Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th edition

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Website
Earth Science Communications Team, NASA, ‘Climate Change: Evidence and Causes’, NASA Global Climate Change <https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/>
Footnote NASA Earth Science Communications Team, ‘Climate Change: Evidence and Causes’, NASA Global Climate Change <https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/>.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname (n first footnote) pinpoint, or Short Title (n first footnote) pinpoint for cases and legislation. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Book
Lee, Harper, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960)
Footnote Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1960).

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname (n first footnote) pinpoint, or Short Title (n first footnote) pinpoint for cases and legislation. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Journal Article
Watson, James D. and Francis H. C. Crick, ‘The Structure of DNA’ (1953) 171(4356) Nature 737
Footnote James D. Watson and Francis H. C. Crick, ‘The Structure of DNA’ (1953) 171(4356) Nature 737.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname (n first footnote) pinpoint, or Short Title (n first footnote) pinpoint for cases and legislation. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

Newspaper Article
Wilford, John Noble, ‘Man Walks on Moon’, The New York Times (21 July 1969) A1
Footnote John Noble Wilford, ‘Man Walks on Moon’, The New York Times (21 July 1969) A1.

Later footnotes use a short form: Surname (n first footnote) pinpoint, or Short Title (n first footnote) pinpoint for cases and legislation. Use Ibid when the source repeats immediately.

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