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Hard Copy Newspaper Articles

The following details should be provided for newspaper articles in a reference list:
• Author's surname, followed by initials
• Year of publication
• The article title in single quotation marks, followed by a comma
• The newspaper title (The full title of the newspaper should be cited, including the word ‘The’ where it appears in the
  masthead, for example, write The Age not Age)
• The date
• The page

Newspaper Articles With One Author
Hodgson, S 2002, ‘Security guard numbers jump’, Sunday Herald Sun, 29 December, p. 5

Newspaper Articles With Two Authors
Harrison, D & Ireland, J 2014, 'Forrest calls for extensive reforms to ease crisis in indigenous employment', The Age, 1 August, p. 14

Newspaper Articles With Three Authors
Vedelago, C, Silvester, J & Houston, C 2016, 'A long list of people hate him', The Age, 24 July, p. 1

Newspaper Articles Without an Author's Name
If a newspaper article does not have an author, use the name of the newspaper.

Newspaper Articles with One Author
(Hodgson 2002, p. 5)

Newspaper Articles with Two Authors
(Harrison & Ireland 2014, p.14)

Newspaper Articles with Three Authors
(Vedelago, Silvester & Houston 2016, p.1)

Newspaper Articles Without an Author's Name
If a newspaper article does not have an author, use the name of the newspaper instead.
(Newspaper Title Year, page number)
Example:
(Sydney Morning Herald 2000, p.12)
(Financial Review 2000, p.13)

 

News Articles from Online Newspapers / Websites

The following details should be provided for onlinenews articles in a reference list:
• Author's surname, followed by initials
• Year of publication
• The article title in single quotation marks, followed by a comma
• The newspaper title (The full title of the newspaper should be cited, including the word ‘The’ where it appears in the
   masthead, for example, write The Age not Age)
• The date
•  The viewing date and <URL>

Online News Articles With One Author
Anderson, P 2013, 'Adrian Bayley was on parole when Jill Meagher was murdered', Herald Sun, viewed 16 September 2014 from <http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/adrian-bayley-was-on-parole-when-jill-meagher-was-murder/story-fni0fee2-1226661603914>

Online News Articles With Two Authors
Rubinsztein-Dunlop, S & Dredge, S 2016, 'Fears Supermax inmates being further radicalised by extremists', ABC, 11 October 2016, viewed 11 October from <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-10/supermax-prison-to-be-overhauled-due-to-radicalisation-fears/7918782>

Online News Articles With Three Authors
Mills, T, Carmody, B & Cowie, T 2016, 'Scary clowns holding fake knives, cap gun terrify motorists in Carrum Downs', The Age, 11 October, viewed 11 October 2016 from <http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/scary-clowns-holding-fake-knives-cap-gun-terrify-motorists-in-carrum-downs-20161011-grzlbg.html>

 

Online News Articles with One Author
(Anderson 2013)

Online News Articles with Two Authors
(Rubinsztein-Dunlop & Dredge 2016)

Online News Articles with Three Authors
(Mills, Carmody & Cowie 2016)