The HEINEMANN AUSTRALIAN STUDENT DICTIONARY 7TH EDITION has the following key features: 300 new entries compiled by practising teachers from around Australia, new words spanning IT, physical geography, science, recreation, media, technology, food and popular culture, extended Language Note boxes featuring tips on writing, Tricky Words boxes that clarify meaning and use of similar or confusing words, expanded Word Origins boxes, thesaurus style inclusion of synonyms and antonyms, flagged homophones to assist students with usage, Word Images Links (WILs) that focus on visual literacy and challenge readers to connect words, images and ideas andaddition of the Auslan alphabet.

With a reputation for being the most accessible and complete student dictionary for more than 20 years, the Heinemann Australian Student Dictionary 6th Edition continues in this tradition of excellence. Several features have been included to ensure the 6th Edition offers more of what teachers and students have been looking for in a student dictionary. New features: a large selection of new words relating to the Key Syllabus Areas such as PD/Health, SOSE/HSIE, Arts, Science and Technology, the new words also reflect contemporary issues, such as computing, the Internet, government, current affairs and the environment, the improved design makes the features listed under each headword more accessible to students, simpler definitions and descriptive sentences, with more consistent pronunciation guides to support ESL students, Word Origins and Word Feature boxes that provide interesting word histories for unusual or ambiguous words.