Parliamentary and government information

White Papers are used by governments to outline a policy proposal or proposed legislation. As is the case with Green Papers, White Papers are often released to foster discussion and feedback. 

Accessing White Papers:

• Capital Monitor may contain White Papers
• Departmental websites might be a good source of current papers
• White Papers may be published in the Parliamentary Papers
• conduct a keyword search in Library Search 

Green papers are documents about a particular public policy issue, released by the government in order to stimulate discussion and feedback from key stakeholders. A green paper might include any number of proposals or solutions for feedback.

Accessing Green Papers:

• Capital Monitor may contain Green Papers
• Departmental websites might be a good source of current Green Papers
• Green papers may be published in Parliamentary Papers
• conduct keyword search in UQ Library Search

For further information see What is a Green Paper? by The Guardian