Note:
Author Name
Title
Year and Date of Publication
DOI or URL
See the general rules for web resources for more details.
(Author/Organisation Year of Publication) or Author/Organisation (Year of Publication)
... (ABS 2021) or ABS (2021)
... (AuSIL n.d.) or AuSIL (n.d.)
... (Vallen 2018) or Vallen (2018)
... (DFAT 2018) or DFAT (2018)
Author/Organisation (Year) Webpage title hyperlinked, Title or Owner of Website. Accessed Day Month Year.
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (2021) General social survey: summary results, Australia, ABS, accessed 5 February 2022.
AuSIL (Australian Society for Indigenous Languages) (n.d.) Supporting indigenous language communities, AuSIL, accessed 26 July 2021.
DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) (2018) Fact sheets for countries and regions – India, DFAT, accessed 9 July 2021.
Vallen A (2016) 12 books every Australian should read, Australian Geographic Society, accessed 16 February 2022.
If your document will be in print only and the title can not be hyperlinked, include a URL after the final full stop, eg.
DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) (2018) Fact sheets for countries and regions – India, DFAT, accessed 9 July 2021. https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/trade-and-economic-fact-sheets-for-countries-economies-and-regions
Vallen A (2016) 12 books every Australian should read, Australian Geographic Society, accessed 16 February 2022. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2016/02/12-books-every-australian-should-read
Author A (Year) ‘Title of webpage’, Name of larger publication or series, Name of Website, accessed Day Month Year.
APSC (Australian Public Service Commission) (2021) ‘Author–date’, Australian Government Style Manual, stylemanual.gov.au, accessed 3 October 2021.
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) (2019) ‘Audio content and video content’, Making audio and video content accessible, W3C, accessed 25 August 2020.
A media release, also called news release, or press release, is an official statement on a particular matter by a news agent or organisation.
See also the general rules for web resources for more details.
... (Author Year of Release) or Author (Year of Release)
... (ABS 2022) or ABS (2022)
... (ACT Government 2020) or ACT Government (2020)
Author / Organisation (Day Month Year) Press release title hyperlinked [media release], Organisation Name, Accessed Day Month Year.
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) (11 February 2022) Staff absent in 22% of businesses due to COVID-19 [media release], ABS, accessed 22 February 2022.
ACT Government (4 February 2020) ACT has highest student participation and employment [media release], ACT Government, accessed 22 February 2022.
A blog is a web-based forum that consists of posted entries organized by date or topic, and usually accompanied by readers’ comments.
Note that:
Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Title of post hyperlinked’, Name of Blog, accessed Day Month Year.
Facebook for Business (21 April 2019) ‘Capturing attention in feed: the science behind effective video creative’, Facebook for Business, accessed 18 November 2019.
Peascod S (19 December 2019) ‘The future of work is learning’, Digital Transformation Agency blog, accessed 4 January 2020.
Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Re: Title of post: subtitle of post’ [blog comment], Name of Blog, accessed Day Month Year.
Mullins P (1 January 2020) ‘Re: Capturing attention in feed: the science behind effective video creative’ [blog comment], Facebook for Business, accessed 4 February 2020.
To cite social media posts:
See the general rules for web resources for more details.
To cite social media and forum posts in text, use the poster’s name and the year as you would for other references. However, make sure the user knows it’s a social media post. For example:
In a recent Facebook post, Services Australia (2020) ...
Name of Page or Poster (Day Month Year) ‘Title or first 10 words of post’ [type of post], Page of Post, accessed Day Month Year.
Services Australia (31 January 2020) ‘Our mobile servicing arrangements will continue in NSW, VIC ...’ [Facebook status], Services Australia, accessed 1 February 2020.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (3 February 2020) ‘Celebrate World Wetlands Day’ [Tweet], Australian Government Agriculture and Water, accessed 4 February 2020.
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) (21 January 2020) ‘A brain transplant for one of Australia's top telescopes’ [online forum post], Reddit, accessed 4 February 2020.
For videos published freely online such as on government websites, YouTube, TED talks, VEVO, or Vimeo:
... (Creator / Organisation Year of Publication) or Creator / Organisation (Year of Publication)
... (Farahand wāni 2019) or Farah and wāni (2019) ...
... (Australian Government Department of Health 2020) or Australian Government Department of Health (2020) ...
... (ABC 2018) or ABC (2018) ...
Creator C or Owner of Video (Day Month Year) ‘Title of video’ [video] hyperlinked, Name of Channel or Owning Organisation, Name of Website website, accessed Day Month Year.
Farah Z and wāni (4 October 2019) ‘2019 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up’ [video], State Library Victoria, State Library Victoria website, accessed 10 January 2020.
Australian Government Department of Health (28 February 2020) ‘Get the facts – immunisation facts in 90 seconds’ [video], Australian Government Department of Health, YouTube, accessed 6 March 2020.
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (10 May 2018) ‘The Australian writer who could be the next Nobel Prize winner’ [video], ABC News (Australia), YouTube, accessed 29 May 2019.
To cite podcasts published freely on the web:
... (Author's Last Name Year of Publication) or Author's Last Name (Year of Publication) ...
... (Stephens 2019) or Stephens (2019) ...
... (Hooper and Arnall 2019) or Hooper and Arnall (2019) ...
Host H (host) and Producer P (producer) (Day Month Year) ‘Title of podcast: subtitle of podcast’ [podcast], Name of podcast, Name of Podcast Network, accessed Day Month Year.
Stephens J (host) (26 December 2019) ‘Best of 2019: the beauty queen killer’ [podcast], True crime conversations, Mamamia Podcasts, accessed 21 January 2020.
Hooper C (host) and Arnall K (producer) (3 November 2019) ‘Goodbye secret garage shame’[podcast], The pineapple project, ABC, accessed 4 February 2020.