List of newspapers in Australia explained
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald is the most-read newspaper in Australia, with over eight million readers as of 2021.[1]
Top 10 newspapers by circulation
See main article: List of newspapers in Australia by circulation. The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in Australia by average paid print circulation in 2018.[2] [3]
Newspaper | Primary service area | Headquarters | data-sort-type="number" | Circulation | Owner | Masthead |
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Herald Sun | | Southbank | 603,658 | News Corp Australia | |
The Daily Telegraph | | Surry Hills | 526,216 | News Corp Australia | |
The Courier-Mail | | Bowen Hills | 384,699 | News Corp Australia | |
The West Australian | Western Australia | Osborne Park | 335,369 | Seven West Media | |
The Age | | Melbourne central business district | 308,752 | Nine Entertainment | |
The Australian | National | Surry Hills | 303,809 | News Corp Australia | |
The Advertiser | | Adelaide central business district | 272,310 | News Corp Australia | |
Sydney Morning Herald | | North Sydney | 231,232 | Nine Entertainment | |
The Sunday Times | | Osborne Park | 168,432 | Seven West Media | |
Australian Financial Review | National | North Sydney | 86,550 | Nine Entertainment | | |
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.[4]
Daily newspapers
Weekly newspapers
Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers
New South Wales
See main article: List of newspapers in New South Wales.
Sydney newspapers
See also: Media in Sydney. There are many newspapers published in New South Wales, serving both the capital, Sydney, and the regions. Some newspapers are defunct; some have been renamed; some have been amalgamated. The two main Sydney newspapers are The Sydney Morning Herald, which was founded in 1831, and The Daily Telegraph, founded in 1879.
Regional newspapers
Broken Hill, though a city in New South Wales, has significant historical connections to South Australia.
Newspapers in languages other than English
See main article: List of non-English-language newspapers in New South Wales.
There are also many current and past newspapers serving local communities in New South Wales that are published in languages other than English.
Victoria
Statewide newspapers
Melbourne newspapers
See also: Media in Melbourne.
Regional newspapers
Queensland
Brisbane newspapers
Brisbane community newspapers
Regional newspapers
Western Australia
See main article: List of newspapers in Western Australia.
Perth newspapers
Regional newspapers
- Albany Advertiser
- Avon Advocate
- Broome Advertiser
- The Bunbury Herald
- Bunbury Mail
- Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
- Busselton-Margaret Times
- Capes Herald
- Coolgardie Miner
- Darlington Review
- Esperance Express
- Echo Newspapers
- Geraldton Guardian
- Gnowangerup Star (defunct)
- Golden Age (Coolgardie daily)
- Goldfield Courier (Coolgardie)
- Goldfields Express (Goldfields region)
- Great Southern Herald (Katanning)
- Harvey Reporter
- Kalgoorlie Miner
- Kimberley Echo (Kununurra)
- Kimberley Times (Derby)
- Mandurah Coastal Times
- Mandurah Mail
- Manjimup-Bridgetown Times
- Midwest Times
- Mundaring Magazine
- Murray Mail (Pinjarra)
- Narrogin Observer
- North West Telegraph (Port Hedland)
- Northern Guardian (Carnarvon)
- The Northern Times (Carnarvon, W.A.)
- Northern Valleys News (Northern Valleys – Bindoon, Bullsbrook, Calingiri, Chittering, Gingin, Mogumber, Muchea, Wannamal)
- Pilbara Echo (Karratha, Dampier, Port Hedland)
- Pilbara News (Karratha)
- Pinjarra Murray Times (Pinjarra)
- Sound Telegraph (Rockingham)
- South Western Times (Bunbury)
- Southern Avon Chronicle (Northam, York)
South Australia
See also: List of newspapers in South Australia by circulation.
Adelaide
Regional newspapers
Tasmania
See main article: List of newspapers in Tasmania.
Hobart newspapers
Regional newspapers
- The Advocate (Burnie)
- Circular Head Chronicle (Smithton)
- The Examiner (Launceston)
- The Gazette (New Norfolk)
- Huon Valley News (Franklin)
- The Independent (Launceston)
- Kingborough Chronicle (Kingborough)
- North-Eastern Advertiser (Scottsdale)
- Tasmanian Country (Hobart)
- Sorell Times (Sorell)
- Tasman Gazette (Tasman peninsula)
- East Coast View (East coast)
- Hobart Observer (Hobart)
- Glenorchy Gazette (Glenorchy)
- Eastern Shore Sun (Eastern shore)
Northern Territory
Darwin newspapers
Regional newspapers
- Alice Springs News
- Arafura Times
- Centralian Advocate
- Eylandt Echo
- Katherine Times
- Litchfield Times
- Top End Review
- Wagaitear
Australian Capital Territory
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: 22 November 2021 . Sydney Morning Herald the most read newspaper in the country . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121225218/https://www.smh.com.au/national/sydney-morning-herald-the-most-read-newspaper-in-the-country-20211122-p59aum.html . 21 November 2021.
- Web site: News Corp releases digital subscription numbers following withdrawal from AMAA audit . Samios . Zoe . 16 August 2018 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614211111/https://mumbrella.com.au/news-corp-releases-digital-subscription-numbers-following-withdrawal-from-amaa-audit-535703 . 14 June 2020 .
- Web site: Newspapers continue slump in latest audited circulation figures . Wallbank . Paul . 20 February 2019 . Mumbrella . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200421203446/https://mumbrella.com.au/newspapers-continue-slump-in-latest-audited-circulation-figures-566392 . 21 April 2020 .
- Book: A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies. Cambridge University Press. New York. Pippa Norris. 6 October 2013. Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?. Fall 2000. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014104231/http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/VIRTUOUS/CHAPTER4.PDF. 14 October 2013. dmy-all.
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- Web site: The National Tribune.