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In text citation

  • Often the author and the publisher are the same in Government publications
  • Abbreviate long group names if being referred to often
  • PDF documents look like the printed document and should contain all the publication details

Paraphrase

Template

(Name of government organisation Publication year)

Examples

In the Bringing them home report it highlights the strategy of permanently retaining children who were placed temporarily in respite accommodation (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 1997)

Stress is a key factor contributing to poorer outcomes for mother and infant (FaHCSIA 2009)

Direct quote

Template

(Name of government organisation Publication year, p. Page number)

Examples

"Between 1887 and 1954 private welfare agencies and individuals were authorised to apprehend children (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1997, p. 55)

"Eight events remain significantly associated with an increased likelihood of a mother experiencing high distress" (Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2009, p. 36)

Reference list

  • Put both the abbreviated and full form of the group author in the reference list
  • Often online reports are the same as print, just add the date accessed and the URL after the publication details.

Template

Name of government organisation Year of publication, Title of publications, Publisher, Place of Publication, viewed Date Month Year, <URL>.

Examples

Print

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 1997, Bringing them home: report of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Sydney.

Online

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 2009, Growing Up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: 2008–09 Annual Report, FaHCSIA, Canberra, viewed 12 December 2010, <http://fahcsia.gov.au/sa/families/pubs/lsac_report_2009/Documents/LSAC_AR_08-09.pdf>.

FaHCSIA - see Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.