Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian central statistics body – some great stuff in here for background (macro) research.
www.abs.gov.au

The Lowy Institute
Australian Thinktank on International Policy; great to put everything into perspective!
www.lowyinstitute.org

Climate Change
Warwick McKibbin’s website, with genuinely solid analysis on climate change and international responses.
www.sensiblepolicy.com

Lovemarks
Interesting site full of all sorts of brands and peoples’ connections with them.
www.lovemarks.com

Springleaf Iced Tea
Australia’s leading premium iced tea.  Founded by Annie Braithwaite-Young, with Matt.
www.springleaf.com.au

Vivisimo
Vivisimo is a clustered search engine, useful for research.
www.vivisimo.com

Trendwatching
Trendwatching is the leading global trends monitor.  Worth a visit.
www.trendwatching.com

All Things Considered
Useful window into America and the world.
www.npr.org

Nometa
If you need a secret project name, here is a really fun way to get one!
www.noemata.net/nbng

CoolTools
Here is a site for inspiration if you are heading into a creative workshop or about to write a deign brief.
www.kk.org/cooltools

Jeffrey Gitomer
Author and sales guru in America.  A bit over the top, but fun sales site.
www.gitomer.com

NASA
The North American Space Agency, including Hubble space images. Absolutely amazing.
www.nasa.gov

Australian Newspapers Online
– From the NLA (National Librabry of Australia)
Find any Australian newspaper.  A great way to research local and regional issues.
www.nla.gov.au/npapers