015-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AGWA">AGWA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: AGWA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Australian_Government" title="Australian Government">Australian Government</a> websites are Commonwealth records, and are therefore publications to be managed in accordance with the <i>Archives Act 1983</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-naa_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naa-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Australian Government Web Archive (AGWA) consists of bulk archiving of <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth Government">Commonwealth Government</a> websites. The NLA began regular harvests of the websites in June 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after a significant obstacle had been overcome with an administrative agreement made in May 2010 allowing the NLA to collect, preserve and make accessible government websites without having to seek prior permission for each website or document, as was the case before that. The service uses the <a href="/wiki/Heritrix" title="Heritrix">Heritrix</a> web crawler for harvesting, <a href="/wiki/WARC_file" class="mw-redirect" title="WARC file">WARC files</a> for storage and Open Wayback for delivery of the service. There is a huge amount of publishing by the government, but many challenges to overcome trying to preserve content, such as its sudden disappearance. In March 2014, the AGWA was made publicly accessible.<sup id="cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-koerbin2015-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The AGWA meets the preservation and retention requirements for websites as "retain as national archives" (RNA) material under the <i>Archives Act</i>; however <a href="/wiki/Video" title="Video">videos</a> and document files ( such as <a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDFs</a> or <a href="/wiki/Word_document" class="mw-redirect" title="Word document">Word documents</a>) are not always captured, so must be managed separately.<sup id="cite_ref-naa_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naa-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of early 2015, the AGWA included content dating from 2005, which amounted to about 144 million files occupying 15 <a href="/wiki/Terabyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Terabyte">terabytes</a>. It only included Commonwealth Government websites collected through bulk harvests of nearly 1000 seed URLs. The scheduling of the harvests was not yet routinely established, but harvests were being conducted roughly three times per year.<sup id="cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-koerbin2015-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amalgamation">Amalgamation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amalgamation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, the AGWA and the PANDORA archive were amalgamated with the other web archive collections, to form the Trove web archive collection.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After further development and the creation of the Australia Web Archive, government websites archived via AGWA and now included in AWA can still be searched separately using the "Advanced Search" option.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_of_AWA">Description of AWA</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Description of AWA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A web archive is described by the NLA as a "collection of snapshots of websites captured while they are accessible on the web, and then preserved in a static copy". The collection archived in the AWA is "relevant to the cultural, social, political, research and commercial life and activities of Australia and Australians". It collects web material via both scheduled archiving of selected websites and publications as well as some <a href="/wiki/Ad_hoc" title="Ad hoc">ad hoc</a> harvesting relating to significant events.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of March 2019, when it began, AWA already contained around 600 <a href="/wiki/Terabyte" class="mw-redirect" title="Terabyte">terabytes</a> of data, with 9 billion records.<sup id="cite_ref-nott_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nott-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It contains more functionality than the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a>, allowing <a href="/wiki/Full-text_search" title="Full-text search">full-text searching</a> using a <a href="/wiki/Search_engine" title="Search engine">search engine</a> built in-house. The developers also devised techniques to filter out unwanted "noise". The data remains on the Library servers, although a move to the <a href="/wiki/Cloud_storage" title="Cloud storage">cloud</a> is envisaged in the future, as content grows.<sup id="cite_ref-nott_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nott-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Usability by a wide range of users, and in particular the search functionality, were major focuses during development.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The archive is fully searchable, based on a combination of techniques used by the developers. Each team created a unique and complex <a href="/wiki/Search_algorithm" title="Search algorithm">search algorithm</a>, by adapting a version of <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>’s page ranking algorithm (based frequency of clicks on a page), modified to lead to better, high-quality resources. Other technologies include a <a href="/wiki/Bayesian_filter" class="mw-redirect" title="Bayesian filter">Bayesian filter</a> (effectively a <a href="/wiki/Spam_filter" class="mw-redirect" title="Spam filter">spam filter</a>), a <a href="/wiki/Not_Safe_For_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Not Safe For Work">Not Safe For Work</a> classifier from <a href="/wiki/Yahoo" title="Yahoo">Yahoo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Machine_learning" title="Machine learning">machine learning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-phone_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phone-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is a "Limit to the gov.au web domain" option before searching,<sup id="cite_ref-hometrove_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hometrove-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and government websites archived via AGWA can still be searched separately using the "Advanced Search" option.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other options in Advanced Search are to limit by timespan of the snapshots, domain and file type.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With many of the earlier websites from the 1990s now lost, mainly because of the frequent change of web platforms, the Australian Web Archive is a significant initiative that will help to save current and future web pages, especially Australian content.<sup id="cite_ref-bruns_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bruns-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Material will continue to be added to the Archive, and other online material collected in accordance with the <i>National Library Act 1960</i>, the <a href="/wiki/Legal_deposit" title="Legal deposit">legal deposit</a> provisions of the <i><a href="/wiki/Copyright_Act_1968" class="mw-redirect" title="Copyright Act 1968">Copyright Act 1968</a></i> and the NLA's <a href="/wiki/Digital_collections_selection_criteria" title="Digital collections selection criteria">digital collections selection policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-helpabout_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Asia/Pacific_websites"><span id="Asia.2FPacific_websites"></span>Asia/Pacific websites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Asia/Pacific websites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Websites in the <a href="/wiki/Asia_Pacific_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Pacific region">Asia Pacific region</a> are not included in the AWA, but NLA partners with the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a> to collect and preserve "selected Asia/Pacific websites related to specific events or socio-political groups".<sup id="cite_ref-National_Library_of_Australia_2020_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_Library_of_Australia_2020-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_edeposit" title="National edeposit">National edeposit</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pandora.nla.gov.au/">"Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia"</a>. <i>Pandora Archive</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Pandora+Archive&rft.atitle=Preserving+and+Accessing+Networked+DOcumentary+Resources+of+Australia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpandora.nla.gov.au%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/archived-websites">"Archived websites"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i>. 23 March 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Archived+websites&rft.date=2020-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fwhat-we-collect%2Farchived-websites&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKoerbin2015" class="citation web cs1">Koerbin, Paul (11 February 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200430104945/https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/web-archiving/2015/02/11/the-australian-government-web-archive">"The Australian Government Web Archive"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/web-archiving/2015/02/11/the-australian-government-web-archive">the original</a> on 30 April 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=The+Australian+Government+Web+Archive&rft.date=2015-02-11&rft.aulast=Koerbin&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fstories%2Fblog%2Fweb-archiving%2F2015%2F02%2F11%2Fthe-australian-government-web-archive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-bruns-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bruns_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bruns_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bruns_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBruns2019" class="citation web cs1">Bruns, Axel (14 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://theconversation.com/the-australian-web-archive-is-a-momentous-achievement-but-things-will-get-harder-from-here-113542">"The Australian Web Archive is a momentous achievement – but things will get harder from here"</a>. <i>The Conversation</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Conversation&rft.atitle=The+Australian+Web+Archive+is+a+momentous+achievement+%E2%80%93+but+things+will+get+harder+from+here&rft.date=2019-03-14&rft.aulast=Bruns&rft.aufirst=Axel&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fthe-australian-web-archive-is-a-momentous-achievement-but-things-will-get-harder-from-here-113542&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nott-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nott_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nott_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nott_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nott_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNott2019" class="citation web cs1">Nott, George (11 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3488134/national-library-launches-enormous-archive-of-australia-s-internet.html">"National Library launches 'enormous' archive of Australia's Internet"</a>. <i>Computerworld</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Computerworld&rft.atitle=National+Library+launches+%27enormous%27+archive+of+Australia%27s+Internet&rft.date=2019-03-11&rft.aulast=Nott&rft.aufirst=George&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.computerworld.com%2Farticle%2F3488134%2Fnational-library-launches-enormous-archive-of-australia-s-internet.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hist-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hist_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pandora.nla.gov.au/historyachievements.html">"History and Achievements"</a>. PANDORA. 18 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+and+Achievements&rft.pub=PANDORA&rft.date=2009-02-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpandora.nla.gov.au%2Fhistoryachievements.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-preserve-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-preserve_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcKenzie2019" class="citation web cs1">McKenzie, Amelia (12 March 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/trove/2019/03/12/preserving-australias-web-history">"Preserving Australia's Web History:The beginning of the Australian Web Archive"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Preserving+Australia%27s+Web+History%3AThe+beginning+of+the+Australian+Web+Archive&rft.date=2019-03-12&rft.aulast=McKenzie&rft.aufirst=Amelia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fstories%2Fblog%2Ftrove%2F2019%2F03%2F12%2Fpreserving-australias-web-history&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-awa-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-awa_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/website">"Archived websites (1996 – now)"</a>. <i>Trove</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Trove&rft.atitle=Archived+websites+%281996+%E2%80%93+now%29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrove.nla.gov.au%2Fwebsite&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-helpabout-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-helpabout_9-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200317034338/https://help.nla.gov.au/trove/about-the-australian-web-archive">"About the Australian Web Archive"</a>. <i>Trove Help Centre</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://help.nla.gov.au/trove/about-the-australian-web-archive">the original</a> on 17 March 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Trove+Help+Centre&rft.atitle=About+the+Australian+Web+Archive&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.nla.gov.au%2Ftrove%2Fabout-the-australian-web-archive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-koerbin2015-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-koerbin2015_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKoerbin2015" class="citation web cs1">Koerbin, Paul (11 February 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200501082845/https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/web-archiving/2015/02/11/the-australian-government-web-archive">"The Australian Government Web Archive: Collecting the government's online documentary heritage goes large scale"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/stories/blog/web-archiving/2015/02/11/the-australian-government-web-archive">the original</a> on 1 May 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=The+Australian+Government+Web+Archive%3A+Collecting+the+government%27s+online+documentary+heritage+goes+large+scale&rft.date=2015-02-11&rft.aulast=Koerbin&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fstories%2Fblog%2Fweb-archiving%2F2015%2F02%2F11%2Fthe-australian-government-web-archive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-naa-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-naa_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-naa_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.naa.gov.au/information-management/disposing-information/transferring-information/archiving-australian-government-websites">"Archiving Australian Government websites"</a>. <i>National Archives of Australia</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Archives+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Archiving+Australian+Government+websites&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.naa.gov.au%2Finformation-management%2Fdisposing-information%2Ftransferring-information%2Farchiving-australian-government-websites&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/archived-websites">"Archived websites"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i>. 7 December 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Archived+websites&rft.date=2018-12-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fwhat-we-collect%2Farchived-websites&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">NOTE: AWA help page says 400 tb, 8 billion records</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-phone-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-phone_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.southernphone.com.au/Blog/2019/April/australias-web-archive">"Check Out Australia's Web Archive"</a>. <i>Southern Phone</i>. 11 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Southern+Phone&rft.atitle=Check+Out+Australia%27s+Web+Archive&rft.date=2019-04-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.southernphone.com.au%2FBlog%2F2019%2FApril%2Faustralias-web-archive&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hometrove-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hometrove_15-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/website">"Australian Web Archive"</a>. <i>Trove</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Trove&rft.atitle=Australian+Web+Archive&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrove.nla.gov.au%2Fwebsite&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/website?q&adv=y">"Australian Web Archive - Advanced Search"</a>. <i>Trove</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Trove&rft.atitle=Australian+Web+Archive+-+Advanced+Search&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftrove.nla.gov.au%2Fwebsite%3Fq%26adv%3Dy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-National_Library_of_Australia_2020-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-National_Library_of_Australia_2020_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nla.gov.au/what-we-collect/archived-websites">"Archived websites"</a>. <i>National Library of Australia</i>. 23 March 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Library+of+Australia&rft.atitle=Archived+websites&rft.date=2020-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nla.gov.au%2Fwhat-we-collect%2Farchived-websites&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAustralian+Web+Archive" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/website">Official website</a></span></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&oldid=1196547652#AGWA">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&oldid=1196547652#AGWA</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Archives_in_Australia" title="Category:Archives in Australia">Archives in Australia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Web_archiving_initiatives" title="Category:Web archiving initiatives">Web archiving initiatives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Australian_digital_libraries" title="Category:Australian digital libraries">Australian digital libraries</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Online_databases" title="Category:Online databases">Online databases</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_Australian_English_from_April_2020" title="Category:Use Australian English from April 2020">Use Australian English from April 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_Australian_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English">All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_April_2020" title="Category:Use dmy dates from April 2020">Use dmy dates from April 2020</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 17 January 2024, at 20:56<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Web_Archive&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile#AGWA" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" loading="lazy"></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><img src="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" width="88" height="31" loading="lazy"></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-settings" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul></ul> </div><script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.codfw.main-f69cdc8f6-b5stz","wgBackendResponseTime":146,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.230","walltime":"0.310","ppvisitednodes":{"value":1234,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":28206,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":1243,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":12,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":3,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":58785,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 282.882 1 -total"," 50.44% 142.679 1 Template:Reflist"," 42.79% 121.051 16 Template:Cite_web"," 27.62% 78.118 1 Template:Short_description"," 16.49% 46.651 2 Template:Pagetype"," 6.45% 18.256 5 Template:Main_other"," 5.48% 15.509 1 Template:SDcat"," 5.46% 15.455 1 Template:Use_Australian_English"," 5.43% 15.361 1 Template:Official"," 5.21% 14.739 1 Template:Authority_control"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.134","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":5385904,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-ext.eqiad.main-6696b4cc84-djttj","timestamp":"20241122173231","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Australian Web Archive","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Web_Archive#AGWA","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q96372795","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q96372795","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2020-04-30T11:13:59Z","dateModified":"2024-01-17T20:56:47Z","headline":"A publicly available online database of archived Australian websites, hosted by the National Library of Australia (NLA) on its Trove platform."}</script> </body> </html>