Library, La Trobe University

Campus locations, La Trobe University

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Staff, La Trobe University

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Page not found, La Trobe University

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Accommodation , La Trobe University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Library, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/library	3
Campus locations, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/campuses	1
University Scholarships in Australia \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/scholarships	1
Staff, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/staff	1
Courses and degrees at La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses	1
Page not found, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Alumni and Advancement, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/alumni	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.latrobe.edu.au/	1
Early Entry to University \| Aspire \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/aspire	1
Accommodation , La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/accommodation	1

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