Note: The Government writing handbook is a print-first publication (ISBN 978-1-7635508-9-6). This HTML version has the same content, but does not include an index or reflect the layout of the original. You can download an accessible version of the Government writing handbook [PDF 3 MB]. Information about the handbook launch is in the blog 'Launch of the Government writing handbook'.
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Editor's tips
- Active and passive voice
- Always use an Australian dictionary
- Headings
- It’s and its
- Numbers: choosing numerals or words
- Paragraphs, structure and narratives that flow
- Parallel structure for lists
- Positive sentences
- Punctuation and quotation marks
- Sentence length
- Word order
- ‘You and me’ or ‘you and I’?