Research Tools

Research Tools

The information on this page links you to a range of tools and resources to help you with legal research and writing.

• Australian Case Citator Comparison
• Deep Linking Information
• Keeping up to date in Law Research Guide
• Legal Abbreviations
• Legal Citation Style Guides
• Reference Management
• Style Guides for Authors

Using the Westlaw Australia platform

The Westlaw AU platform is being decommissioned and replaced with a new platform, Westlaw Australia. We've developed some short guides to help you navigate the new platform.

• Authorised Law Reports on Westlaw Australia (PDF, 520 KB)
• Navigating Westlaw Australia's Case Citator KeyCite (PDF, 573 KB)
• How to Effectively Search In Westlaw Australia (PDF, 556 KB)
• Where is FirstPoint and what are Key Numbers?(PDF, 1,111 KB)
• Legislative Note-Up in Westlaw Australia (PDF, 756 KB)