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Harvard Referencing (Australian Government Author-date style)

Box Hill Institute will be changing the Harvard Referencing style to the standard for Australian Government writing and editing in 2026.

Conference paper

For conference papers published online, hyperlink the title. If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.

In-text Citation

Powell (2016) presents a single piece of data, a childsong-video, and considers it in relation to Deleuzian notions of becoming and sense. 

Reference List 

Author A (Day Month Year) ‘Title of paper: subtitle of paper’ [conference presentation], Name of Conference, Place of Conference, accessed Day Month Year.

Powell S J (2016) 'Connecting with children: A Deleuzian contemplation of being and becoming[conference presentation], 2016 AARE Annual Conference Proceedings, AARE, Melbourne, accessed 18 December 2024.

Thesis

If the thesis is online, hyperlink the title and include an accessed date. If you’re citing a PDF, avoid linking directly to the PDF. Instead link to the page that hosts the PDF.

In-text Citation

It has been observed (Tang 2004) that Chinese librarianship is still far less developed that its Western counterparts.

Reference List

Author A (Year) Title of thesis: subtitle of thesis [type of thesis], Name of University, accessed Day Month Year.

Tang J (2004) 'Educational reform and the emergence of modern libraries in China with special reference to the Metropolitan Library of Beijing, 1909-1937' [PhD. thesis], University of Western Sydney, accessed 10 January 2025.