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2. Referencing Guide: News articles

The St Clare's College Referencing Guide follows the Harvard Referencing Style

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This page will provide you information on referencing and in-text referencing news articles in the following categories:

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Reference list/Bibliography

Author's last name, author's initial Year of publication, 'Title of article', Title of newspaper, date published, page number.

Example:

Towell, N 2020, 'Move to ban Nazi symbols', Sunday Age, 2 February, p. 2.

In-text referencing

Paraphrasing

Victorian Liberals are pushing new laws which would give Victorian Police the power to remove public displays of the swastika and other Nazi symbols (Towell 2020, p. 2).

Quoting

Towell (2020, p. 2) states that opposition police spokesman David Southwick will "move an amendment in parliament to the states main piece of anti-hate speech legislation, the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act, to include a clear ban on on the public display of the swastika." 

Online

Reference list/Bibliography

Author's last name, author's initial, 'Title of article', Title of newspaper, date published, viewed date, URL

Example:

O'Mallon F 2019, 'Call Murray water emergency now: expert', The Canberra Times, 4 November, viewed 4 November 2019, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6472340/call-murray-water-emergency-now-expert/?cs=14231

In-text referencing

Paraphrasing

O'Mallon (2019) states that there is a water emergency in the Murray-Darling Basin and the government needs to declare it.

Quoting

O'Mallon (2019, para. 1) claims "the government should call a water emergency in the Murray-Darling Basin."

Online - no author

Reference list/Bibliography

'Title of article' Year, Title of newspaper, date published, viewed date, URL

Example:

'Matildas reportedly secure landmark deal to earn equal pay as Socceroos' 2019, The Guardian, 5 November, viewed 6 November 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/05/matildas-secure-landmark-deal-to-earn-same-pay-as-socceroos

In-text referencing

Paraphrasing

Recent articles such as 'Matildas reportedly secure landmark deal to earn equal pay as Socceroos' (2019) highlight the groundbreaking deal in pay equality.

Quoting

'Matildas reportedly secure landmark deal to earn equal pay as Socceroos' (2019, para 2.) reports that "Football Federation Australia and the Professional Footballers Association union will announce the deal which would see the Australian women’s senior international team earn as much as their male counterparts."

Trove

Reference list/Bibliography

Author surname, author initial Year, 'Title of article,' Title of newspaper, date published, page no. (online Trove).

Example:

Keay C.S.L 1969, 'No room for error in moon landing,' The Canberra Times, 19 July, p. 4 (online Trove).

In-text referencing

Paraphrasing

Keay's (1969) reports that the landing of the rocket is more difficult than take off.

Quoting

"A successful landing under rocket power will be more difficult for astronauts than a lift-off" (Keay 1969).