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.
NewspaperPrimary service areaHeadquartersFormatCirculationOwnerMasthead
Herald SunSouthbankTabloid603,658News Corp Australia
The Daily TelegraphSurry HillsTabloid526,216News Corp Australia
The Courier-MailBowen HillsTabloid384,699News Corp Australia
The West AustralianWestern AustraliaOsborne ParkTabloid335,369Seven West Media
The AgeMelbourne CBDCompact308,752Nine Entertainment
The AustralianNationalSurry HillsBroadsheet303,809News Corp Australia
The AdvertiserAdelaide CBDTabloid272,310News Corp Australia
The Sydney Morning HeraldNorth SydneyCompact231,232Nine Entertainment
The Sunday TimesOsborne ParkTabloid168,432Seven West Media
Australian Financial ReviewNationalNorth SydneyCompact86,550Nine Entertainment

Other major metropolitan mastheads

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
  • ''The Weekly Times''

    Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers

  • Koori Mail, bi-weekly
  • Nichigo Press national edition, monthly, Japanese
  • Red Flag, bi-weekly
  • Green Left, bi-weekly

    New 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 Weekly
Broken Hill, though a city in New South Wales, has significant historical connections to South Australia.
  • Barrier Daily Truth
  • *The Barrier Truth - predecessor
  • The 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

  • ''VicNews''

    Melbourne newspapers

  • The Age
  • Epoch Times
  • Vision China Times
  • Herald Sun
  • Leader Community Newspaper group publishes 20 local news titles covering metropolitan Melbourne
  • Melbourne Observer
  • Sameway Magazine
  • The Australian Jewish News
  • Viet Times
  • Il Globo

    Regional newspapers

  • The Advertiser
  • Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville Standard
  • Ararat Advertiser
  • Armstrong Creek Times
  • Bacchus Marsh Express
  • Ballarat News
  • Ballarat Times News Group
  • The Bellarine Times
  • Benalla Ensign
  • Bendigo Advertiser
  • The Bendigo Times
  • The Bendigo Weekly
  • The Border Mail
  • Brimbank Weekly
  • The Camperdown Chronicle
  • Casterton News
  • Castlemaine Mail
  • The Chronicle
  • Cobram Courier
  • Cohuna Farmer's Weekly
  • Colac Herald
  • Corryong Courier
  • Country News
  • The Courier
  • Daylesford Advocate
  • Dimboola Banner
  • The Echo
  • Euroa Gazette
  • The Free Press
  • The Geelong Advertiser
  • The Geelong Times
  • The Geelong News
  • The Gippsland Times
  • Girgarre Gazette
  • The Golden Plans Times
  • The Guardian
  • Hamilton Spectator
  • Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian
  • The Horsham Times
  • Kyabram Free Press
  • The Latrobe Valley Express
  • Maryborough & Dunolly Advertiser
  • Midland Express
  • The Miner
  • The Moe and Narracan News
  • Moorabool News
  • Mortlake Dispatch
  • Morwell Advertiser
  • Morwell and Yinnar Gazette
  • Mount Wycheproof Ensign
  • Murchison Advertiser
  • Myrtleford Mail and Whorouly Witness
  • Nagambie Times
  • Narracan Shire Advocate
  • Nathalia Herald
  • Nhill Free Press
  • The McIvor Times
  • The North Central Review
  • Ovens and Murray Advertiser
  • Port Fairy Gazette
  • The Portland Observer
  • Riponshire Advocate
  • Riverine Herald
  • Rochester Express
  • Romsey Express
  • Rosedale Courier
  • Rupunyup Spectator and Lubeck, Banyena, Rich Avon, and Lallat Advertiser
  • Rutherglen Sun
  • Shepparton Advertiser
  • Shepparton News
  • Snowy River Mail
  • South Gippsland Voices Newspaper
  • Sunraysia Daily
  • Star News
  • The Surfcoast Times
  • The Tarrangower Times
  • The Traralgon Journal
  • The Walhalla Chronicle and Moondarra Advertiser
  • Wangaratta Chronicle
  • The Warragul & Drouin Gazette
  • The Warragul Citizen
  • The Warrnambool Standard
  • The Weekly Times
  • The Whittlesea Review
  • ''Yea Chronicle''

    Queensland

Brisbane newspapers

  • Brisbane News
  • Brisbane Times
  • The Courier-Mail
  • The Catholic Leader
  • The Epoch Times
  • Newsbytes
  • Queensland Asian Business Weekly
  • Queensland Country Life
  • ''Sameway Magazine''

    Brisbane community newspapers

  • The Independent
  • Quest Community Newspapers
  • The Reporter
  • The Westerner
  • Westside News
  • Wynnum Herald
  • ''Brisbane Indian Times''

    Regional newspapers

  • Albert & Logan News
  • Ayr Advocate
  • Balonne Beacon
  • Beaudesert Times
  • The Border Post
  • Bowen Independent
  • Bundaberg NewsMail
  • Caboolture Shire Herald
  • Cairns Bulletin
  • Cairns Newspapers
  • Cairns Northern News
  • The Cairns Post
  • Cairns Sun
  • The Canungra Times
  • The Capricornian
  • The Central & North Burnett Times
  • Central Queensland News
  • Central Queensland Today
  • The Charleville Courier
  • Chinchilla News and Murilla Advertiser
  • The Chronicle
  • Cooktown Local News
  • The Daily Mercury
  • Darling Downs Gazette
  • The Evening Advocate
  • The Gladstone Observer
  • Gold Coast Bulletin
  • Gold Coast Mail
  • Gold Coast Sun
  • Goondiwindi Argus
  • Gympie Life
  • Gympie Times
  • Herbert River Express
  • Hinterland Times
  • Home Hill Observer
  • Innisfail Advocate
  • The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser
  • Ipswich News
  • The Kuranda Paper
  • Logan West Leader
  • Longreach Leader
  • The Maryborough Sun
  • The Morning Bulletin
  • The Noosa Journal
  • MacIntyre Gazette
  • Moreton Daily News
  • Noosa News
  • The National Tribune
  • Northern Herald
  • The Northern Miner
  • Northern Times
  • Pine Rivers Press
  • Port Douglas and Mossman Gazette
  • The Queensland Times
  • Redcliffe & Bayside Herald
  • Redland City Bulletin
  • South Burnett Times
  • Southern Herald
  • Sunshine Coast Daily
  • Tablelander
  • Tablelands Advertiser
  • The Weekend Post
  • The Whitsunday Times
  • Toowoomba Chronicle
  • Torres News
  • Townsville Bulletin
  • Townsville Sun
  • Warwick Daily News
  • Western Cape Bulletin
  • The Western Star and Roma Advertiser
  • Whitsunday Coast Guardian formerly The Proserpine Guardian and The Guardian
  • Tropic Now
  • ''The Coastal Rag''

    Western Australia

Perth newspapers

  • Countryman
  • Fremantle Herald
  • Subiaco Post
  • The Sunday Times
  • WA Business News
  • The West Australian
  • Great Southern Weekender
  • ''WAtoday''

    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
  • Golden Age
  • Goldfield Courier
  • Goldfields Express
  • Great Southern Herald
  • Harvey Reporter
  • Kalgoorlie Miner
  • Kimberley Echo
  • Kimberley Times
  • Mandurah Coastal Times
  • Mandurah Mail
  • Manjimup-Bridgetown Times
  • Midwest Times
  • Mundaring Magazine
  • Murray Mail
  • Narrogin Observer
  • North 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''