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The government is now operating in accordance with the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, pending the outcome of the 2025 federal election.

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About the Style Manual
Accessible and inclusive content
Writing and designing content
Grammar, punctuation and conventions
Content types
Structuring content
Referencing and attribution

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’?

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