Introduction

The Digital and Print Media unit has developed this style guide in order to promote consistency throughout the University’s publications, and to help answer questions you may have when publishing information about the University.

In developing the guide, we have used as our references:

• the Australian Government Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers;
• the Cambridge Australian English Style Guide;
• the Penguin Working Words; and
• the Macquarie Dictionary.

This style guide is intended to be just that – a guide. It is not definitive, and we acknowledge that English is an evolving language – what is a preferred style today may not be so tomorrow.

Therefore, we view this document as a starting point, and intend to add to it constantly. If you wish to raise any issues about style, to seek our guidance with anything which is not included here, or to suggest any additions, please contact the senior editor, Ben Wilson, on ext 16753, or by email