• Cite documents published on the Internet according to the specific guidelines for the type of document. More specific information is available for Books, Journal articles and Internet content.
• Government reports and company annual reports are examples of documents that may be published on the Internet.
• Include live links to DOIs and URLs if the work is open access (not from a subscription database).
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 |
Government report
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?OpenDocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Retail trade, Australia. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/retail-and-wholesale-trade/retail-trade-australia/dec-2021
Government department report
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
Department of Health. (2023). Western Australia health and wellbeing surveillance system. Government of Western Australia. https://www.health.wa.gov.au/Reports-and-publications/Population-surveys
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
Government agency report
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
Government report with individual authors
Marston, R.J. (1984). Nickel mineralization in Western Australia (Mineral Resources Bulletin 14). Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Geological Survey of Western Australia. https://dmpbookshop.eruditetechnologies.com.au/product/nickel-mineralization-in-western-australia.do
Reports
University of Melbourne. (2021). Annual report 2021. https://www.annualreport.about.unimelb.edu.au/
Reports as part of series
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Emergency department care 2017-18: Australian hospital statistics.. (Health Services Series No. 89, Cat. No. HSE 216)
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