• Cite documents published on the internet according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. More specific information is available for E-books and E-journals.
• Government reports and company annual reports are examples of documents that may be published on the internet.
Please note: If no author or editor is given and the document is not a part, article or chapter, then citation is by title, and format will precede the year of publication.
Standard format for citation
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Author, A. A. (Year). Title: Subtitle (edition). Publisher. URL |
Electronic document
Murray, G. (2005). A duty of care to children and young people in Western Australia: Report on the quality assurance and review of unsubstantiated allegations of abuse in care: 1 April 2004 to 12 September 2005. Western Australia, Department of Child Protection. http://www.community.wa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/851183A4-A822-4592-AB66-C410E453AEEC/0/DCDRPTGwennMurrayreportwithcover2006.pdf
Electronic document: no author
How to cite references (1996). Murdoch University Library. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/find/citation/
Government publication: Australian Bureau of Statistics document
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1997). Mental health and wellbeing: Profile of adults, Western Australia (cat. no. 4326.5). https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/productsbyCatalogue/EEDDD8B4CF58D08ACA2568A9001393DA?OpenDocumen
Government publication: Government agency or department
Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia V2.0. Australian Government. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
Department of Health and Aged Care. (2000). National youth suicide prevention strategy. Australian Government. http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/sp/nysps/about.htm
Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. (2008). The national quality standard. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard
School Curriculum & Standards Authority. (2017). Curriculum and assessment outline: Humanities and Social Science. Government of Western Australia. http://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum-browser/humanities-and-social-sciences
List of government publishers:
Australian Capital Territory Government
Australian Government
Government of South Australia
Government of Western Australia
New South Wales Government
Northern Territory Government
Queensland Government
State of Victoria
Tasmanian Government
Blog post
Flower, R. (2015, June 1). How a simple formula for resolving problems and conflict can change your reality. Pick The Brain. http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-a-simple-formula-for-resolving-problems-and-conflict-can-change-your-reality/
Analytics report
Google Analytics. (2017). Analytics 3.1: Water Corporation domain only (excluding internal traffic and bots%2Fspiders) overview 20160701-20170630. http://Analytics 3.1 Water Corporation Domain Only (Excluding Internal Traffic and Bots%2FSpiders) Overview 20160701-20170630.pdf
Webpage
Goldberg, I. (2000). Dr. Ivan's depression central. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
To mention a website in general, and not any particular information on that site, provide the name of the website in the text and include the URL in parentheses.