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Self-identification is one of many
factors that influence a student's
aspirations (Fuller 2011).
Book: 2 or 3 Authors According to Weinberg and Gould Weinberg, RS & Gould, D
(2011) 2011, Foundations of sport and
OR exercise psychology, Human Kinetics,
... this is evident (Weinberg & Gould Champaign, IL.
2011)
Book: More Than 3 Allen et al. (2011) have found... Allen, J, O'Toole, W, Harris, R &
Authors OR McDonnell, I 2011, Festival and special
Special events are a celebration event management, 5th edn, John
(Allen et al. 2011) Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD.
Show only the name of the first Provide the names of all authors in
author or body, followed by et al. the reference list.
Book: No Author According to the Style manual for Style manual for authors, editors and
authors, editors and printers (2002, p. printers 2002, 6th edn, AGPS,
197)... Canberra, ACT.
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Multiple works same The illustrations in Bradford & Coutts Branford, A & Coutts, L 2015a, The
author, same year (2015a, 2015b) highlight how bright precious ring, Walker Books Australia,
colours add to the textual message ... Newtown, NSW.
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Direct quote According to Cant (2010, p. 82), Cant, RP 2010, 'Investing in patients'
'undernutrition in hospital patients is nutrition: nutrition risk screening in
a condition that requires serious hospital', Australian Journal of Advanced
examination'. Nursing, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 81-87.
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Cant (2010) suggests that there is a
way as a print article.
need for more research into the
Indirect quote nutritional screening of patients.
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Journal Article with three (Allen, Zuboff & Black 1994) Allen, MC, Zuboff, T & Black, R 1994,
authors OR 'Instructional designers in Australia: the
Allen, Zuboff and Black (1994) have state of play', Distance Education, vol. 16,
found... no. 1, pp. 26-34.
Journal Article with more (Allen et al. 1993) Allen, MC, Grant, BA, Zuboff, T & Black,
than three authors OR R 1993, 'Instructional designers in
Allen et al. (1993) have found... Australia: a brief history', Distance
Education, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 15-17.
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Newspaper: Print (Gordon 2011) Gordon, M 2011, 'The boat that changed it all',
The Age, 20 August, p. 18.
Newspaper article: from (Wilson 2009) Wilson, J 2009, 'In defence of the
a separately paginated superficial', The Age, 26 September, A2, p. 23.
section
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Website Complementary and conventional HealthInsite 2011, Complementary and alternative
medicine when used together is therapies, National Health Call Centre Network,
Indirect quote known as integrative medicine viewed 14 September 2011,
(HealthInsite 2011) <http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/topics/Complemen
tary and Alternative Therapies>.
Webpage: No (Occupy Melbourne 2011) Occupy Melbourne 2011, Beat, viewed 17 October
Author 2011, <http://www.beat.com.au/arts/occupy-
Only use the first few words of a melbourne>.
page title if it is too long.
Webpage: No Date (Nutrition Australia n.d.) Nutrition Australia n.d., Healthy eating schools,
Nutrition Australia, viewed 17 October 2011,
<http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/vic/healthy-
eating-schools>.
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Lecture Notes 'IIegal or unauthorised access to Thomas, B 2010, Security and controls, lecture notes,
information does not leave a theft Systems Design BCO3144 Victoria University,
Direct quote record' (Thomas 2010). delivered 2 September 2010.
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Section 28 of the Crimes Act 1958 Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s.28
(Vic) states that...
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Acts done with intent...(Crimes
Act 2001 (Cth), s.28)
(Sex and Age Discrimination Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment
Legislation Amendment Act 2011 Act 2011 (No. 40, 2011)
(No. 40)).
No full stops at the end of the reference for
the Reference List for legislation and cases.
Bills Carbon Tax Plebiscite Bill 2011 Carbon Tax Plebiscite Bill 2011 (Cth)
(Cth).
No Italics.
Cases James Hardie Industries NV v
James Hardie Industries NV v Australian Securities
Australian Securities and and Investments Commission (2010) 274 ALR 85
Investments Commission (2010)
274 ALR 85.
Conference Proceedings
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Conference Paper: (Bayne & Ross 2007) Bayne, S & Ross, J 2007, 'The ‘digital native’ and
Online ‘digital immigrant’: a dangerous opposition', Annual
Conference of the Society for Research into Higher
Education (SRHE), Brighton, Sussex, 11-13
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Email You do not need to include an entry in the
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September) confirming that
results are accurate ...
In a letter dated 17 October 2011, You do not need to include an entry in the
Letter
Ben Cork stated that... reference list.
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Ben Cork expressed sincere
regret in his letter (B Cork 2011,
personal communication, 17
October)
Telephone call During a phone interview You do not need to include an entry in the reference
list.
conducted on 11 October 2011,
Professor Sally Richards stated
that...
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The Vice Chancellor's statement
was confirmed during a phone
interview (S Richards 2011,
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October)
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Online Video (Brooklyn, 2015) Brooklyn 2015, online video, Transmission Films, viewed
14 February 2017,
<https://vu.kanopystreaming.com/video/brooklyn>.
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DVD (Bowling for Columbine 2003) Bowling for Columbine 2003, DVD, Umbrella
Entertainment, Melbourne, Vic. Written and directed by
Michael Moore.
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Company (BHP Billiton BHP Billiton 2011, BHP Billiton exploration and
Report 2011) development report for the year ended 30 June 2011,
viewed 20 October 2011
<http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Pages
/default.aspx>.
Company (Mint Global 2011) Bureau van Dijk 2011, Vodafone Group annual report
Annual Report 2011, viewed 5 October 2011, retrieved from Mint Global
database.
Company Profile (Datamonitor 2011) Datamonitor 2011, Apple Inc., company profile, viewed 5
October 2011, retrieved from Business Source Complete.
Financial Data (Datastream 2011) Datastream 2011, S&PASX200 daily index data 2009-
2010, viewed 20 October 2011, retrieved from Datastream
database.
Industry Report (Ibisworld 2011) Ibisworld 2011, Global Logistics - Air Freight - global
industry report, viewed 20 October 2011, retrieved
from IbisWorld database.
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Indirect Quote Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1999) Smith, J 1999, ‘Aung San Suu Kyi’,
says of Aung San Suu Kyi she… Who's Who in the Twentieth Century,
Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Online encyclopedia OR
– Oxford Reference Where no author is indicated,
Online provide details of the source in the
in-text reference. No entry in the
'Aung San Suu Kyi was deprived of her father's reference list is required.
Direct Quote guidance by his assassination in 1947'. (Who's
Who in the Twentieth Century 1999)
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Image from a The beautiful Attic Red Figure Cup by Lissarrague, F 2001, Greek vases: the Athenians
book the Cage Painter made in 490 BCE, is and their images, Riverside Books, New York.
now in the Paris Louvre and depicts a
young man drinking (Lissarrague 2001,
p. 36).
Original Jane Sutherland's masterly depiction Sutherland, J 1895, The mushroom gatherers, Oil
artwork of early morning light at the artist's on canvas, 481x993 mm, Australian Collection,
camp in Box Hill was particularly National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
admired in her painting The Mushroom
Gatherers (1895).
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Dataset (DOI) (Sanciolo et al. 2015) Sanciolo, P, Monis, P, Blackbeard, J, Salveson, A,
Ryan, G, & Gray, SR 2015, Pasteurisation for
production of Class A recycled water: laboratory
scale testing and pilot plan trial data, electronic
dataset, Victoria University Research Repository,
doi: 10.4226/80/579ae0c32baeb.
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Case Study: (Business Queensland 2016). Business Queensland 2016, Coastal Cruises
Online Mooloolaba, case study, viewed 14 February
2017, <http://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-
business/advice-support/support/case-
studies/coastal-cruises>.
Case Study: According to Gaff, 2016, p. 147 there Gaff, L 2016, ‘Coronary heart disease’, case
Book Chapter is... study, in J Lawrence, P Douglas & J Gandy (ed.),
Dietetic and nutrition case studies, John Wiley &
Sons, Chichester, UK, pp. 146-149.
Case Study: (Gupta, Nicovich & Garrison 2016) Gupta, A Nicovich, S & Garrison, T
From a Library 2016, Electronic Arts: gambling on the future of
Database video games, case study, Emerald Emerging
Markets Case Studies.
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