An RSS feed allows you to see the latest additions and changes to our website as soon as they appear. Feeds are available for each of the site's main sections. The benefit of subscribing to an RSS feed is that you can click on the page title to read the new page or change without leaving your desktop news reader or online service. This means that you won't need to check the website again and again to find out whether there have been any updates.

What do I need?

You will need a desktop news reader or online service.

A search engine search for "feed reader" for "RSS reader" will return many free, downloadable software options that you can install on your PC.

However, if you move around to different computers during the day, you may prefer an online service. These work much like an online email account, allowing you to log in from any PC connected to the Internet. Examples of such services include MyYahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader.

How do I subscribe to a feed?

Your desktop news reader or online service will have a button that says something like "Add RSS feed" or "Add Content".

To add a subscription to the Queensland Government Chief Information Office's website, simply click on Get RSS updates in the right-hand column of the main section of the site you are interested in and copy and paste the URL into your desktop news reader or online service.

Further reading

There are many sources of information available about web feeds. Examples include the practical "How RSS can help you track twice as much news in half the time", and the more technical "What is RSS?".