List of newspapers in Australia

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

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The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in Australia by average paid print circulation in 2018.[2][3]

NewspaperPrimary service areaHeadquartersCirculationOwnerMasthead
Herald SunSouthbank603,658News Corp Australia
The Daily TelegraphSurry Hills526,216[a]News Corp Australia
The Courier-MailBowen Hills384,699[b]News Corp Australia
The West AustralianWestern AustraliaOsborne Park335,369Seven West Media
The Age
  • Melbourne
  • Victoria
Melbourne central business district308,752Nine Entertainment
The AustralianNationalSurry Hills303,809News Corp Australia
The AdvertiserAdelaide central business district272,310[c]News Corp Australia
Sydney Morning Herald
  • Sydney
  • New South Wales
North Sydney231,232Nine Entertainment
The Sunday Times
  • Perth
  • Western Australia
Osborne Park168,432Seven West Media
Australian Financial ReviewNationalNorth Sydney86,550Nine Entertainment

National

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Octopus attacks described in old Australian newspapers[4]

In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.[5]

Daily newspapers

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Weekly newspapers

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Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers

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New South Wales

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Sydney newspapers

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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

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  • Newcastle Weekly (2015– )


Broken Hill, though a city in New South Wales, has significant historical connections to South Australia.

Newspapers in languages other than English

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There are also many current and past newspapers serving local communities in New South Wales that are published in languages other than English.

Victoria

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Statewide newspapers

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Melbourne newspapers

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Regional newspapers

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Queensland

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Brisbane newspapers

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Brisbane community newspapers

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Regional newspapers

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Western Australia

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Perth newspapers

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Regional newspapers

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  • 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

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Adelaide

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Regional newspapers

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Tasmania

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Hobart newspapers

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Regional newspapers

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Northern Territory

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Darwin newspapers

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Regional newspapers

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Australian Capital Territory

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Including figures of The Sunday Telegraph.
  2. ^ Including figures of The Sunday Mail.
  3. ^ Including figures of Sunday Mail.

References

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