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.
Top 10 newspapers by circulation
The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers in Australia by average paid print circulation in 2018.| Newspaper | Primary service area | Headquarters | Format | Circulation | Owner | Masthead |
| Herald Sun | Southbank | Tabloid | 603,658 | News Corp Australia | ||
| The Daily Telegraph | Surry Hills | Tabloid | 526,216 | News Corp Australia | ||
| The Courier-Mail | Bowen Hills | Tabloid | 384,699 | News Corp Australia | ||
| The West Australian | Western Australia | Osborne Park | Tabloid | 335,369 | Seven West Media | |
| The Age | Melbourne CBD | Compact | 308,752 | Nine Entertainment | ||
| The Australian | National | Surry Hills | Broadsheet | 303,809 | News Corp Australia | |
| The Advertiser | Adelaide CBD | Tabloid | 272,310 | News Corp Australia | ||
| The Sydney Morning Herald | North Sydney | Compact | 231,232 | Nine Entertainment | ||
| The Sunday Times | Osborne Park | Tabloid | 168,432 | Seven West Media | ||
| Australian Financial Review | National | North Sydney | Compact | 86,550 | Nine Entertainment |
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.Daily newspapers
The Australian The Australian Financial Review The Guardian Australia- ''The New Daily''
Weekly newspapers
The Saturday Paper- ''Herald and Weekly Times|The Weekly Times]''
Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers
Koori Mail, bi-weeklyNichigo Press national edition, monthly, JapaneseRed Flag, bi-weeklyGreen Left, bi-weeklyNew South Wales
Sydney newspapers
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
Newcastle WeeklyBroken Hill, though a city in New South Wales, has significant historical connections to South Australia.Barrier Daily Truth
- *The Barrier Truth - predecessorThe Barrier Miner
- ''The Barrier Weekly Post''
Newspapers in languages other than English
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
The Age Epoch Times Vision China Times Herald Sun- Leader Community Newspaper group publishes 20 local news titles covering metropolitan MelbourneMelbourne Observer Sameway Magazine
- The Australian Jewish News Viet Times
- Il Globo
Regional newspapers
The Advertiser Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville StandardArarat Advertiser Armstrong Creek Times Bacchus Marsh ExpressBallarat NewsBallarat Times News GroupThe Bellarine TimesBenalla EnsignBendigo AdvertiserThe Bendigo TimesThe Bendigo WeeklyThe Border Mail Brimbank WeeklyThe Camperdown ChronicleCasterton NewsCastlemaine MailThe Chronicle Cobram CourierCohuna Farmer's WeeklyColac HeraldCorryong CourierCountry News The Courier Daylesford AdvocateDimboola BannerThe EchoEuroa GazetteThe Free PressThe Geelong AdvertiserThe Geelong TimesThe Geelong NewsThe Gippsland Times Girgarre GazetteThe Golden Plans Times The Guardian Hamilton SpectatorHealesville and [Yarra Glen Guardian]The Horsham TimesKyabram Free PressThe Latrobe Valley Express Maryborough & Dunolly AdvertiserMidland ExpressThe Miner (Ballarat to Winchelsea)The Moe and Narracan NewsMoorabool NewsMortlake DispatchMorwell AdvertiserMorwell and Yinnar GazetteMount Wycheproof EnsignMurchison AdvertiserMyrtleford Mail and Whorouly WitnessNagambie TimesNarracan Shire AdvocateNathalia HeraldNhill Free PressThe McIvor TimesThe [North Central Review (Newspaper)|The North Central Review]Ovens and Murray AdvertiserPort Fairy GazetteThe Portland ObserverRiponshire AdvocateRiverine Herald Rochester ExpressRomsey ExpressRosedale CourierRupunyup Spectator and Lubeck, Banyena, Rich Avon, and Lallat AdvertiserRutherglen SunShepparton AdvertiserShepparton NewsSnowy River MailSouth Gippsland Voices NewspaperSunraysia Daily Star News The Surfcoast Times The Tarrangower TimesThe Traralgon JournalThe Walhalla Chronicle and Moondarra AdvertiserWangaratta ChronicleThe Warragul & Drouin GazetteThe Warragul CitizenThe Warrnambool StandardThe Weekly TimesThe Whittlesea Review- ''Yea Chronicle''
Queensland
Brisbane newspapers
Brisbane News Brisbane Times The Courier-Mail- The Catholic Leader (Brisbane)The Epoch Times Newsbytes Queensland Asian Business Weekly Queensland Country Life
- ''Sameway Magazine''
Brisbane community newspapers
The IndependentQuest Community Newspapers The ReporterThe WesternerWestside NewsWynnum HeraldRegional newspapers
Albert & Logan NewsAyr AdvocateBalonne BeaconBeaudesert TimesThe Border Post Bowen IndependentBundaberg NewsMailCaboolture Shire HeraldCairns BulletinCairns NewspapersCairns Northern NewsThe Cairns PostCairns SunThe Canungra TimesThe CapricornianThe Central & North Burnett TimesCentral Queensland News Central Queensland Today The Charleville CourierChinchilla News and Murilla AdvertiserThe ChronicleCooktown Local NewsThe Daily MercuryDarling Downs GazetteThe Evening AdvocateThe Gladstone ObserverGold Coast BulletinGold Coast MailGold Coast SunGoondiwindi ArgusGympie LifeGympie TimesHerbert River ExpressHinterland TimesHome Hill ObserverInnisfail AdvocateIpswich Herald and General Advertiser">Ipswich, Queensland">Ipswich Herald and General AdvertiserIpswich NewsThe Kuranda PaperLogan West LeaderLongreach LeaderMaryborough Sun">Maryborough, Queensland">Maryborough Sun The Morning Bulletin The Noosa JournalMacIntyre GazetteMoreton Daily NewsNoosa NewsThe National TribuneNorthern Herald The Northern Miner Northern TimesPine Rivers PressPort Douglas and Mossman GazetteThe Queensland Times Redcliffe & Bayside HeraldRedland City BulletinSouth Burnett Times Southern HeraldSunshine Coast DailyTablelanderTablelands AdvertiserThe Weekend PostThe Whitsunday TimesToowoomba ChronicleTorres NewsTownsville BulletinTownsville SunWarwick Daily NewsWestern Cape BulletinThe Western Star and Roma AdvertiserWhitsunday Coast Guardian formerly The Proserpine Guardian and The GuardianTropic Now- ''The Coastal Rag''
Western Australia
Perth newspapers
CountrymanFremantle HeraldSubiaco PostThe Sunday TimesWA Business NewsThe West AustralianGreat Southern Weekender- ''WAtoday''
Regional newspapers
Albany AdvertiserAvon AdvocateBroome AdvertiserThe Bunbury HeraldBunbury MailBusselton-Dunsborough MailBusselton-Margaret TimesCapes HeraldCoolgardie MinerDarlington ReviewEsperance Express- Echo NewspapersGeraldton GuardianGnowangerup Star Golden Age Goldfield Courier Goldfields Express Great Southern Herald Harvey ReporterKalgoorlie MinerKimberley Echo Kimberley Times Mandurah Coastal TimesMandurah MailManjimup-Bridgetown TimesMidwest TimesMundaring MagazineMurray Mail Narrogin ObserverNorth West Telegraph Northern Guardian The Northern Times Northern Valleys News Pilbara Echo Pilbara News Pinjarra Murray Times Sound Telegraph South Western Times
- ''Southern Avon Chronicle''
South Australia
Adelaide
The Advertiser InDaily Messenger NewspapersSameway Magazine Stock Journal The Southern Cross- ''Sunday Mail''
Regional newspapers
The Border Chronicle The Border Times The Border Watch The Bunyip Burra Broadcaster Coastal Leader The Courier The Eyre Peninsula Tribune The Flinders News Gibber GabberHerald- The Islander The Leader Loxton News">Loxton, South Australia">Loxton News The Murray Pioneer The Murray Valley Standard Naracoorte Herald">Naracoorte, South Australia">Naracoorte Herald The Northern Argus On the Coast The Pennant The Plains Producer The Port Lincoln Times [The Transcontinental|The Quorn Mercury] The Recorder The River News The Southern Argus South Eastern Times The Times The Transcontinental Victor Harbor Times The West Coast Sentinel The [Whyalla News]
- ''Yorke Peninsula Country Times''
Tasmania
Hobart newspapers
The MercuryRegional newspapers
The Advocate Circular Head Chronicle The Examiner The Gazette Huon Valley News The North Coast Post- The Independent Kingborough Chronicle North-Eastern Advertiser Tasmanian Country Sorell Times Tasman Gazette East Coast View Hobart Observer Glenorchy Gazette Eastern Shore Sun
- ''Western Echo''
Northern Territory
Darwin newspapers
Regional newspapers
Alice Springs NewsArafura TimesCentralian Advocate Eylandt EchoKatherine TimesLitchfield TimesTop End Review- ''Wagaitear''
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra WeeklyCanberra City NewsCanberra Illustrated: A Quarterly MagazineThe Canberra Times The Federal Capital PioneerThe Good Neighbour- ''The RIOT ACT''