Library / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Postgraduate / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Scholarships / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Pathways / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australia

New students / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Study - The University of Newcastle, Australia

Make a gift / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Jobs at the University of Newcastle / Our Uni / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Page not found / The University of Newcastle, Australia

Alumni / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australia

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 / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/library	6
Postgraduate / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/study/postgraduate	3
Scholarships / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/scholarships	2
Pathways / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/study/pathways	2
New students / Study / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/study/new-students	2
Study - The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/study	2
Make a gift / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/engage/make-a-gift	2
Jobs at the University of Newcastle / Our Uni / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/our-uni/jobs	2
Page not found / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/invented-url-for-404-page	2
Alumni / Engage / The University of Newcastle, Australiawww.newcastle.edu.au/engage/alumni	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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