When you mention the handbook in your content, write the title in italics with an initial capital.

Example: The Government writing handbook includes advice about writing good paragraphs.

Always cite the handbook when you paraphrase it or quote it in your content. The following examples show how to do this using our preferred referencing styles.

Author–date

A government source notes that active voice is ‘more direct than the passive voice’ (APSC 2024). [In-text citation]

APSC (Australian Public Service Commission) (2024) Government writing handbook, APSC, Canberra. [Full citation in reference list]

Documentary–note

The Australian Government Style Manual has a companion publication.¹ [Reference marker]

¹Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), Government writing handbook, APSC, Canberra, 2024. [Footnote or endnote]